Andrew Bartolini, Author at CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT

Is Spend Under Management Still Procurement’s Gold Standard

By Andrew Bartolini August 27, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Strategy

Over the course of my career in supply management, I have had the great fortune to work with a large number of highly successful Chief Procurement Officers and procurement organizations that have…

Three Strategies for Success in the Age of Intelligence

By Andrew Bartolini August 21, 2020Articles, General, Strategy, Technology

Heightened competition in a global marketplace that is increasingly interconnected means that the decisions, operations, and performance made across an enterprise’s supply chain can have a more direct and lasting…

Throwback Thursday – CPO Rising 2016: The Art and Science of Procurement, Part 3

By Andrew Bartolini August 13, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy

Our ongoing series that looks at the 15 annual CPO/State of Procurement reports that I have written continues today with Part Three of CPO Rising 2016: The Art and Science…

20 for 2020: Key Providers in the 2020s – Ivalua

By Andrew Bartolini August 10, 2020Articles, General, Lists, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Earlier this year, we initiated the first of our planned 20 for 2020 series’ as an echo to the 10 for 2010 series that we used to launch this site. That first 2020 series…

Throwback Thursday – CPO Rising 2016: The Art and Science of Procurement, Part 2

By Andrew Bartolini August 6, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy

“One can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself.” – Leonardo da Vinci Our ongoing series that looks at the 15 annual CPO/State of Procurement reports that…

Accounts Payable’s New Agenda

By Andrew Bartolini August 5, 2020Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay

There will be many lessons learned from the coronavirus pandemic and over the coming weeks and months we will cover and discuss their impact on accounts payable, the financial supply…

The CPO’s NEW Priorities and How Tax Automation Supports Them

By Andrew Bartolini July 31, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

Ardent Partners’ 15th annual state of procurement study completed earlier this year found that the Chief Procurement Officer’s top priorities in 2020 have shifted dramatically, largely as a result of…

Throwback Thursday – CPO Rising 2016: The Art and Science of Procurement

By Andrew Bartolini July 30, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Strategy

“To develop a complete mind: Study the science of art; Study the art of science. Learn how to see.” ~ Leonardo Da Vinci, Artist & Scientist After a few weeks away…

Metrics that Matter in 2020 – Top CPO Pressures

By Andrew Bartolini July 27, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

For the past four years, Ardent Partners’ Procurement Metrics that Matter in 2020 has compiled the industry’s best and most widely-used procurement industry benchmarks and delivered them in a highly-accessible and…

User-Friendly, User-Powerful – New Webinar on Procurement Solution Usability

By Andrew Bartolini July 20, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, Technology

During my upcoming webinar, “User-Friendly, User-Powerful: The New Consumerization of Procurement", this Thursday at 2 PM, I will moderate a lively discussion on what it takes for CPOs and procurement…