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CPO Rising 2015: The Agility Agenda – “Nine out of 10 CPOs Agree…”

By Andrew Bartolini April 23, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy2 Comments

Ardent Partners recently published my annual CPO-themed report - CPO Rising 2015: The Agility Agenda (click to download, registration required) - that is drawn from the responses of more than 300…

CPO News – April 22, 2015

By Andrew Bartolini April 22, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing

Carnival Corporation Appoints Julia M. Brown as First Chief Procurement Officer On March 25, Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CUK), the world's largest travel and leisure brand, announced that it has appointed Julia M.…

Key Strategies for AP Automation Initiatives (Webinar)

By Andrew Bartolini April 21, 2015Articles, Events, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Accounts payable (AP) has for a number of years been one of the last bastions of manual processes in the enterprise. Many AP teams still process paper-based invoices through a…

What Does “Big Data” Mean for the CFO?

By Christopher Dwyer April 20, 2015Articles, Complex Categories, General, Process, Technology1 Comment

The realm of “visibility” is a complicated one for many enterprises as they attempt to drive a full picture of various aspects of their respective organizations. The pressure of business…

State of Procurement 2015 Webinar – Special EMEA Edition

By Andrew Bartolini April 20, 2015Articles

Join us this Wednesday when Ardent's Chief Research Officer, Andrew Bartolini presents the findings from his recently completed annual "State of Procurement" market report. Click now to register for the new webinar…

CPO Rising 2015: The Agility Agenda (Report) is Now Available

By Andrew Bartolini April 17, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, Process, Strategy, Technology2 Comments

I am very pleased to announce that my annual CPO Rising report is now available for download by clicking here (registration required). I began publishing an annual CPO-focused report in 2006…

CPO Serial: Four Lessons Learned, Our CPO Reflects Part II

By Andrew Bartolini April 16, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, People, Process, Strategy

Over the past four months, Ardent Partners has presented one Chief Procurement Officer’s insightful and fascinating foray into a procurement outsourcing project that has gone terribly wrong. [Readers can review…

Ariba LIVE 2015: AIG’s Technology Journey

By Andrew Bartolini April 15, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

Last week our team attended Ariba LIVE, which is arguably, along with the ISM conference in May, one of the two largest and most significant events in our industry. Over…

Webinar Preview: Trendspotting: AP’s Top Trends for 2015

By Christopher Dwyer April 14, 2015Articles, Events, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

Today’s article is a brief preview of Ardent’s upcoming “Trendspotting: AP’s Top Trends for 2015” webinar this coming Thursday at 2pm Eastern. The event, sponsored by Concur, will highlight the…

Why Should the CFO Care About Contingent Workforce Management?

By Christopher Dwyer April 14, 2015Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy

The modern-day Chief Financial Officer (CFO) has its hands in a mix of contemporary processes, capabilities, and initiatives. For years, the analyst team at Ardent Partners has spoken of (and…