Andrew Bartolini | Procurement Analyst & CPO Research Specialist

20 for 2020: The Key Themes for the Modern CPO’s Agenda (#1 – Visibility)

By Andrew Bartolini January 13, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Lists, People, Strategy

Happy New Year DECADE Everybody!!!! That's right, it’s 2020, the beginning of a new decade for procurement professionals everywhere (also, the beginning of Ardent Partners' second decade of operations... and, I'll…

Best of 2019: To Build a Procurement Team, Think Big — But Start Small

By Andrew Bartolini January 10, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: Today concludes CPO Rising's “best of” 2019 article series from last year, as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. Stay tuned for…

Best of 2019: When it Comes to Technology – The Only Thing We Have to Fear is Fear Itself

By Andrew Bartolini January 9, 2020Articles, Process, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2019 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. …

Best of 2019: At CPO Rising 2019, Delegates Learned the ABCs of New Procurement Technology

By Andrew Bartolini January 8, 2020Articles, Events, Lists, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2019 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.…

Best of 2019: Procurement Teams in 2019: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

By Andrew Bartolini January 6, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General

Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2019 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. Today’s…

Best of 2019: Procurement’s Performance Plateau: The Results Are In

By Andrew Bartolini January 3, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2019 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. Today’s…

Happy New Year!

By Andrew Bartolini January 1, 2020Events, People

From all of us at Ardent Partners to all of you out there in our community of readers and solution providers, we’d like to wish you and yours a happy and…

Best of 2019: The “Smart” Way: The Future of ePayables

By Andrew Bartolini December 31, 2019Articles, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2019 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. …

Best of 2019: House of Procurement (Part 1) – Innovation

By Andrew Bartolini December 30, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy

Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2019 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. …

Best of 2019: Procurement’s Love Affair with Blockchain: Built to Last, or Destined to Fail?

By Andrew Bartolini December 27, 2019Articles, Lists, Solution Providers, Technology

Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2019 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. …