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Ardent’s “2K20 Series” – Speaker Spotlight: Alan Holland, Keelvar

By Phil Bartolini July 1, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Solution Providers

In April and May, Ardent Partners hosted The CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Series – The Resiliency Imperative as a way to bring together our global community of procurement, finance, and supply management…

Ardent’s “2K20 Series” – Speaker Spotlight: Greg Tennyson, VSP Global

By Phil Bartolini June 30, 2020Chief Procurement Officers, People, Strategy

Ardent’s “2K20 Series” – Speaker Spotlight: Dan Reeve, Esker

By Phil Bartolini June 26, 2020Articles, People, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

In April and May, Ardent Partners hosted The CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Series - The Resiliency Imperative as a way to bring together our global community of procurement, finance, and…

Throwback Thursday – CPO Rising 2014: Convergence

By Andrew Bartolini June 25, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy

Over the past few Thursdays, I have been highlighting the 15 annual CPO/State of Procurement reports that I have written. In March of 2014, we published CPO Rising 2014: Convergence, a…

Webinar! The Procurement Metrics That Matter for 2020

By Phil Bartolini June 23, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, Solution Providers, Technology

Join Ardent Partners this Thursday, June 25th at 2 PM ET for our annual Procurement Metrics that Matter webinar, sponsored by GEP. This webinar, based on its accompanying eBook, is a compilation of the…

How Do You Measure Procurement Performance?

By Andrew Bartolini June 19, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy

As our recently released Procurement Metrics that Matter in 2020 eBook (click to get your copy) shows, in times of great stress and uncertainty, companies revert to their more basic…

Throwback Thursday – CPO Rising 2012: Keeping Score

By Andrew Bartolini June 18, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy

Over the past few Thursdays, I have been highlighting the 15 annual CPO/State of Procurement reports that I have written. In November 2012, we published CPO Rising 2012: Keeping Score a…

Compliance – Embrace It, Don’t Fear

By Andrew Bartolini June 17, 2020Articles, General, People, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

Some hear the word ‘compliance’ and embrace it, others hear the word and fear it. ‘Compliance’ is a concept that haunts nearly many professional across the greater enterprise, no matter…

Analyzing the Global Business “Reopenings” and What It Means for the Workforce

By Christopher Dwyer June 16, 2020Articles, General, People, Solution Providers, Technology

Last week, I highlighted four trends to watch in the wake of the “phased reopenings” happening across the global business world, including the short- and long-term ramifications of remote and…

Why CPOs Could Drive the Next Round of M&A Activity – Part 1

By Andrew Bartolini June 15, 2020Articles, General, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

"If a foreign country can supply us with a commodity cheaper than we ourselves can make it, better buy it of them with some part of the produce of…