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Upcoming Webinar – 5 Transformative Strategies to Unlock More Procurement Value

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 9, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

As we head into 2016, many Chief Procurement Officers (“CPOs”) and their departments will find themselves at a crossroads, struggling to maintain their momentum while the speed and complexity of…

Easing the Procurement Transformation with Company-wide Buy-In

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 8, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

[Editor's Note: Today's article is a guest publication from Jennifer Kaelin, CFO of SciQuest. Ardent Partners is happy to review and feature guest publications from authors across the procurement and…

Research Preview: The State of Strategic Sourcing 2015 – eSourcing

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 7, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Ardent Partners is pleased to announce the publication of The State of Strategic Sourcing 2015: The Four Pillars of Sourcing Success report. Interested readers can download this exciting and informative annual research…

CPO Rising 2016 Topic: Procurement-led Innovation

By Andrew Bartolini December 4, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Process, Strategy, Technology

Publisher's Note: Join us on March 29 & 30, 2016 at the Harvard Club of Boston for CPO Rising 2016: The Agility Agenda. This executive summit will bring together business…

How to Transform Procurement in Five Steps – Step Three: Technology

By Andrew Bartolini December 1, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Strategy, Technology

Editor's Note: Procurement transformation will be a big topic at Ardent Partners' inaugural CPO Rising executive symposium next year. Join us in Boston on March 29-30 for what is shaping…

Research Preview: The State of Strategic Sourcing – Spend Analysis

By Andrew Bartolini November 30, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

Research Preview: The State of Strategic Sourcing 2015 – Sourcing Capabilities

By Andrew Bartolini November 23, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Research Preview: The State of Strategic Sourcing 2015 – Pressures and Challenges

By Andrew Bartolini November 20, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Andrew Bartolini Discusses the 2015 State of Strategic Sourcing Research Report (Video)

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team November 18, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Interested readers can download this exciting and informative annual research report by clicking The State of Strategic Sourcing 2015: The Four Pillars of Sourcing Success.

Six Strategies CPOs Can Use to Engage the CFO

By Andrew Bartolini November 17, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Strategy

Forces are combining to align procurement and finance. For example, the evolution and expansion of the Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") and Chief Procurement Officer ("CPO") roles have served to bring these…