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Procurement’s Key Value Drivers in the Financial Services Industry
With heightened levels of regulation, competition, and risk, procurement departments in the financial services sector, by and large, are more heavily scrutinized and their performance, and that of their suppliers... Read more
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CPO Rising 2022: The Data Revolution (New Webinar)
Ardent Partners Monthly Webinar Series CPO Rising 2022: The Data Revolution 2022 will be one of the most challenging years yet for CPOs and their teams. But there is also... Read more
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The “Innovative” Impact of Contract Solutions – Part 2
Over the last few years, the contract management (or contract lifecycle management) solution space has seen some exciting new innovations, after lagging behind other areas in the supply management space... Read more
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The “Innovative” Impact of Contract Solutions – Part 1
Over the last few years, the contract management (or contract lifecycle management) solution space has seen some exciting new innovations, after lagging behind other areas in the supply management space... Read more
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Three Breakthrough Procurement Technology Predictions for 2022
For nearly a decade, our team gathers to discuss and review the prior year and lay out plans for the new one. We review, in depth, the key findings and... Read more
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Procurement Experts on CPO Rising – Leading a Procurement Organization
On January 4, 2010, Ardent Partners launched CPO Rising as a new resource to procurement leaders around the world. The site tagline then (and now) was (and is) straight and to the... Read more
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To BoB or Not to BoB? That is the Question (Part 1)
Suites or Best of Breed (aka “BoB”) For most enterprises in 2021, technology has become a powerful enabler of the sustainable efficiencies and strategic value that can transform operations and... Read more
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CPO Rising 2022: The Data Revolution
In 2022, more procurement departments than ever before are mining new insights and impacting performance with the use of advanced analytics. As long time analysts, it is clear that a... Read more
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The Intersection of Data and Sourcing
The Intersection of Data and Sourcing Prior to my time as an analyst, I was a strategic sourcing consultant, or more specifically, an eSourcing consultant, since I always used an... Read more
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Procurement Experts on CPO Rising – Transitioning Into a New CPO Role
Our “Procurement Experts on CPO Rising” series continues today an excerpt from my 2021 episode of the Procurement Rising Podcast – Ian Maher, Global Atlantic Financial Group (click to listen to the full... Read more