Magnus Mondays (Reprisal) — Category Management: All Talk No Action?
[**Over the next few weeks, we'll be running "best of" Magnus Mondays posts, reprising some of the most popular topics of the series. Magnus returns with new content in August.]…
Technology Round-Up — July 31, 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 (Reprisal) — It’s Time to Improve eSourcing Adoption
[**Over the next few weeks, we'll be running "best of" Magnus Mondays posts, reprising some of the most popular topics of the series. Magnus returns with new content in August.]…
Magnus Mondays — Random Summer Rants
As I prepare to head out for summer vacation, I thought I’d wrap up the first half of 2024’s "Magnus Mondays" articles with a selection of smaller random rants. For…
Ivalua NOW Dispatch #2: Strategic Roadmap (Source-to-Contract)
The Ardent Partners analyst team recently attended the 2024 Ivalua NOW: Procurement Re-Imaged conference in Miami. This event came on the heels of the company's slightly larger EMEA conference held…
Procurement 2024 BIG Predictions (Part 4): Global Sourcing, China Trade Policy, Supply Chain Disruption, Smart Sourcing
[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 State of Source-to-Pay Digitization 2024
Source-to-Pay (S2P) technology has become an essential part of the modern enterprise IT stack, empowering organizations in all aspects of their operations. Just as customers, employees, and financials have their…
Magnus Mondays — Don’t Leave Money on the Table, Optimize!
It’s always been a mystery to me why so few organizations use sourcing optimization. Yes, it can be complex to use but there is so much value to get from…
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…