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

The Resiliency Imperative – Business Continuity Planning (Session 2 Overview)

By Andrew Bartolini April 2, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Technology

Ardent Partners takes the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic with the utmost seriousness. Please click here to read our approach in these uncertain times. UPDATE: Session 2: Prevent, Manage, Recover: Key…

Announcing the CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Series – The Resiliency Imperative

By Andrew Bartolini March 24, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Strategy

Ardent Partners takes the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic with the utmost seriousness. Please click here to read our approach in these uncertain times. When I predicted earlier this year that "Supply…

Can We All Just Take a 3-Minute Break to Enjoy this Amazing PSA from Vietnam

By Andrew Bartolini March 19, 2020Articles, General, People

Ok, everybody... it is time to take a mental health break. Turn down the TV volume Stop checking your stock portfolios Breathe in and... Breathe out Now click play and…

2020 Vision: SpendHQ’s New Spend Analysis Tool for the New Decade

By Andrew Bartolini March 13, 2020Articles, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

The Ardent Partners team recently took a briefing from SpendHQ, the Atlanta-based provider of spend analysis SaaS solutions for procurement. On the call from SpendHQ were David Bush, chief revenue officer,…

NEW Survey: The State of Procurement 2020 – Strategic Vision for the New Decade

By Andrew Bartolini March 12, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

I am pleased to announce that the survey for our annual “State of Procurement and the CPO” report is now open. If you have 15 minutes to spare today or later this…

Now Accepting Nominations for CPO Honors 2020

By Andrew Bartolini March 11, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, Lists, People, Strategy

Ardent Partners is excited to announce that it is now accepting nominations for the fifth-annual CPO Honors. The CPO Honors is an opportunity to celebrate the procurement profession and recognize…

Throwback Thursday: Procurement Fraud Remains An Issue for All CPOs

By Andrew Bartolini March 5, 2020Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, People, Process, Strategy

Editor's Note: We love Throwback Thursday here at CPO Rising. It's our weekly chance to go back into the early days of the site and pull out the best content…

20 for 2020: The Key Themes for the Modern CPO’s Agenda (#14 – Digitization)

By Andrew Bartolini March 2, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, People, Strategy, Technology

In ten years’ time, the procurement profession and the role of the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) has changed in many unique and profound ways. Yet, just like 2010, CPOs and other procurement leaders…

RESEARCH ALERT – Bad Moon Rising: Global Supply Chain Risk Reaches 20-Year High

By Andrew Bartolini February 27, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, Process

Publisher's Note: Ardent Partners is pleased to make available its new Research Alert "Bad Moon Rising: Global Supply Chain Risk Reaches 20-Year High; Global Supply Chains Largely Untested" at no…

Throwback Thursday: Gambling on Suppliers

By Andrew Bartolini February 27, 2020Articles, Lists, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

Editor's Note: With the rise and spread of the Coronavirus across the world and the disruption it's causing, we dug into our archives to highlight the inherent risks in global…