Andrew Bartolini | Procurement Analyst & CPO Research Specialist

Now Accepting Nominations for “CPO Honors 2019″

By Andrew Bartolini August 12, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Strategy, Technology

Today's article is a reminder that this fall, Ardent Partners will recognize Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs), their teams, and a select group of industry experts and providers for outstanding performance…

CPO Rising Procurement Influencer Series: Stan Garber & Alex Yakubovich, Co-Founders of Scout RFP

By Andrew Bartolini August 9, 2019Articles, People, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: CPO Rising's Procurement Influencer Series continues today with a unique piece from the co-founders of ScoutRFP. Some time ago, Andrew Bartolini sat down with Stan Garber (President), and…

Throwback Thursday: Five Considerations When Selecting a Business Network

By Andrew Bartolini August 8, 2019Articles, General, Lists, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

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 — August 7, 2019

By Andrew Bartolini August 7, 2019Articles, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, 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,…

From the Archives: A Primer for Contemporary Contingent Workforce Management

By Andrew Bartolini August 6, 2019Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process

Editor's Note: We interrupt our regularly-scheduled Tuesday morning programming to bring you an oldie but goodie from Ardent's Research Director and VP of Research, Christopher J. Dwyer. Chris is on…

The CPO Rising 2019 Summit – Get the Lowest Pricing to the Event!

By Andrew Bartolini August 5, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People

It always amazes me how much faster summers go these days, compared to when we were younger. When I was a kid growing up in suburban Baltimore, summer vacations seemed…

CPO Rising 2019 Speaker Profile – Greg Tennyson, Head of Global Corporate Services, VSP Global

By Andrew Bartolini August 2, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, People, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Greg Tennyson is the current Global Head of Corporate Services (Sourcing, Procurement, Travel, Real Estate/Facilities, Security and Distribution) at VSP Global. Greg has been a procurement leader and practitioner for…

Throwback Thursday: The Dog Days of Summer

By Andrew Bartolini August 1, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Strategy

[Editor’s note: it has become somewhat of a tradition for us at CPO Rising to bring you “The Dog Days of Summer” in August, so we thought we’d re-publish this…

The “Smart” Way: The Future of ePayables

By Andrew Bartolini July 31, 2019Articles, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published its annual AP-themed report, The State of ePayables 2019: Driving Value in the Age of Intelligence. Today’s article is part of an on-going series focused…

Announcing Ardent Partners’ Distinguished Speaker Lineup for CPO Rising 2019

By Andrew Bartolini July 29, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, People, Strategy

Ardent Partners is excited to announce the speaker lineup for our 4th annual CPO Rising procurement executive summit, which will return to the Harvard Club of Boston (Back Bay Clubhouse)…