Andrew Bartolini | Procurement Analyst & CPO Research Specialist

The “Innovative” Impact of Contract Solutions – Part 2

By Andrew Bartolini April 20, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

Over the last few years, the contract management (or contract lifecycle management) solution space has seen some exciting new innovations, after lagging behind other areas in the supply management space…

The “Innovative” Impact of Contract Solutions – Part 1

By Andrew Bartolini April 15, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

Three Breakthrough Procurement Technology Predictions for 2022

By Andrew Bartolini April 13, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Technology

For nearly a decade, our team gathers to discuss and review the prior year and lay out plans for the new one. We review, in depth, the key findings and…

Procurement Experts on CPO Rising – Leading a Procurement Organization

By Andrew Bartolini April 11, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People

On January 4, 2010, Ardent Partners launched CPO Rising as a new resource to procurement leaders around the world. The site tagline then (and now) was (and is) straight and to the…

To BoB or Not to BoB? That is the Question (Part 1)

By Andrew Bartolini April 8, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General

Suites or Best of Breed (aka “BoB”) For most enterprises in 2021, technology has become a powerful enabler of the sustainable efficiencies and strategic value that can transform operations and…

AP 2022 BIG Trends: ePayments Rapid Expansion, Cash Remains King, and AP Gets Holistic

By Andrew Bartolini March 30, 2022Articles, Procure-to-Pay

Today, we look at three important Accounts Payables’ BIG Trends for 2022. Big Trend #1 – ePayments Continue their Rapid Expansion The restrictions put in place because of the pandemic…

Introducing Arkestro and Predictive Procurement Orchestration

By Andrew Bartolini March 28, 2022Articles, Events, Solution Providers, Technology

Conference season is upon us and my team and I will be slowly wading back into the waters for the first time since the shutdown. Trip #1 for me was…

The Intersection of Data and Sourcing

By Andrew Bartolini March 25, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

The Intersection of Data and Sourcing Prior to my time as an analyst, I was a strategic sourcing consultant, or more specifically, an eSourcing consultant, since I always used an…

Procurement Experts on CPO Rising – Transitioning Into a New CPO Role

By Andrew Bartolini March 23, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Podcast, Procurement Rising

Our “Procurement Experts on CPO Rising” series continues today an excerpt from my 2021 episode of the Procurement Rising Podcast – Ian Maher, Global Atlantic Financial Group (click to listen to the full…

Use Cases for Data and Intelligent Procurement

By Andrew Bartolini March 21, 2022Articles, General, Process, Strategy, Technology

Ardent Partners' 17th annual State of Procurement report -- CPO Rising 2022: The Data Revolution -- is coming soon and I want to thank the 350+ procurement leaders who've taken…