Andrew Bartolini | Procurement Analyst & CPO Research Specialist

When Blockchain Meets Supply Chain – February 13, 2019

By Andrew Bartolini February 13, 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…

A Briefing with Direct Commerce – Three Takeaways

By Andrew Bartolini February 12, 2019Articles, General, Lists, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

The Ardent Partners ePayables Research team recently met with leaders from Direct Commerce, the cloud-based global ePayables (AP automation) platform provider. On the call were President and CEO, Bruce Hanavan, CTO, Billy Williams,…

Monday First Thing: Innovate or Die

By Andrew Bartolini February 11, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Strategy

Eight years ago, the theme and subtitle to my CPO Rising 2011 report was "Innovative Ideas for the Decade Ahead." [Quick sidebar for our dedicated readers: The 2019 CPO Rising…

Managing R&D Spend: A Briefing with Science Exchange

By Andrew Bartolini February 8, 2019Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology1 Comment

Ardent Partners' analysts recently took a briefing with executives from Science Exchange, a leading R&D Services Management company. Through its marketplace, Science Exchange brings together research scientists in several industries…

Throwback Thursday: What Kind of CPO (Coach) Are You?

By Andrew Bartolini February 7, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, 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 — February 6, 2019

By Andrew Bartolini February 6, 2019Articles, Complex Categories, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

After a brief hiatus, 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…

Ardent Partners’ FinTech Influencer Series: Matthew Wright, President of Symbeo

By Andrew Bartolini February 5, 2019Articles, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

Welcome to an all-new Ardent Partners feature, the ePayables Influencer Series, which will highlight innovative voices in the world of Accounts Payable ("AP") automation. This exciting new series will be…

Monday First Thing: When Talent and Agility Meet

By Andrew Bartolini February 4, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Let me start by saying that this article was written last week and, more importantly, before the kickoff of SuperBowl LIII in Atlanta where the Los Angeles Rams played the…

Beyond Savings and Risk: Next-Gen Procurement Analytics are Coming into their Own

By Andrew Bartolini February 1, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

Editor's Note: Today's article picks up where a previous article, The Rise of Analytics across Procurement Operations, left off last month. There is an enormous amount of value in Big Data,…

Throwback Thursday: Non-Price Attributes – “Who” is the Supplier?

By Andrew Bartolini January 31, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy