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Monday First Thing: Celebrating 25 Years of eAuctions and the Digital Procurement Journey

By Andrew Bartolini February 18, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Publisher's Note: Today we welcome our first "Monday First Thing" guest "contributor to the fold. And we couldn't be more pleased than to start with Jacob Gorm Larsen, longtime "friend of the…

Throwback Thursday: Sourcing Pros Must Think Globally and Act Globally (1)

By Andrew Bartolini February 14, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

Publisher’s Note: In 2019, Ardent Partners is celebrating 10 years of delivering “Research with Results” to Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and other readers of this site, including published reports, eBooks, presentations, insights, articles and…

Monday First Thing: Innovate or Die

By Andrew Bartolini February 11, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Strategy

Eight years ago, the theme and subtitle to my CPO Rising 2011 report was "Innovative Ideas for the Decade Ahead." [Quick sidebar for our dedicated readers: The 2019 CPO Rising…

Throwback Thursday: What Kind of CPO (Coach) Are You?

By Andrew Bartolini February 7, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Strategy

Future of Work Influencer Series: Sean Ring, Co-Founder and Chief Revenue Officer of Fulcrum

By Christopher Dwyer February 5, 2019Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Welcome to CPO Rising’s all-new feature, the Future of Work Influencer series, which will highlight innovative voices in the evolving world of work. This exciting new series will be a…

Monday First Thing: When Talent and Agility Meet

By Andrew Bartolini February 4, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Let me start by saying that this article was written last week and, more importantly, before the kickoff of SuperBowl LIII in Atlanta where the Los Angeles Rams played the…

Beyond Savings and Risk: Next-Gen Procurement Analytics are Coming into their Own

By Andrew Bartolini February 1, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

Editor's Note: Today's article picks up where a previous article, The Rise of Analytics across Procurement Operations, left off last month. There is an enormous amount of value in Big Data,…

Throwback Thursday: Non-Price Attributes – “Who” is the Supplier?

By Andrew Bartolini January 31, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

Future of Work Influencer Series: Chris Milligan, Founder/CEO of Adepto

By Christopher Dwyer January 29, 2019Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Welcome to CPO Rising’s all-new feature, the Future of Work Influencer series, which will highlight innovative voices in the evolving world of work. This exciting new series will be a…

Monday First Thing: Our Procurement Mantra for 2019? “Value Expansion!”

By Andrew Bartolini January 28, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy

As I enter year 20 in this industry and year 10 at Ardent Partners, I've spent a significant amount of time reflecting on the progression of the Chief Procurement Officer…