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Technology Round-Up – February 11, 2016

By Andrew Bartolini February 11, 2016Articles, General, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Accruent Announces 2015 Financial Results On January 19, Accruent, the Austin, Texas-based provider of cloud-based software solutions that manage indirect spend categories like facilities and real estate management, announced financial results for calendar…

B2B Payments 2015: The Emerging Business Value of Electronic Payments

By Andrew Bartolini February 10, 2016Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay1 Comment

Inertia takes many forms in the enterprise. One of the most subtle is hidden in the idea of always having done certain tasks a certain way. This is particularly true…

CPO News – February 9, 2016

By Andrew Bartolini February 9, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy

Grahame Ball Joins Balfour Beatty as International Procurement Director In late January, Balfour Beatty, a UK-based construction and engineering firm focused on building infrastructure, hired Grahame Ball as its new International…

Four Common Traits of Successful CPOs

By Christopher Dwyer February 8, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, People, Technology2 Comments

There is no doubt that the impact of globalization has affected the procurement function in a profound manner. From core sourcing principles to supplier management processes, the evolution of business…

Research Preview: The State of Strategic Sourcing – Best-in-Class Performance

By Andrew Bartolini February 5, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

Ardent Partners is pleased to announce the publication of The State of Strategic Sourcing 2015: The Four Pillars of Sourcing Success report. Interested readers can download this exciting and informative annual research…

Technology Round-Up – February 4, 2016

By Andrew Bartolini February 4, 2016Articles, General, Solution Providers, Technology

Coupa Announces Contractually Acquisition Last week, Coupa, the California-based provider of spend management solutions for the cloud, provided Ardent Partners with a briefing on its recent acquisition of Contractually, the Vancouver, Canada-based…

From CFO to CEO: A Conversation with Louie Psallidas of Uno’s (I) – (CPOR-16 Speaker Spotlight)

By Andrew Bartolini February 4, 2016Articles, Events, People, Process, Strategy

Over the next few weeks we will highlight some of the outstanding executives that are presenting at the CPO Rising 2016 Summit. It is fitting that we commence this series…

The Network Effect: How B2B Networks Can Impact Accounts Payable (Webinar)

By Andrew Bartolini February 3, 2016Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

The speed of business continues to accelerate while markets expand, shift, merge, and emerge at a pace never seen before. The result is a fast-moving and highly-competitive global marketplace that…

Onward and Upward: IBM Procurement Leverages an Ecosystem to Drive Value

By Andrew Bartolini February 3, 2016Articles, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

IBM completed its acquisition of Emptoris in February 2012, ostensibly to bolster its Smarter Commerce solution suite. There have been significant changes for Emptoris in the intervening years, and 2015…

The State of the Chief Procurement Officer in 2016 (Hypothesis)

By Andrew Bartolini February 2, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Strategy

Editor's Note: Our annual CPO Rising survey is now open -- The data we collect from the survey will fuel our “CPO Rising 2016” research report that will publish in March…