Andrew Bartolini | Procurement Analyst & CPO Research Specialist

Payables Place First Thing: Making Payment Exceptions a Thing of the Past

By Andrew Bartolini October 12, 2018General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

Over the last couple of weeks we’ve discussed payments automation as being the final frontier of Accounts Payable (“AP”) Automation, along with how electronic payments can be a source of…

CPO Rising 2018 Speaker Profile – Stephen Listzwan, SVP and Head of Procurement (CPO), Shire Pharmaceuticals

By Andrew Bartolini October 11, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

The Road to Procurement Like so many other Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs), Steve Listzwan, the senior vice president and head of procurement at Shire Pharmaceuticals (and the recipient of CPO…

One Week Left to Get the Best Deal on Your CPO Rising 2018 Ticket

By Andrew Bartolini October 10, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, People, Strategy

Hello Friend - As the leaves continue to change color here in New England, we inch closer to the CPO Rising 2018 Summit – Ardent Partners’ third-annual executive symposium for…

Technology Round-Up – October 9, 2018

By Andrew Bartolini October 9, 2018Articles, Complex Categories, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

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

Payables Place First Thing: Electronic Payment as a Source of Value to Organizations

By Andrew Bartolini October 5, 2018Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay

Where does the most money flow out of an organization? No, it’s not fraud, theft, or even sales meetings. The simple answer is Accounts Payable (“AP”). Since AP pays all…

LAST CHANCE – Submit Nominations for the CPO Honors Awards

By Andrew Bartolini October 4, 2018Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People

CPO Honors 2018 Presented on November 7, 2018 at the CPO Rising 2018 Summit We are no longer accepting nominations Ardent Partners will recognize Chief Procurement Officers and their teams for outstanding…

Going Public, Digital Staffing, and the Flexible Workforce: A Conversation with Upwork’s SVP of Marketing, Rich Pearson

By Andrew Bartolini October 4, 2018Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

A few weeks ago, we wrote about the news that Upwork, a global provider of online staffing (and freelance talent marketplace), filed its initial paper work to offer an IPO.…

Five Best Practices in Supplier Information Management

By Andrew Bartolini October 3, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

In the current “Age of Innovation,” businesses are more reliant upon their suppliers than ever before. But, the ability of sourcing and procurement teams to fully optimize their suppliers’ performance…

Source-to-Settle Transformation: Two Headings — One Destination

By Andrew Bartolini October 2, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

"Procurement transformation” has become a common theme for many Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and other procurement leaders who are searching for an advantage in an increasingly competitive and complex business marketplace.…

Supply Management’s Long, Slow March Towards Digital Transformation

By Andrew Bartolini October 1, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: Today’s article is a sample from Ardent Partners’ latest research report, CPO Rising 2018: The Age of Intelligence (click to register and download). Readers can access all of this year’s…