Andrew Bartolini | Procurement Analyst & CPO Research Specialist

Supplier Performance and Risk Management – Bosom Buddies

By Andrew Bartolini October 13, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Ardent Partners research consistently finds that suppliers will remain a top focus for Chief Procurement Officers (“CPOs”) and their procurement organizations over the next three years. This makes sense since…

Technology Round-Up – October 12, 2017

By Andrew Bartolini October 12, 2017Articles, Complex Categories, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend…

Meet the Speakers of CPO Rising 2017! Introducing Chris Shanahan of BD – Part II

By Andrew Bartolini October 11, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

I’ve known Chris Shanahan, Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) at BD for nearly a decade, and I am beyond thrilled to welcome him to Boston in November as one of our keynote speakers…

CPO News – October 6, 2017

By Andrew Bartolini October 6, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People

Former Atlanta CPO Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy, Accepted Bribes In April, we brought you a story out of Atlanta concerning Adam Smith, the former Chief Procurement Officer who was terminated…

Technology Round-Up – October 5, 2017

By Andrew Bartolini October 5, 2017Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

The Formula for Sourcing Success

By Andrew Bartolini October 3, 2017Articles, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek (1632 – 1723), was a Dutch tradesman and civil servant who began a new career as a scientist at a very late age. Despite his late…

Meet the Speakers of CPO Rising 2017! Introducing Chris Shanahan of BD – Part I

By Andrew Bartolini October 2, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

I’ve known Chris Shanahan, Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) at BD for nearly a decade, and I am beyond thrilled to welcome him to Boston in November as one of our keynote speakers…

CPO Rising 2017: Procurement Hurdles (and last chance to download!)

By Andrew Bartolini September 29, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

While the tech adoption and mastery issues discussed previously here on CPO Rising are not unique to procurement departments, the major hurdles that Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) face in pursuit of their…

Webinar! Strategic Spend Management – Last Chance to Register (9/27)!

By Andrew Bartolini September 26, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

"By surveying thousands of distinct organizations over the years, Ardent Partners has been able to clearly establish that the groups that manage very high levels of spend perform significantly better…

Aquiire’s Move to “Real-Time” Procurement

By Andrew Bartolini September 26, 2017Articles, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Last week the Ardent Partners team participated a briefing with the executive team at Aquiire to get a general update on the company, its recent successes, and the general direction…