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When Blockchain Meets Supply Chain — February 19, 2020

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team February 19, 2020Articles, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Editor’s Note:Well, it's 2020, and we've taken a few months off from Blockchain. Luckily, everyone in the technology world is still talking and writing about Blockchain distributed digital ledgers, including…

Workday “Scouts” a Big Opportunity in Strategic Sourcing

By Andrew Bartolini February 5, 2020Articles, Lists, People, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Ardent Partners recently took a briefing with the leadership team of Workday (led by Eric Washer, vice president of product strategy) to discuss its recent acquisition of Scout RFP ("Scout"), a cloud-based strategic…

20 for 2020: The Key Themes for the Modern CPO’s Agenda (#6 – Disruption)

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team January 31, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Lists, People, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

In ten years’ time, the procurement profession and the role of the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) has changed in many unique and profound ways. Yet, just like 2010, CPOs and other procurement leaders…

Technology Round-Up — January 29, 2020

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team January 29, 2020Articles, Complex Categories, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today, in this first edition for 2020, with fresh supply management technology news and updates from the past month. If you are a sourcing, procurement,…

Need to Source Print Marketing Materials? Just “Source It”

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team January 15, 2020Articles, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

The Ardent Partners analyst team recently took a briefing with Real Sourcing Network (RSN), a New York City-based provider of sourcing and procurement solutions for print marketing materials. Sarah Scudder,…

Throwback Thursday: Agility — Source Like a Cheetah

By Andrew Bartolini December 19, 2019Articles, General, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Publisher’s Note: In 2019, Ardent Partners is celebrating 10 years of delivering “Research with Results” to Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and other readers of this site, including published reports, eBooks, presentations, insights, articles and…

Become a Sourcing Superhero with These Three Tips

By Andrew Bartolini December 16, 2019Articles, Events, Lists, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Contrary to popular belief, you don’t need to be bitten by a radioactive spider to become a superhero. As Batman has proven time and time again, you just need the…

NEW WEBINAR – The Advent of Strategic Procurement – 12/10

By Andrew Bartolini December 9, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

After a century of slow progression, procurement has become a strategic business function in roughly a generation’s time. The move from the back office was not trivial, and the transformation…

CPO News — December 6, 2019

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 6, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Strategic Sourcing

Welcome to the winter edition of CPO News! Over the past several months there have been some higher-profile appointments and promotions that occurred in the procurement world, and we wanted…

Technology Round-Up — November 27, 2019

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team November 27, 2019Articles, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with an assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing,…