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About Andrew Bartolini
Andrew Bartolini is the Chief Research Officer at Ardent Partners and a globally recognized authority on procurement. With 25+ years of experience, he leads the research at CPO Rising, focusing on digital transformation and C-suite strategies. His insights are fueled by nearly two decades of proprietary industry data. For more research and executive insights, follow Andrew on LinkedIn
Vishal Patel and and Pascal Bensoussan discuss the 2026-2027 Ivalua Strategic Roadmap at Ivalua NOW Paris.

Inside Ivalua NOW 2026: Procurement Enters the Agentic AI Era

Posted by By Andrew Bartolini April 22, 2026Posted inArticles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology
The Carrousel du Louvre, a place synonymous with timeless masterpieces, served as the backdrop last month for a different kind of evolution: the rapid transformation of the procurement function. At…
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The Future of Spend Management: Connecting Procurement and AP Through End-to-End Orchestration

The Future of Spend Management: Connecting Procurement and AP Through End-to-End Orchestration

Posted by By Andrew Bartolini April 20, 2026Posted inArticles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology
The evolution of procurement and accounts payable (AP) has entered a critical new phase. For years, organizations regarded procurement and AP as separate operational domains, each with its own systems,…
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AI changes software pricing models

The Seat Is Dead: How AI Is Rewriting Software Economics

Posted by By Andrew Bartolini March 19, 2026Posted inArticles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology
The Seat Is Dead: Why AI Is Forcing a Fundamental Rewrite of Software Economics AI is not just changing how work gets done, it is redefining what enterprises pay for.…
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Ace Hardware Acrisure Keynotes at LevelUp

LevelUp 2026: How Levelpath (and Its Customers) Are Rewriting the Procurement AI Playbook (Part 2)

Posted by By Andrew Bartolini March 18, 2026Posted inArticles, Events, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology
LevelUp 2026: How Levelpath (and Its Customers) Are Rewriting the Procurement AI Playbook (Part 2) Today's article highlights the keynote addresses by Ace Hardware and Acrisure from Levelpath's 2026 conference.…
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Levelpath's LevelUp Conference Keynote

LevelUp 2026: How Levelpath (and Its Customers) Are Rewriting the Procurement AI Playbook (Part 1)

Posted by By Andrew Bartolini March 17, 2026Posted inArticles, Events, General, Process, Solution Providers, Technology
LevelUp 2026: How Levelpath (and Its Customers) Are Rewriting the Procurement AI Playbook (Part 1) This article is the first of two that discusses Levelpath's inaugural LevelUp 2026 conference held…
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Analyst Insight – Generation Next: SAP Ariba’s AI Rebuild (III)

Analyst Insight – Generation Next: SAP Ariba’s AI Rebuild (III)

Posted by By Andrew Bartolini March 2, 2026Posted inArticles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology
The recent announcement of “next-gen SAP Ariba,” a complete architectural rebuild of SAP Ariba’s market-leading Source-to-Pay (“S2P”) suite is a major industry event. With availability set for February 2026, this…
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Winning 2026: The CPO 45-Second Briefing – “Category Management Evolves into Category Intelligence”

Winning 2026: The CPO 45-Second Briefing – “Category Management Evolves into Category Intelligence”

Posted by By Andrew Bartolini February 27, 2026Posted inArticles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Strategy, Technology
Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer for Ardent Partners, has been tracking how procurement evolves for 20 years and publishing an annual report for the past decade to help…
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Meet the New Tariffs, Same as the Old Tariffs: Why 2026 Requires ‘Trade Engineering’

Meet the New Tariffs, Same as the Old Tariffs: Why 2026 Requires ‘Trade Engineering’

Posted by By Andrew Bartolini February 26, 2026Posted inArticles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology
EMERGENCY ALERT 🚨: The ‘Executive End-Run’ on Tariffs In today’s emergency post which is an echo of my newsletter on LinkedIn, I highlight the tariff prediction I made in our…
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Analyst Insight – Generation Next: SAP Ariba’s AI Rebuild (II)

Analyst Insight – Generation Next: SAP Ariba’s AI Rebuild (II)

Posted by By Andrew Bartolini February 23, 2026Posted inArticles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology
The recent announcement of “next-gen SAP Ariba,” a complete architectural rebuild of SAP Ariba’s market-leading Source-to-Pay (“S2P”) suite is a major industry event. With availability set for February 2026, this…
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Winning 2026: The CPO 45-Second Briefing – “Permanent Beta Mode”

Winning 2026: The CPO 45-Second Briefing – “Permanent Beta Mode”

Posted by By Andrew Bartolini February 20, 2026Posted inArticles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Strategy, Technology
Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer for Ardent Partners, has been tracking how procurement evolves for 20 years and publishing an annual report for the past decade to help…
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