In Case You Missed It: Highlights from the CPO Rising 2017 Summit!
As we gear up to take the field for CPO Rising 2018 in less than three months, we can't help but reflect on what a success (and great fun) CPO…
Just Two Weeks Remain for Early-Bird Pricing to the CPO Rising Summit!
With the “dog days of summer” upon us, it’s easy to forget that the fall is right around the corner. And that is why we at Ardent Partners want to…
Defining Procurement Intelligence and Putting it to Work
Friends, procurement intelligence isn't just about IQ (the intelligence quotient), but EQ (the effectiveness quotient). While intelligence is critical, a precise measure of procurement intelligence is less important than the performance…
The Winds of Change: ISM Prepares to Launch Refreshed CPSM Exam
As summer turns to fall and we prepare for the kids to go back to school, many procurement practitioners are also preparing to hit the books. But just as the…
Payables Place First Thing: Proof that AP is Broadening its Value To Organizations
There has long been a common misconception that all Accounts Payable does is pay bills. Anyone who works in AP or with knowledge of today’s AP function knows, nothing could…
CPO Rising 2018 – Less Than 3 Weeks Left on Early-Bird Pricing
Network with the Industry's Procurement Elite! Procurement executives remain challenged to do everything they can to improve their performance and operations. One of the surest ways to improve procurement performance…
CPO Rising 2018: Created or Evolved? Defining the Intelligent Procurement Department
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…
The Best-in-Class Contract Management Program: More than Just Contracts
There are several key components to the modern procurement function that are unheralded in nature and often considered to be more tactical than strategic. However, in the greater purview of…
Payables Place First Thing: Visibility, Expectations, and Experience: Why Delivering Top Customer Service Matters to AP
It’s 11pm on Monday night and I am on hold with my airline trying to get through to an agent to change a flight I have for the next day.…
Technology Round-Up – August 9, 2018
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,…