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20 for 2020: The Key Themes for the Modern CPO’s Agenda (#4 – B2B Payments)
In ten years’ time, the procurement profession and the role of the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) has changed in many unique and profound ways. Yet, just like 2010, CPOs and other procurement leaders... Read more
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Throwback Thursday: 10 for 2010: Ideas for the New Year
Editor’s Note: As we look back over the last decade, we thought it’d be fun to look at some of the big themes we wrote about ten years ago. How... Read more
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Three Things to Consider Before Integrating Supply Chain Systems and Data
One of the most enduring, difficult, and often costly endeavors in life is to bridge the gap between old and new – or, perhaps more delicately put, between legacy and... Read more
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The Future of Work in 2020: What’s Ahead? (Part II)
Ardent Partners defines the “Future of Work” as the optimization of work, accomplished via the transformation of business operations, talent, and seamless and holistic solutions, as well as flexible enterprise... Read more
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20 for 2020: The Key Themes for the Modern CPO’s Agenda (#2 – Agility)
In ten years’ time, the procurement profession and the role of the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) has changed in many unique and profound ways. Yet, just like 2010, CPOs and other procurement leaders... Read more
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Throwback Thursday: 10 for 2010: Predictions for the New Decade
Editor’s Note: As we look back over the last decade, we thought it’d be fun to look at some of the big themes we wrote about and the predictions we... Read more
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Need to Source Print Marketing Materials? Just “Source It”
The Ardent Partners analyst team recently took a briefing with Real Sourcing Network (RSN), a New York City-based provider of sourcing and procurement solutions for print marketing materials. Sarah Scudder,... Read more
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The Future of Work in 2020: What’s Ahead? (Part I)
By now, on both personal and business levels, the phrase seems a tad annoying: “New year, new decade.” The start of another year often signals a period of rebirth or... Read more
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20 for 2020: The Key Themes for the Modern CPO’s Agenda (#1 – Visibility)
Happy New Year DECADE Everybody!!!! That’s right, it’s 2020, the beginning of a new decade for procurement professionals everywhere (also, the beginning of Ardent Partners’ second decade of operations… and, I’ll... Read more
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Best of 2019: To Build a Procurement Team, Think Big — But Start Small
Editor’s Note: Today concludes CPO Rising’s “best of” 2019 article series from last year, as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. Stay tuned for... Read more