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Part Two: Expanding Procurement’s Influence — Bridging Complexity with Orchestration

By John Yuva December 13, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

Did you miss Ardent Partners' recent webinar, Cast a Wider Net: Leveraging Innovation to Expand Procurement’s Influence and Impact, that shed light on how procurement can deliver greater value by focusing on…

Procurement News — December 11, 2024

By John Yuva December 11, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Contingent Workforce Weekly, Future of Work, General, People, Podcast, Procurement Rising

Welcome to Procurement News, part of our ongoing aggregate news series covering recent supply management headlines and trends pertinent to Chief Procurement Officers and other procurement leaders! Contact us with…

Magnus Mondays — 2024: The Year in Review

By Magnus Bergfors December 9, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Solution Providers, Technology

While the year is not officially over until a few more weeks, we are getting closer to the holidays, and this will be the last Magnus Monday article for this…

Part One: Expanding Procurement’s Influence — A Balance of Challenges and Innovation

By John Yuva December 6, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

Technology Round-Up — December 4, 2024

By John Yuva December 4, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Solution Providers, Technology

CPO Rising's Technology Round-Up series continues this week with fresh supply management technology news and updates covering a few recent major announcements. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend…

Magnus Mondays — Random Winter Rants

By Magnus Bergfors December 2, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Here in Sweden, we are heading into the winter months, with our first snow occurring last week. As we get closer to the holiday season, I thought I’d treat you…

Black Friday – Retail Shopping, Supply Chains, and Sales Reminder

By Andrew Bartolini November 29, 2024Articles, Events

Attention Shoppers! The day after Thanksgiving in the US has long been known as Black Friday, the dark name for what is generally considered the biggest shopping day of the year…

Happy Thanksgiving!

By Andrew Bartolini November 28, 2024Articles, General

Whether you're watching parades, football, or the dog show, everyone at Ardent Partners wishes you a safe and Happy Thanksgiving! If you need a laugh, enjoy this clip of the…

NEW WEBINAR: CPO 2025: Evaluating the Four Pillars of Strategic Sourcing

By John Yuva November 27, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Join Ardent Partners and Coupa on December 11th (2 PM ET) as they discuss CPO 2025: Evaluating the Four Pillars of Strategic Sourcing. The pressure on procurement to deliver savings…

Magnus Mondays — When Procurement Tech Projects Fail

By Magnus Bergfors November 25, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Strategy, Technology

A big IT project has been all over the news in Sweden recently. Two regions (a region is a fairly large public entity that is responsible for public healthcare and…