Magnus Mondays — What About That Spend Visibility?
Last week OpenAI released its new flagship model GPT-4o (o is for omni, as in working across audio, visuals, and text at the same time). GenAI news and hype is…
Procurement 2024 BIG Trends (Part 2): Polarization, D-Globalization, and Geopolitical Tensions
[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published its Procurement-themed report, “Procurement 2024: BIG Trends and Predictions.” Over the next few weeks, this site will feature articles highlighting the key discussion points from the…
NEW WEBINAR: The AP Metrics that Matter in 2024
Join Ardent Partners and Medius on May 21st (11 AM ET) for a webcast on The AP Metrics that Matter in 2024. Tired of guesswork and questionable KPIs? Unlock the…
NEW WEBINAR: The Global Challenge in Financial Operations: Managing Complexity, Ensuring Compliance
Join Ardent Partners and Basware on May 29th (10 AM ET/4 PM CEST) for a webcast on The Global Challenge in Financial Operations: Managing Complexity, Ensuring Compliance. Businesses have never…
Magnus Mondays — Are RFPs For Procurement Technology Really Effective?
Today’s topic might seem a little ironic given that analysts are infamous among technology providers for issuing long and demanding questionnaires about everything under the sun. But for a buying…
Procurement 2024 BIG Trends (Part 1): AI, Savings, Inflation, and Cost of Capital
[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published its Procurement-themed report, “Procurement 2024: BIG Trends and Predictions.” Over the next few weeks, this site will feature articles highlighting the key discussion points from the…
Technology Round-Up — May 8, 2024
CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up series continues this week with fresh supply management technology news and updates covering a few recent major announcements. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend management…
Magnus Mondays — The Slow Evolution of eSourcing Is Finally Speeding Up
As I’ve mentioned before, my procurement technology career began years ago in eSourcing. I worked for a company called IBX (which was first acquired by Capgemini that later sold it…
CPO Rising Listicle: Battle Inflation with Five Smart Strategies
Fridays (in 2024) means that it’s time for another CPO Rising Listicle. Each list will include a variety of procurement tips, trends, insights, research, lists, strategies, and/or recommendations designed to help procurement…
Magnus Mondays — Coupa Inspire 2024: From BSM to Margin Multipliers
Last week the Ardent Partners analyst team attended Coupa Inspire at the fashionable Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. According to Coupa, this was the largest Inspire so far…