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SyncFab Joins the Blockchain Community, Looks to Level the Playing Field for SMBs

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team April 30, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

As the sourcing and procurement industry goes, one of its many challenges is to find the best quality product or service from the best supplier for the lowest acceptable price…

Seven Keys to Better Sourcing and Supplier Management, Part Two: Early Engagement

By Andrew Bartolini April 23, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

As Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) know all too well, how and what is communicated during the sourcing process sets the stage for the resulting supplier relationship. And while that relationship may never become a true…

Seven Keys to Better Sourcing and Supplier Management, Part One: Know Your Spend

By Andrew Bartolini April 18, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

CPO News – April 17, 2018

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team April 17, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

Welcome to another edition of CPO News! There are lots of stories to cover today, so grab yourself a cup of coffee and ease into the week with us. Got any procurement…

In the “Age of Intelligence,” the CPO Rises Once More in 2018 (Webinar)

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team April 16, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Editor's Note: Ardent Partners is pleased to announce our new webinar, “CPO Rising 2018: The Age of Intelligence,” to be presented on Thursday, April 26, 2018 between 2:00 and 3:00 PM…

A Conversation with Pierre-Francois Thaler, Co-CEO, EcoVadis

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team April 11, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Ardent Partners analyst and editor, Matthew York, recently sat down with Pierre-Francois Thaler, a procurement industry veteran with nearly 20 years of experience in the B2B and sustainable sourcing industry.…

Webinar – CPO Rising 2018: The Age of Intelligence (Register Here!)

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team April 9, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

On April 17th, join Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer of Ardent Partners and David Bush, chief revenue officer of SpendHQ, for a complimentary webinar on our annual CPO…

CPO News – April 2, 2018

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team April 2, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Strategic Sourcing

Welcome to the Spring 2018 edition of CPO News! There are lots of stories to cover today, so grab yourself a cup of coffee and ease into the week with…

Best Practices in Supplier Management – A 360 Degree View

By Andrew Bartolini March 28, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

A fact of 2018 is that while meeting suppliers is not particularly difficult, finding the right ones and managing them well is. Heightened volatility in a market that has become increasingly…

The Marketplace is the Future – A Briefing with Tradeshift

By Andrew Bartolini March 26, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

The research team at Ardent Partners recently met with Tradeshift in its San Francisco headquarters. CEO and Chairman, Christian Lanng led the discussion attended by Chief Strategy Officer, Sarika Garg, Chief Marketing Officer, David Ahrens and other…