John Yuva | Director of Research Operations at Ardent Partners

From AI Pilots to AI-Native Procurement: Why 2025 Marked the Breakthrough Year

By John Yuva January 19, 2026Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Did you miss the recent webinar "2025 Wrapped: Procurement’s Breakthroughs, Setbacks, and Shifts," featuring Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer for Ardent Partners, and Chahat Sharma, head of customer…

Insight to Impact: Synertrade Redefines Supplier Management

By John Yuva January 16, 2026Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Last year, Ardent Partners published its Supplier Management Technology Advisor Report: https://lnkd.in/eJdM_FVk, designed to help sourcing and procurement leaders navigate the supplier management solution provider market and select the best-fit…

Best of 2025: AI in Action — Procurement: A Conversation with ORO Labs

By John Yuva January 12, 2026Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2025 articles as we reflect on last year and begin tackling 2026. A New AI…

NEW WEBINAR: Procurement 2026: BIG Trends and Predictions

By John Yuva January 9, 2026Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Join Ardent Partners and Ivalua on January 22nd (11 AM ET) as they discuss Procurement 2026: BIG Trends and Predictions. Calling all CPOs!!!! As global markets stabilize and AI moves…

Best of 2025: AI in Action — Procurement: A Conversation with Fairmarkit

By John Yuva January 7, 2026Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2025 articles as we reflect on last year and begin tackling 2026. A New AI…

Best of 2025: Part One: Scale New Heights — How Technology is Transforming Spend Management

By John Yuva January 5, 2026Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2025 articles as we reflect on last year and begin tackling 2026. Did you miss…

Best of 2025: AI in Action — Procurement: A Conversation with Ivalua

By John Yuva January 2, 2026Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2025 articles as we reflect on last year and begin tackling 2026. A New AI…

Best of 2025: Stop Talking Costs: 7 Ways CPOs Can Master the C-Suite

By John Yuva December 31, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy

Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2025 articles as we reflect on last year and begin tackling 2026. [Today’s article was…

Best of 2025: AI in Action — Procurement: A Conversation with Precoro

By John Yuva December 29, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2025 articles as we reflect on last year and begin tackling 2026. A New AI…

Agentic AI and the Next Evolution of Procurement — From Automation to Autonomous Value Creation

By John Yuva December 22, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Did you miss the recent webinar "From Pilot to Payoff: 5 Strategies to Turn AI into ROI," featuring Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer for Ardent Partners, and Rinus…