Andrew Bartolini | Procurement Analyst & CPO Research Specialist

Throwback Thursday: Evolution of the Business Network

By Andrew Bartolini June 13, 2019Articles, General, Solution Providers, 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…

Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Supply Risk Management

By Andrew Bartolini June 12, 2019Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Strategy

It’s a great and worthwhile pursuit for Chief Procurement Officers to invest in their people, so, in that vein, over the next few weeks we will be analyzing the key skills and capabilities…

Monday First Thing: The 2019 State of ePayables Market Research Report is Now Available!

By Andrew Bartolini June 10, 2019Articles, General, Procure-to-Pay

[Editor's Note: You can download The State of ePayables 2019: Driving Value in the Age of Intelligence Report by clicking here or registering below.] I am excited to announce the…

Throwback Thursday: CPO & CFO: Building a More Perfect Union

By Andrew Bartolini June 6, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Solution Providers, Strategy

Technology Round-Up — June 5, 2019

By Andrew Bartolini June 5, 2019Articles, Process, 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,…

Monday First Thing: House of Procurement (Part 3) – Performance Measurement

By Andrew Bartolini June 3, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy

By now, many of you have read our 14th annual CPO Rising 2019 report. If you haven't, it is only available for a few more days so... --> click here…

Help! My Organization is Too Small to Negotiate with Big Suppliers (Guest Post)

By Andrew Bartolini May 31, 2019Articles, Lists, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

[Editor’s Note: Today’s article is a guest publication from UNA. Ardent Partners is happy to review and feature guest publications from authors across the procurement and supply management industry. If…

CPO Rising 2019: Becoming More Agile, Data-Driven, and Intelligent

By Andrew Bartolini May 31, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Lists, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: Today’s article includes a large excerpt from Ardent’s annual “State of Procurement” research report, CPO Rising 2019: Value Expansion. This report is based upon the responses from more than 300…

Throwback Thursday: Compliance is Good

By Andrew Bartolini May 30, 2019Articles, Process, Strategy

When Blockchain Meets Supply Chain — May 29, 2019

By Andrew Bartolini May 29, 2019Articles, 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…