Andrew Bartolini | Procurement Analyst & CPO Research Specialist

Technology Round-Up – March 22, 2018

By Andrew Bartolini March 22, 2018Articles, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

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

CWM Technology Round-Up – March 20, 2018

By Andrew Bartolini March 20, 2018Articles, Complex Categories, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of contingent workforce management (CWM) solution-provider news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing,…

The Changing Nature of Supplier Management

By Andrew Bartolini March 19, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Business in 2018 is remarkably different than it was five years ago and it will be remarkably different five years from now. Product lifecycles are collapsing as are the windows…

Dispatch from SAP Ariba Live: Blockchain, and the Rise of the Benevolent Supply Chain – Part Two

By Andrew Bartolini March 14, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Solution Providers, Technology

Last week at SAP Ariba’s annual user conference, AribaLive, held at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, “Procurement with purpose” was more than just a slogan; it was a business model. Day after day and session…

Procurement 2018 Trends & Predictions Roundtable Discussion – Part I

By Andrew Bartolini March 13, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

A few weeks ago, I shared with you some of the BIG procurement trends that we at Ardent Partners, in conjunction with our sponsors, Beeline and Ivalua, shared on our…

NEW REPORT: Procurement’s Keys to Driving Value and Mitigating Risk in the Financial Services Industry

By Andrew Bartolini March 12, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Ardent Partners is pleased to present its newest custom research report, Procurement's Keys to Driving Value and Mitigating Risk in the Financial Services Industry, sponsored by Ivalua. Interested readers can…

Payables Place First Thing: More Isn’t Necessarily Better When It Comes To Supplier Portals

By Andrew Bartolini March 9, 2018Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

Welcome to Ardent Partners’ weekly “Payables Place First Thing” article series. This series will feature recent articles from our sister site Payables Place, which is the global source of ePayables news,…

SAP Ariba LIVE 2018– Refocusing on the Network and Driving Growth

By Andrew Bartolini March 9, 2018Articles, Events, General, People, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

As many readers know, my relationship with SAP and Ariba began 18+ years ago when I worked for the then SAP partner and primary Ariba rival, Commerce One. I later…

Dispatch from SAP Ariba Live: Blockchain, and the Rise of the Benevolent Supply Chain – Part One

By Andrew Bartolini March 8, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Globalization has made the world a much smaller place over the last 30 to 40 years, yet trading partners are still so disconnected from each other and from their extended…

Five Things to Consider Before Beginning Digital Transformation

By Andrew Bartolini March 7, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

The Chinese philosopher Laozi once wrote in the Tao Te Ching that "a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." The statement is as true today as it was in the sixth…