NEW WEBINAR: Ardent Partners & xSuite – The State of AP 2026: AI Rising
Join Ardent Partners and xSuite on June 23rd (10 AM ET) as they discuss The State of AP 2026: AI Rising. Accounts payable is entering a pivotal new era. As…
NEW WEBINAR: Procurement Metrics That Matter in 2026
Join Ardent Partners and GEP on June 24th (2 PM ET) as they discuss Procurement Metrics That Matter in 2026. Procurement has evolved into a strategic driver of business value,…
Supplier Management Becomes a Strategic Imperative
Procurement has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past two decades. Once viewed primarily as a cost control function focused on transactional efficiency, it now occupies a central role in…
Winning 2026: The CPO 45-Second Briefing – “The Intelligent Arbitrage: Learning from the AI Front-Runners”
Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer for Ardent Partners, has been tracking how procurement evolves for 20 years and publishing an annual report for the past decade to help…
ProcureTech Pulse — June 3, 2026
CPO Rising's ProcureTech Pulse series continues this week with fresh supply management technology news and updates covering a few recent major announcements. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend…
Why Data Readiness Determines AI Success
A recurring theme throughout our three-part article series is that AI success in procurement is fundamentally dependent on data readiness. Without clean, structured, and connected data, even the most advanced…
Winning 2026: The CPO 45-Second Briefing – “The Geopolitical Shocker — A Policy-Driven Market Correction”
Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer for Ardent Partners, has been tracking how procurement evolves for 20 years and publishing an annual report for the past decade to help…
Procurement News — May 27, 2026
Welcome to Procurement News, part of our ongoing aggregate news series covering recent supply management headlines and trends pertinent to Chief Procurement Officers and other procurement leaders! Contact us with…
Winning 2026: The CPO 45-Second Briefing – “The Year of Pilots and Mass Experimentation”
Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer for Ardent Partners, has been tracking how procurement evolves for 20 years and publishing an annual report for the past decade to help…
ProcureTech Pulse — May 20, 2026
CPO Rising's ProcureTech Pulse series continues this week with fresh supply management technology news and updates covering a few recent major announcements. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend…