Andrew Bartolini | Procurement Analyst & CPO Research Specialist

Technology Round-Up – February 9, 2017

By Andrew Bartolini February 9, 2017Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

GEP Publishes Procurement Outlook for 2017 On February 8, GEP, a New Jersey-based provider of procurement software and business process outsourcing (BPO) services, published its annual business and economic outlook and analysis of implications…

How CIOs and CPOs Learned to Stopped Worrying and Love Innovation

By Andrew Bartolini February 6, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: This article is based upon Ardent Partners’ recent report, The CPO and CIO’s New Approach to Evaluating Enterprise Technology (sponsored by Coupa). Click to download (registration required). Historically, most Chief…

Spend Analysis: The Foundation for Procurement Excellence (Webinar)

By Andrew Bartolini February 2, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Are you free next Tuesday, February 7 at 2 PM? Join us and SpendHQ for a complimentary webinar on Spend Analysis: The Foundation of Procurement Excellence. Register here! Within the…

Procurement 2017: When Trends Accelerate

By Andrew Bartolini January 31, 2017Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Each January, the research team at Ardent Partners gathers and performs a comprehensive review of the primary research that we have conducted over the past 24 months. We then gaze into…

How Innovative Supply Management Technologies Create Opportunity for CPOs

By Andrew Bartolini January 30, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Editor's Note: This article is based upon Ardent Partners’ recent report, The CPO and CIO’s New Approach to Evaluating Enterprise Technology (sponsored by Coupa). Click to download (registration required). The age of…

Procurement 2017: When Trends Collide

By Andrew Bartolini January 27, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Strategy

Each January, the research team at Ardent Partners gathers and performs a comprehensive review of the primary research that we have conducted over the past 24 months. We then gaze into…

Technology Round-Up – January 26, 2017

By Andrew Bartolini January 26, 2017Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Coupa Closes the Loop with Acquisition of Spend360 A couple of weeks ago, Coupa Software, one of the leading supply management solution providers in our industry, announced that it had…

Webinar! The ePayables 2017 Technology and Innovation Outlook – Register Here!

By Andrew Bartolini January 24, 2017Articles, Events, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Please join us and U.S. Bank on Thursday, February 1 at 2 PM EST for a complimentary webinar based on our ePayables 2017 Technology and Innovation Outlook report. Click here to…

One Job, Two Legacies: How CIOs and CPOs Historically Evaluated Enterprise Technology

By Andrew Bartolini January 23, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

For some time, Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and IT departments have been in the driver’s seat when it comes to evaluating and adopting technology solutions. However, Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and procurement…

Coupa Closes the Loop with Acquisition of Spend360

By Andrew Bartolini January 19, 2017Articles, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Last week, Coupa Software, one of the leading supply management solution providers in our industry, announced that it had acquired Spend360 International Ltd. Terms of the deal were not announced.…