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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…

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…

Spend Analysis & Sourcing: Connecting the Sourcing Dots for Greater Value

By Andrew Bartolini April 13, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

I recently exchanged notes with a colleague who commented that recently, CPO Rising seems to have been very focused on operational procurement and complex spend management over the past month…

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

By Andrew Bartolini April 10, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, People, Process, Strategy

CPO Serial: Four Lessons Learned, Our CPO Reflects Part I Over the past four months, Ardent Partners has presented one Chief Procurement Officer’s insightful and fascinating foray into a procurement…

Breaking News: Basware to Acquire Procserve for EUR 25.9 Million

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team April 9, 2015Articles, People, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology2 Comments

On Wednesday, April 8, Basware, the Finland-based provider of procure-to-pay (P2P) and e-invoicing solutions, announced that it has signed an agreement with Procserve to acquire the UK-based public sector e-procurement solutions provider…

The State of Strategic Sourcing: Collaborate and Connect the Dots

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team April 9, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

Over the past couple of months, Ardent Partners has featured analysis from The State of Strategic Sourcing 2014: Connecting the Dots, which published in Q4 last year and is currently available. Interested…

The CFO’s View Of…Travel and Expense Management

By Christopher Dwyer April 8, 2015Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the typical organization is now tasked with more than ever before, often asked to be the “savior” of enterprises that struggle to maintain a…

What will the Internet of Things Mean for Procurement? In a Word: Collaboration

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team March 30, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

In the first installment in this series, CPO Rising highlighted how the Internet of Things (IoT) will impact procurement operations and improve the way its people, processes, and technologies operate…