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Need to Source Print Marketing Materials? Just “Source It”

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team January 15, 2020Articles, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

The Ardent Partners analyst team recently took a briefing with Real Sourcing Network (RSN), a New York City-based provider of sourcing and procurement solutions for print marketing materials. Sarah Scudder,…

Best of 2019: To Build a Procurement Team, Think Big — But Start Small

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team January 10, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: Today concludes CPO Rising's “best of” 2019 article series from last year, as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. Stay tuned for…

Best of 2019: At CPO Rising 2019, Delegates Learned the ABCs of New Procurement Technology

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team January 8, 2020Articles, Events, Lists, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2019 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.…

Best of 2019: Procurement Teams in 2019: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team January 6, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General

Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2019 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. Today’s…

Best of 2019: Procurement’s Performance Plateau: The Results Are In

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team January 3, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2019 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. Today’s…

Happy New Year!

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team January 1, 2020Events, People

From all of us at Ardent Partners to all of you out there in our community of readers and solution providers, we’d like to wish you and yours a happy and…

Best of 2019: Procurement’s Love Affair with Blockchain: Built to Last, or Destined to Fail?

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 27, 2019Articles, Lists, Solution Providers, Technology

Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2019 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. …

Best of 2019: From Industry 4.0 to Procurement 4.0: Turning Innovative Ideas into Innovation

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 26, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2019 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. …

Happy Holidays!

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 25, 2019Articles

Happy Holidays and Best Wishes for a Safe and Healthy 2020 – from everyone at Ardent Partners!

Why Companies Should Focus on Explainable AI in 2020 (Guest Post)

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 20, 2019Articles, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: Today’s article is a guest post from VentureRadar, which helps organizations innovate and generate new growth by connecting them to the emerging technologies and expertise that can solve…