Technology Round-Up — November 6, 2019
CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with an assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing,…
Contingent Workforce Management: The Procurement Perspective
Historically, contingent workforce management (CWM) programs have been led by one of two groups: procurement or human resources (HR). Each of these distinct enterprise functions brings a unique set of…
Three Takeaways from the CPO Rising 2019 Summit
One week ago, delegates, speakers, and supply management solutions providers descended upon the historic Harvard Club of Boston for Ardent Partners’ fourth-annual CPO Rising procurement executive summit. The Ardent team had arrived…
The Voice of the CPO Webinar: Highlights from the CPO Rising 2019 Summit
I consider myself very lucky in that I really enjoy my work. And one of the things that I look forward to each year is putting together Ardent's annual CPO…
Workforce Logiq Acquires ENGAGE Talent: Ardent’s Analysis
Yesterday morning, global workforce management solutions provider Workforce Logiq announced that it acquired ENGAGE Talent, predictive analytics and AI software company. The Charleston, SC-based platform, founded in 2015, is yet…
Best-in-Class Procurement Leaders Recognized for Outstanding Achievement at the CPO Honors 2019 Gala
Executives from PPG Industries, Procter & Gamble, Hilton Supply Management, CBRE, Coca Cola FEMSA, Highmark Health, VSP Global take home awards during Ardent Partners’ annual CPO Rising Summit BOSTON - Ardent…
The CPO Rising Summit Returns to Boston with Powerful Procurement Insights!
Leading Procurement Executives from Johnson & Johnson, DuPont, Rio Tinto, and More Convene to Share Experiences and Best Practices BOSTON, October 29 — Today, more than 140 Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and…
Smart Strategies to Transform Your Operation — A New Webinar from Ardent Partners
In aggregate, the procurement profession has made extraordinary advances over the last ten years. But, a deeper analysis of the market definitively shows that the Best-in-Class (or top 20% of…
Meet Shelley Stewart, Jr., CPSM and CPO Rising Hall of Famer at CPO Rising 2019!
Shelley Stewart is participating on the CPO Panel on Day One of the CPO Rising 2019 Summit. Here is a brief profile we wrote about him a few years ago…
Throwback Thursday: BuyerQuest: Going Beyond Punch-Out
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…