Andrew Bartolini | Procurement Analyst & CPO Research Specialist

Upcoming Webinar: How AP Departments Can Maximize ROI and Efficiencies in 2016

By Andrew Bartolini July 19, 2016Articles, Events, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

2016 has proven to be transformative for many accounts payable (“AP”) teams. AP departments have positioned themselves as strategic business partners that can increase efficiencies and make an impact on…

CPO Rising 2016: Better Communicating Procurement Value and Performance

By Andrew Bartolini July 18, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, People, Solution Providers, Strategy

Editor’s Note: Today and for the next few weeks, we will feature a series of articles based in large part on Ardent Partners’ flagship research report, CPO Rising 2016: The Art…

CPO News – July 15, 2016

By Andrew Bartolini July 15, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People

Raymond Schlaff Joins Wood Group As Chief Procurement Officer Earlier this spring, multiple oil and gas trade publications reported that Raymond Schlaff, a 30 year procurement veteran, was selected as…

Throwback Thursday: Procurement Fraud Prevention – The Expert (Part 1)

By Andrew Bartolini July 14, 2016Articles, General, People, Process, Strategy

Editor’s Note: In the spirit of “Throwback Thursday,” we’re bringing our audience this gem from all the way back to late summer 2010, Ardent’s first summer. It’s been some time…

ePayables 2016: How is AP’s Performance Evaluated in 2016?

By Andrew Bartolini July 13, 2016Articles, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: Today’s article is a sneak peek into the findings from Ardent Partners’ latest AP research report, “ePayables 2016: Eyes on Prize,” available for download here. Throughout June and July,…

How Source-to-Settle Solutions Manage (and Leverage) Big Data – Contract Management

By Andrew Bartolini July 12, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

In the digital age, organizations as a whole and procurement departments in particular swim in data. It is everywhere, spread across an alphabet soup of internal and external systems –…

CPO Rising 2016: Why CPOs Must Align Procurement More Closely with the Enterprise (and How)

By Andrew Bartolini July 11, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, People, Solution Providers, Strategy

Editor’s Note: Today and for the next few weeks, we will feature a series of articles based in large part on Ardent Partners’ flagship research report, CPO Rising 2016: The Art…

Technology Round-Up – July 8, 2016

By Andrew Bartolini July 8, 2016Articles, Complex Categories, Solution Providers, Technology

SutiSoft Launches New Spend Management Platform On June 23, SutiSoft, a California-based provider of cloud-based software solutions, announced the release of its Spend Management Platform for upstream, procurement and downstream,…

ePayables 2016: The Real Value of AP’s Data

By Andrew Bartolini July 7, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

Tradeshift Announces Go, Hyper Acquisition at Innovation Day

By Andrew Bartolini July 6, 2016Articles, Complex Categories, Events, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology5 Comments

On Wednesday, June 22, San Francisco-based Tradeshift held an "Innovation Day" at the Hotel Eventi in Mid-Town Manhattan where they made several major product and brand announcements and focused on its main…