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The Strategic Meetings Management Program of 2017: A Three-Year Outlook

By Christopher Dwyer December 3, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

Strategic meetings and events have become a prime means of recognizing top enterprise performers (incentive events), connecting with key customers (client-focused meetings), and driving new revenue streams via targeted conferences…

Visibility: What Does it Mean in the Contract Process?

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 2, 2014Articles, People, Process, Technology

Our short series of articles on the concept of visibility and what it means for Chief Procurement Officers continues this month. The response to this series has been so strong…

Your Guidebook to Contingent Workforce Management, Part IV: The (Contingent) Crystal Ball

By Christopher Dwyer December 1, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

Welcome to the fourth and final entry in a four-part series designed to discuss the publication of Ardent Partners’ second annual State of Contingent Workforce Management research report. The new…

Are You “Dressed to Kill?” Airing the Dirty Laundry Hidden in the Global Cotton Supply Chain

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team November 26, 2014Articles, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing1 Comment

[Publisher's note: Supply risk is a beast that wears many suits. Today, we begin an exclusive three-part series that examines the problem of human trafficking in the global cotton supply…

The State of Strategic Sourcing – Connecting the Dots

By Andrew Bartolini November 24, 2014Articles, General, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Ardent Partners' The State of Strategic Sourcing: Connecting the Dots is now out and available. Interested readers can find the report here and here. This research report analyzes the strategic…

Zycus Horizon 2014: A Pot Of Gold

By Andrew Bartolini November 21, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Zycus held its annual user conference, Horizon, earlier this month at the Ritz Carlton on Amelia Island in Florida and it was another very successful event for the supply management…

CPO News – November 19, 2014

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team November 19, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Solution Providers, Technology

Welcome to November's edition of CPO News. We're covering a lot of ground this month, including announcements of Chief Procurement Officers taking the reigns at several companies, several up and…

Procurement Influencer Series: Tim Minahan of SAP Talks About What’s Next for Procurement

By Andrew Bartolini November 18, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

I first heard of Tim Minahan, Chief Marketing Officer, SAP Cloud and Line of Businesswhen his job description literally included the term "procurement influencer" in his role as Chief Service…

Your Guidebook to CWM, Part I: Engagement Evolution

By Christopher Dwyer November 17, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

Welcome to the first entry in a four-part series designed to discuss the publication of Ardent Partners’ second annual State of Contingent Workforce Management (CWM) research report. The new study,…

Zycus Horizon 2014: Ericsson Sourcing in the Networked Society

By Andrew Bartolini November 14, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

As we mentioned yesterday, Zycus held its annual user conference, Horizon, earlier this week at the Ritz Carlton in (on?) Amelia Island, Florida and I was pleased to attend. It…