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Best of 2024: CPO Rising Listicle: Battle Inflation with Five Smart Strategies

By Andrew Bartolini January 3, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, People, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2024 articles as we reflect on last year and begin tackling 2025. Fridays means that…

CPO Rising Listicle: Replacing an Incumbent Supplier? Here are Six Considerations

By Andrew Bartolini & John Yuva October 18, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, Process, Strategy

Fridays (in 2024) means that it’s time for another CPO Rising Listicle. Each list will include a variety of procurement tips, trends, insights, research, lists, strategies, and/or recommendations designed to help…

Does Your Path Lead to a Fractional CPO?

By Andrew Bartolini & John Yuva October 11, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Future of Work, General, Lists, Strategy

It has been stated many times on Ardent Partners' The Future of Work Exchange and CPO Rising websites how procurement plays a significant role in the Future of Work paradigm.…

CPO Rising Listicle: Four Pillars of Strategic Sourcing

By Andrew Bartolini September 20, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, Process, Strategic Sourcing

Ardent Partners believes that there are “four pillars” that should serve as the foundation for any strategic sourcing program. These are the primary sub-process areas that drive all sourcing activity…

CPO Rising Listicle: 8 Reasons Why a CPO Needs a Strong Strategic Sourcing Operation

By Andrew Bartolini September 13, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

CPO Rising Listicle: Achieve Best-in-Class Vendor Management Performance with Six Strategies

By Andrew Bartolini September 6, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Strategy

Biggest Achievements for Procurement Over the Last 25 Years

By John Yuva August 30, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, Strategy, Technology

When business historians reflect on the first quarter-century of the new millennium, the broad-based transformation that occurred within the average enterprise’s procurement department will be on the list of top…