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Technology Round-Up – February 9, 2017

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team February 9, 2017Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

GEP Publishes Procurement Outlook for 2017 On February 8, GEP, a New Jersey-based provider of procurement software and business process outsourcing (BPO) services, published its annual business and economic outlook and analysis of implications…

How CIOs and CPOs Learned to Stopped Worrying and Love Innovation

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team February 6, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: This article is based upon Ardent Partners’ recent report, The CPO and CIO’s New Approach to Evaluating Enterprise Technology (sponsored by Coupa). Click to download (registration required). Historically, most Chief…

Spend Analysis: The Foundation for Procurement Excellence (Webinar)

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team February 2, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Are you free next Tuesday, February 7 at 2 PM? Join us and SpendHQ for a complimentary webinar on Spend Analysis: The Foundation of Procurement Excellence. Register here! Within the…

How Innovative Supply Management Technologies Create Opportunity for CPOs

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team January 30, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Editor's Note: This article is based upon Ardent Partners’ recent report, The CPO and CIO’s New Approach to Evaluating Enterprise Technology (sponsored by Coupa). Click to download (registration required). The age of…

Technology Round-Up – January 26, 2017

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team January 26, 2017Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Coupa Closes the Loop with Acquisition of Spend360 A couple of weeks ago, Coupa Software, one of the leading supply management solution providers in our industry, announced that it had…

Webinar! The ePayables 2017 Technology and Innovation Outlook – Register Here!

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team January 24, 2017Articles, Events, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Please join us and U.S. Bank on Thursday, February 1 at 2 PM EST for a complimentary webinar based on our ePayables 2017 Technology and Innovation Outlook report. Click here to…

One Job, Two Legacies: How CIOs and CPOs Historically Evaluated Enterprise Technology

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team January 23, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

For some time, Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and IT departments have been in the driver’s seat when it comes to evaluating and adopting technology solutions. However, Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and procurement…

Webinar! Procurement 2017: Big Trends & Predictions – Register Now!

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team January 12, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Are you ready for 2017? Join Ardent Partners' analysts, Andrew Bartolini and Christopher Dwyer, on Thursday, January 26 between 2 and 3 PM EST, for our Procurement 2017: Big Trends &…

Best of 2016: A CPO and a Diplomat’s View of Supply Risk Management

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team January 9, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

Editor’s Note: This week on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2016 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. We also invite…

Best of 2016: How Source-to-Settle Solutions Manage (and Leverage) Big Data – A Series Introduction

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team January 5, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: This week on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2016 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. In the digital…