Andrew Bartolini | Procurement Analyst & CPO Research Specialist

OpenText Analyst Day: Working to Make Other B2B Solutions Better

By Andrew Bartolini June 23, 2014Articles, Events, General, Solution Providers, Technology

I recently attended OpenText's analyst day at the Ritz-Carlton in Boston where I gained my first broad introduction to the company, its solutions, and executive roster, including President and CEO…

CPO Rising 2014: Convergence…. The CPO’s Three Year Plan

By Andrew Bartolini June 23, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Strategy, Technology

Ardent Partners recently published our annual CPO Rising report (entitled CPO Rising 2014: Convergence) and of all the reports we publish this year, the focus of this report is exactly geared towards our…

Chief Procurement Officers in 2014: Procurement’s Convergence with Business Travel

By Andrew Bartolini June 20, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Project Management Skills

By Andrew Bartolini June 19, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process1 Comment

We hope you are enjoying our "Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro" Series. Today is the 14th and final skill in the series. l'll be back soon with some summary…

Chief Procurement Officers in 2014: Doing Better with Same

By Andrew Bartolini June 18, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

Ardent Partners recently published our annual CPO Rising report (entitled CPO Rising 2014: Convergence) and the focus of this report is exactly geared towards the readers of CPO Rising (CPOs and those who…

Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Presentation Skills

By Andrew Bartolini June 17, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People1 Comment

It’s a great and worthwhile pursuit for Chief Procurement Officers to invest in their people, so, in that vein, over the next few weeks we will be analyzing the key skills and capabilities…

It’s a Brand New Day: AP Skill Sets Must Evolve with Automation

By Andrew Bartolini June 13, 2014Articles, People, Procure-to-Pay, Technology

Our 2013 annual ePayables study [Sidebar: watch Payables Place next week when we unveil this year's study] introduced accounts payable's new dawn wherein AP departments have realized the need to automate their…

Selectica Selects Iasta (Announces Plan to Acquire)

By Andrew Bartolini June 12, 2014Articles, General, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Last week, Selectica (ticker: SLTC) , a solution provider best known in our industry for its Contract Lifecycle Management solutions announced that it had reached a definitive agreement to acquire…

Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Business Consulting Skills

By Andrew Bartolini June 11, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Technology2 Comments

It’s a great and worthwhile pursuit for Chief Procurement Officers to invest in their people, so, in that vein, over the next few weeks we will be analyzing the key skills and capabilities…

Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Leveraging Technology to Drive Business Value

By Andrew Bartolini June 9, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Technology1 Comment

It’s a great and worthwhile pursuit for Chief Procurement Officers to invest in their people, so, in that vein, over the next few weeks we will be analyzing the key skills and capabilities…