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Throwback Thursday: Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Summary (Part I)

By Andrew Bartolini June 3, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing1 Comment

[Editor’s Note: We continue our “Throwback Thursday” series with another look at a past entry on the skills needed for today’s procurement leaders.] Over the past month and a half,…

Throwback Thursday: Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – The Sourcing Process

By Phil Bartolini April 15, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Strategic Sourcing

[Editor’s Note: We continue our “Throwback Thursday” series with another look at a past entry on the skills needed for today’s procurement leaders.] It’s a great and worthwhile pursuit for Chief…

Throwback Thursday: Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Category Management

By Andrew Bartolini March 25, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Strategic Sourcing

2021: It’s Time for Procurement to Engage

By Andrew Bartolini March 5, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

“The whole notion of collaboration, both internally and externally, I think, is something that, in procurement, we have to be really religious about. We have to be really militant about…

A Practical Guide to E-auctions for Procurement – Book published today!

By Andrew Bartolini February 23, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Publisher’s Note: Today’s article is a guest publication from Jacob Larsen, Director of Digital Procurement at Maersk Group, renowned procurement technologist and eAuctions expert. Jacob is also a longtime friend…

Best of 2020: Why CPOs Could Drive the Next Round of M&A Activity

By Andrew Bartolini January 13, 2021Articles, General, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

[Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2020 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.]…

20 for 2020: Key Providers in the 2020s – Workday Strategic Sourcing (fka Scout RFP)

By Andrew Bartolini December 3, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Earlier this year, we initiated the first of our planned 20 for 2020 series’ as an echo to the 10 for 2010 series that we used to launch this site. That first 2020 series…

Announcing The CPO Rising 2020 Digital Summit

By Andrew Bartolini October 22, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

We are pleased to announce that Ardent Partners will host the CPO Rising Digital Summit on November 17th and 18th. This streamlined event will feature several leading Chief Procurement Officers, other global…

Advanced Sourcing and Procurement Technologies – A Series Introduction

By Andrew Bartolini October 1, 2020Articles, General, Lists, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

The analyst team at Ardent Partners has been writing about procurement people, processes, technologies, and industry best practices that have helped to propel the profession forward even before the firm’s creation.…

CPO News — September 9, 2020

By Phil Bartolini September 9, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategic Sourcing

Welcome to the (end of) Summer edition of CPO News! Over the past couple months there have been some higher-profile appointments and promotions that occurred in the procurement world, and…