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Rosslyn Analytics: Spend Analysis Meets Big Data

By Andrew Bartolini January 9, 2015Articles, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

[Publisher’s Note: Ardent Partners continues to increase its coverage of solution providers that serve our readership in the supply management market. In 2015, we will continue to accelerate our coverage…

The Implications of 2015’s “Talent Vortex”

By Christopher Dwyer January 8, 2015Articles, Complex Categories, General, People, Process

We’ve all heard the meteorologists talk about it as if it were the end of times, or even a signal that the Earth’s climate issues are worsening by the year.…

Four Best-in-Class Ways to “Connect the Dots” and Improve Sourcing Results in 2015

By Andrew Bartolini January 7, 2015Articles, Lists, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

Over the past couple of months, we have been featuring analysis from our recent report, The State of Strategic Sourcing 2014: Connecting the Dots, which is now out and available. Interested readers…

CPO Serial: Procurement Outsourcing (Episode 3) – The Counterproposal

By Andrew Bartolini January 6, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Strategy

Procurement outsourcing has arrived. It may not be beloved by Chief Procurement Officers, but it is certainly on many of their radar screens. It is a topic that many of…

Best of 2014: Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Data Analysis

By Andrew Bartolini January 2, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy

Editor's Note: This week on CPO Rising, we're publishing five "best of" articles from 2014 as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. Enjoy! This…

Best of 2014: Alicia Ralston: Sowing the Seeds of Collaboration at ADM

By Andrew Bartolini January 1, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Technology

Happy New Year! Our Best of 2014 series continues below: This year we have been working to deliver a “CPO Rising Virtual Roundtable” series, sponsored by IBM. Each of the…

Best of 2014: Your Guidebook to CWM, Part I: Engagement Evolution

By Christopher Dwyer December 31, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

Editor's Note: This week on CPO Rising, we're publishing five "best of" articles from 2014 as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. Enjoy! Welcome…

Best of 2014: P2P Metrics that Matter

By Andrew Bartolini December 30, 2014Articles, General, Lists, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

Editor's Note: This week on CPO Rising, we're publishing five "best of" articles from 2014 as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. Enjoy! The…

Best of 2014: CPOs in 2014: Doing Better with Same

By Andrew Bartolini December 29, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

Editor's Note: This week on CPO Rising, we're publishing five "best of" articles from 2014 as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. Enjoy! Ardent…

Seasons Greetings!

By Andrew Bartolini December 24, 2014Articles, Events, General

Another year will soon be in the books and 2015 is going start with a bang! (more on that in January)! Until then, we want to extend a warm holiday…