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About Magnus Bergfors
Magnus Bergfors authored this research during his tenure as Vice President of Research at Ardent Partners, where he led the firm’s procurement technology practice. A world-renowned expert in Procure-to-Pay (P2P) and Strategic Sourcing, Magnus previously served as a Research Director at Gartner, authoring dozens of reports including the first-ever Magic Quadrant for P2P Suites. His "Magnus Mondays" series on CPO Rising remains a definitive resource for digital transformation and procurement orchestration. Follow his current work on LinkedIn
Magnus Mondays — Four Things I Want to See in 2025

Magnus Mondays — Four Things I Want to See in 2025

Posted by By Magnus Bergfors January 20, 2025Posted inArticles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology
It’s January of 2025 and we’re back with a new Magnus Monday article! This time of the year there tends to be plenty of predictions flying around, so I thought…
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Best of 2024: Magnus Mondays — Contract Lifecycle Management: A Different but Critical Procurement Technology

Best of 2024: Magnus Mondays — Contract Lifecycle Management: A Different but Critical Procurement Technology

Posted by By Magnus Bergfors January 13, 2025Posted inArticles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology
Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2024 articles as we reflect on last year and begin tackling 2025. Contract Lifecycle Management…
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Best of 2024: Magnus Mondays — GenAI Is Cool, but Should Everything be Automated?

Best of 2024: Magnus Mondays — GenAI Is Cool, but Should Everything be Automated?

Posted by By Magnus Bergfors January 6, 2025Posted inArticles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology
Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2024 articles as we reflect on last year and begin tackling 2025. If you haven’t…
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Best of 2024: Magnus Mondays — The Two Levels of Supplier Management Tech

Best of 2024: Magnus Mondays — The Two Levels of Supplier Management Tech

Posted by By Magnus Bergfors December 30, 2024Posted inArticles, 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” 2024 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.…
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Best of 2024: Magnus Mondays — Navigating the Raw Essentials: A Primer on Direct Materials

Best of 2024: Magnus Mondays — Navigating the Raw Essentials: A Primer on Direct Materials

Posted by By Magnus Bergfors December 23, 2024Posted inArticles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy
Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2024 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.…
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Best of 2024: Magnus Mondays — Why Is There No “Mega Vendor” in the Procurement Space?

Best of 2024: Magnus Mondays — Why Is There No “Mega Vendor” in the Procurement Space?

Posted by By Magnus Bergfors December 16, 2024Posted inArticles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy
  Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2024 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year…
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Magnus Mondays — 2024: The Year in Review

Magnus Mondays — 2024: The Year in Review

Posted by By Magnus Bergfors December 9, 2024Posted inArticles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Solution Providers, Technology
While the year is not officially over until a few more weeks, we are getting closer to the holidays, and this will be the last Magnus Monday article for this…
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Magnus Mondays — Random Winter Rants

Magnus Mondays — Random Winter Rants

Posted by By Magnus Bergfors December 2, 2024Posted inArticles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology
Here in Sweden, we are heading into the winter months, with our first snow occurring last week. As we get closer to the holiday season, I thought I’d treat you…
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Magnus Mondays — When Procurement Tech Projects Fail

Magnus Mondays — When Procurement Tech Projects Fail

Posted by By Magnus Bergfors November 25, 2024Posted inArticles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Strategy, Technology
A big IT project has been all over the news in Sweden recently. Two regions (a region is a fairly large public entity that is responsible for public healthcare and…
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Magnus Mondays — Flexibility or Control? Why Not Both?

Magnus Mondays — Flexibility or Control? Why Not Both?

Posted by By Magnus Bergfors November 18, 2024Posted inArticles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology
For the last decade or so, the go-to solution for automating the Procure to Pay (P2P) process has been … wait for it … P2P suites. The P2P process covers…
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