Andrew Bartolini | Procurement Analyst & CPO Research Specialist

Ardent Partners Launches Digital Staffing Technology Report

By Andrew Bartolini July 25, 2019Articles, Complex Categories, Lists, Solution Providers, Technology

New Study Addresses The Digital Staffing and Talent Marketplace Solutions Market BOSTON, MA, July 25, 2019 — Ardent Partners, a leading research and advisory firm, announced today that its new Digital…

Throwback Thursday: The Strategies that Propelled Tim Cook from CPO to CEO (2)

By Andrew Bartolini July 25, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, People, Strategy

Publisher’s Note: In 2019, Ardent Partners is celebrating 10 years of delivering “Research with Results” to Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and other readers of this site, including published reports, eBooks, presentations, insights, articles and…

Technology Round-Up — July 24, 2019

By Andrew Bartolini July 24, 2019Articles, Complex Categories, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with an assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing,…

Announcing the Agenda for CPO Rising 2019 Procurement Executive Summit

By Andrew Bartolini July 22, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, People, Strategy

In 2019, the procurement profession still has momentum and is more critical to business operations and results than ever before. But, a decade of Ardent Partners research shows that the…

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

By Andrew Bartolini July 19, 2019Articles, Lists, Process, Solution Providers, Technology

In mid-2019, it should be no secret that Blockchain distributed ledger technology is disrupting the business world across the board (if you've been asleep since 2016 and are just waking…

Throwback Thursday: The Strategies that Propelled Tim Cook from CPO to CEO (1)

By Andrew Bartolini July 18, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, People, Strategy6 Comments

When Blockchain Meets Supply Chain — July 17, 2019

By Andrew Bartolini July 17, 2019Articles, Process, Solution Providers, Technology

Editor’s Note: In 2019, just about everyone in the technology world is talking about and writing about Blockchain distributed digital ledgers, including the supply management world. It’s not the cool…

Monday First Thing: Reaching for AI in Procurement: A Frank Discussion on its Potential and Reality

By Andrew Bartolini July 15, 2019Articles, Lists, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Here's a great interview staring Ardent Partners' Senior Research Analyst and tech futurist, Matthew York, and SpendHQ's Director of Product Marketing, Constantine Limberakis, on the role that artificial (or augmented) intelligence…

AP’s Plan for 2019: Boost the Insights, Lose the Paper

By Andrew Bartolini July 12, 2019People, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

[Editor’s Note: You can download The State of ePayables 2019: Driving Value in the Age of Intelligence Report by clicking here.] A modern AP operation can differentiate itself from historical iterations by executing…

Throwback Thursday: Demand Aggregation – Multiple Requisitions

By Andrew Bartolini July 11, 2019Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology