Spring Cleaning 2016
Speaking of great memories, here's one from the files that we share biennially.... Although it snowed a few inches on Monday in Boston, spring is officially upon us so, now…
Bob Kane: an “Old School” CPO with a “New School” Style
Ardent Partners is pleased to welcome Robert “Bob” Kane to CPO Rising 2016 today in Boston, where he will give a talk on Managing Risk in a Global Supply Chain.…
CPO Rising 2016 Summit: Sourcing, Supply Risk, and Contract Management
The modern procurement executive must focus on a number of functional areas in order to remain competitive in today’s business world. This includes tasks like managing supplier relationships, sourcing the…
Technology Round-Up – March 24, 2016
E2Open Acquires Terra Technology On March 8, E2Open (NASDAQ: EOPN), a California-based provider of supply chain collaboration, planning, and execution solutions for the cloud, announced that it acquired Terra Technology, the Connecticut-based…
CPO Rising 2016 Summit: Showcasing the Value of Sourcing Across All Categories
Developing and maintaining an effective sourcing program is one of many game-changers that Ardent Partners has espoused for procurement teams over the last several years. Running a sourcing program that…
Webinar Preview: Savings and Risk: The Rise of Analytics for Procurement – March 23
Editor's Note: Join Ardent Partners' Chief Research Officer, Andrew Bartolini, along with representatives and clients of Determine, Inc. on Wednesday, March 23 at 2:00 pm EST for this complementary webinar…
Technology Round-Up – March 10, 2016
Tradeshift, MetaProcure Partner to Bring Managed Procurement Services to the Masses On March 8, Tradeshift, the California-based provider of supplier collaboration networks, announced that is has partnered with Georgia-based MetaProcure, a provider of…
How New or Improved Technologies Can Transform Procurement – Spend Analysis and eSourcing
As Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and procurement practitioners move into 2016, they have the need and the capability for advanced technology solutions to automate and link the source-to-settle process –…
Ardent Partners Welcomes John Zagata of Spectra Energy to CPO Rising 2016!
Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks we will highlight some of the outstanding executives that are presenting at the CPO Rising 2016 Summit. Today we continue the series with an…
Technology Round-Up – March 3, 2016
Data Intensity Acquires Enrich, Inatech to Enhance Procurement Solutions On February 24, Bedford, MA-based Data Intensity, which provides cloud-based, managed, and professional services for Oracle implementation, announced that it has…