Andrew Bartolini | Procurement Analyst & CPO Research Specialist

Resiliency Themes – Part 2: Savings Becomes More Important in 2020

By Andrew Bartolini March 27, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

Ardent Partners takes the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic with the utmost seriousness. Please click here to read our approach in these uncertain times. From March 31 through May 7, Ardent Partners…

Resiliency Themes – Part 1: An Economic Recession Looms

By Andrew Bartolini March 25, 2020Articles, Events, General

Announcing the CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Series – The Resiliency Imperative

By Andrew Bartolini March 24, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Strategy

Ardent Partners takes the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic with the utmost seriousness. Please click here to read our approach in these uncertain times. When I predicted earlier this year that "Supply…

20 for 2020: The Key Themes for the Modern CPO’s Agenda (#18 – Artificial Intelligence)

By Andrew Bartolini March 23, 2020Articles, Lists, Technology

Ardent Partners takes the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic with the utmost seriousness. Please click here to read our approach in these uncertain times. In ten years’ time, the procurement profession and…

SAP Ariba LIVE Goes Virtual – Part 1

By Andrew Bartolini March 20, 2020Articles, Complex Categories, Events, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Ardent Partners takes the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic with the utmost seriousness. Please click here to read our approach in these uncertain times. A global pandemic could not completely disrupt the…

Can We All Just Take a 3-Minute Break to Enjoy this Amazing PSA from Vietnam

By Andrew Bartolini March 19, 2020Articles, General, People

Ok, everybody... it is time to take a mental health break. Turn down the TV volume Stop checking your stock portfolios Breathe in and... Breathe out Now click play and…

Technology Round-Up – March 18, 2020

By Andrew Bartolini March 18, 2020Articles, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

We at Ardent Partners take the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic with the utmost seriousness. Accordingly, we have taken organizational precautions to minimize the risk of staff infection and the…

20 for 2020: The Key Themes for the Modern CPO’s Agenda (#17 – Supply Chain Resilience)

By Andrew Bartolini March 16, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

We at Ardent Partners take the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic with the utmost seriousness. Accordingly, we have taken organizational precautions to minimize the risk of staff infection and the…

2020 Vision: SpendHQ’s New Spend Analysis Tool for the New Decade

By Andrew Bartolini March 13, 2020Articles, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

The Ardent Partners team recently took a briefing from SpendHQ, the Atlanta-based provider of spend analysis SaaS solutions for procurement. On the call from SpendHQ were David Bush, chief revenue officer,…

NEW Survey: The State of Procurement 2020 – Strategic Vision for the New Decade

By Andrew Bartolini March 12, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

I am pleased to announce that the survey for our annual “State of Procurement and the CPO” report is now open. If you have 15 minutes to spare today or later this…