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Throwback Thursday: Final Thoughts on Corporate Culture and Technology Adoption

By Andrew Bartolini April 18, 2019Articles, General, Strategy, Technology

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…

Technology Round-Up — April 17, 2019

By Andrew Bartolini April 17, 2019Articles, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

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,…

Future of Work Influencer Series: Jason Fox, CEO of HCM Strategies

By Christopher Dwyer April 16, 2019Articles, Complex Categories, People, 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: A Brief History of Procurement

By Andrew Bartolini April 15, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

In February, 2008, I penned my third annual CPO-focused report which is when I introduced the idea of "CPO Rising" (If you are interested, I found a copy of the…

CPO Rising 2019: #ValueExpansion — A New Webinar from Ardent Partners

By Andrew Bartolini April 12, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Join the Ardent Partners analyst team and special guests on Thursday, April 25 at 2:00 pm EST for the must-attend procurement event of the spring -- CPO Rising 2019: #ValueExpansion! Click…

Throwback Thursday: Corporate Culture and its Impact on Technology Adoption – Results

By Andrew Bartolini April 11, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategy, Technology

Technology Round-Up — April 10, 2019

By Andrew Bartolini April 10, 2019Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

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,…

Innovation: The Foundation of the Best-in-Class Contingent Workforce Program

By Christopher Dwyer April 9, 2019Articles, Complex Categories, Process, Technology

There are several key factors that determine whether a contingent workforce management (CWM) program is successful: is it a truly value-add initiative? Does it regularly impact bottom-line savings? Does the…

Monday First Thing: Managing Strategic Suppliers

By Andrew Bartolini April 8, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Strategy

I attended SAP Ariba LIVE last week and an interesting issue arose related to supplier relationship management as well as a business stakeholder's ability to identify and properly partner with…

Four Reasons to be Bullish on the Economy in 2019

By Andrew Bartolini April 5, 2019Articles, General, Lists, People

Last month, I recalled a recent meeting with a real estate agent in which he challenged the popular (although paradoxically, also unpopular) opinion that the U.S. and or global economy…