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Five Things We Learned About the Future of Work in 2019

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 17, 2019Articles, Complex Categories, Lists, People, Process, Strategy, Technology4 Comments

Across every geography and industry, the world of work is changing. Businesses are witnessing a multi-layered revolution of talent and technology that is changing the way enterprises operate. From how…

Technology Round-Up — December 11, 2019

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 11, 2019Articles, Complex Categories, General, Solution Providers, Technology

CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with an assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing,…

CPO News — December 6, 2019

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 6, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Strategic Sourcing

Welcome to the winter edition of CPO News! Over the past several months there have been some higher-profile appointments and promotions that occurred in the procurement world, and we wanted…

Technology Round-Up — December 4, 2019

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 4, 2019Articles, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with an assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing,…

Ardent’s Monthly Webinar Series — Accounts Payable 2020: Big Trends and Predictions (December 12)

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 2, 2019Articles, Events, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

The accounts payable (AP) industry is consistently evolving and shifting, forcing AP and finance professionals across the globe to prepare for change and innovation in technology, business regulations, and the…

Happy Thanksgiving!

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team November 28, 2019Articles, People

Whether you’re watching parades, football, or the dog show, or you’ve invited your family over to discuss/argue about politics (click here for a thoughtful "how-to" piece from Maggie Koerth at…

Technology Round-Up — November 27, 2019

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team November 27, 2019Articles, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with an assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing,…

CPO Rising 2019 Highlights: Three CPO Mantras to Generate Impact

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team November 25, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, People, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

The CPO Rising 2019 Summit was almost a month ago, and we at Ardent Partners have offered recaps of the overall event, as well as closer looks at a couple…

To Build a Procurement Team, Think Big — But Start Small

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team November 22, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

Last month at CPO Rising 2019, attendees had the pleasure of hearing from Bill Browning, Director of Procurement at Carbonite and a “friend of the firm,” who delivered a presentation entitled,…

When Blockchain Meets Supply Chain — November 20, 2019

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

Editor’s Note: In 2019, just about everyone in the technology world is talking about and writing about Blockchain distributed digital ledgers, including the supply management world. It’s not the cool…