Andrew Bartolini | Procurement Analyst & CPO Research Specialist

ePayments and the “Next Level” of Financial Operations

By Andrew Bartolini September 16, 2014Articles, General, People, Process

Welcome to the first entry in a four-part series that previews Ardent Partners’ upcoming ePayments Rising research study. The pending research report, which is due to publish this fall, highlights…

Metrics that Matter for AP Operations (Webinar)

By Andrew Bartolini September 15, 2014Articles, Events, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers

Access to accurate and real-time metrics can be a game changer in today’s lightning-fast business world, but first companies must establish and measure the relevant metrics that allow them to…

More eSourcing Myths – Reprise

By Andrew Bartolini September 12, 2014Articles, General, Lists

Editor’s Note: We continue our look back at articles from our first year by exposing five more commonly-held eSourcing myths (or what are also commonly-used excuses to bypass eSourcing). eSourcing…

CPO News – September 11, 2014: Federal Government Edition

By Andrew Bartolini September 11, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategic Sourcing

Welcome to September’s edition of CPO News: Federal Government edition. In reviewing stories for this month, we noticed that there is a lot of interesting news emanating from the U.S.…

eSourcing Myths (and How to Deconstruct Them)

By Andrew Bartolini September 10, 2014Articles, General, Lists, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

It's sourcing month here at CPO Rising, as we're gearing up for our annual State of Strategic Sourcing report. So in today's article, I’ll continue the discussion on sourcing by…

The Best P2P is Collaborative

By Andrew Bartolini September 9, 2014Articles, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

It’s said that “a rising tide lifts all boats.” This is particularly true when it comes to standardizing and streamlining business processes; greater coordination between stakeholders results in situations where…

Technology Round-Up – September 8, 2014

By Andrew Bartolini September 8, 2014Articles, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

Basware Announces Mastercard Partnership, Reaches 80 Million Transactions Per Year Basware, the world’s largest e-invoicing network, has joined forces with MasterCard, one of the world’s largest payment networks, to create…

Business or Sourcing: What Skills Do CPOs Want More?

By Andrew Bartolini September 5, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Strategic Sourcing

September is Sourcing month on CPO Rising and so, we continue today with Part Two in a series that considers the question posed in the article title (Part One is…

Technologies that Make P2P Automation Possible

By Andrew Bartolini September 4, 2014Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

Collaboration is more than important in the modern marketplace. It’s downright essential to reaching top-performing status as a company. Collaboration in the procure-to-pay (P2P) process is no different, as it’s…

Business or Sourcing: What Skill Sets Does Your CPO Value Most?

By Andrew Bartolini September 3, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategic Sourcing

I'm working on our 2014 State of Strategic Sourcing report set to publish at the end of the month, so sourcing is top of mind and a major theme on…