Andrew Bartolini | Procurement Analyst & CPO Research Specialist

CPO News – US Court Strikes Down Conflict Minerals Provision, Upholds Others

By Andrew Bartolini April 22, 2014Articles, General, Process

On Monday, April 14, a U.S. Appellate Court struck down key provisions of the landmark 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act requiring many American companies to declare…

B Strong

By Andrew Bartolini April 21, 2014Articles, Events, General

April Webinars Bring May… Results (Zycus – April 24)

By Andrew Bartolini April 17, 2014Articles, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

The analyst team at Ardent Partners has a busy month planned on the research and webinar front so over the next few days, we’ll share (and invite you to) our…

Procurement’s Evolution (Part IV): Convergence with Contingent Workforce Management

By Andrew Bartolini April 16, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, General, Process, Strategy

Ardent’s State of Contingent Workforce Management report (available for complimentary download here, here, or here) features a variety of groundbreaking concepts and ideas, one being the industry’s very-first official Contingent…

April Webinars Bring May… Results (Coupa – April 10)

By Andrew Bartolini April 9, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

The analyst team at Ardent Partners has a busy month planned on the research and webinar front so over the next few days, we’ll share (and invite you to) our…

On the Bubble

By Andrew Bartolini April 9, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

March Madness ended on Monday (yesterday, if you follow women's college basketball) and Monday's game, like many that I watched was very competitive and went down to the last minute,…

April Webinars Bring May… Results (IQNavigator – April 15)

By Andrew Bartolini April 7, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, Events, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

The analyst team at Ardent Partners has a busy month planned on the research and webinar front so over the next few days, we’ll share (and invite you to) our…

Ariba LIVE 2014: “The Outcome Economy”

By Andrew Bartolini April 4, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, Events, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Ariba, an SAP company, hosted its 15th annual user conference - Ariba LIVE - March 17 - 19 at the Cosmopolitan Hotel and Conference Center in Las Vegas with a…

Rites of Spring (2014): Procurement’s “Annual Cleaning”

By Andrew Bartolini April 2, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, People, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

Although it's still a little chilly in our neck of the wood (Boston), spring is officially upon us so, now is the time to move those sweaters to the bottom…

April Webinars Bring May… Results (Peoplefluent – April 8)

By Andrew Bartolini April 2, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, Events, Strategy

The analyst team at Ardent Partners has a busy month planned on the research and webinar front so over the next few days, we’ll share (and invite you to) our…