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Webinar: Collaborative Procurement: Using Relationships to Drive Influence and Results

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team June 11, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy

Join Ardent’s Chief Research Officer, Andrew Bartolini on a June 17th (2 pm ET) webinar sponsored by Puridiom when he presents the findings from his upcoming report "Collaborative Procurement: Using Relationships to…

ISM at 100: The Hidden Risks Lurking Within Supplier Relationships

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team June 1, 2015Articles, Events, People, Process

Ardent Partners’ analyst team attended the 100th annual Institute for Supply Management (ISM) conference in Phoenix a couple of weeks ago. Risk, in many of its forms, was a regular topic throughout the…

UPCOMING WEBINAR: Building the Next-Gen CWM Program

By Christopher Dwyer May 27, 2015Articles, Complex Categories, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

[Editor’s note: Readers of CPO Rising know that the site’s contributors often present their thought leadership ideas, research findings, and industry insights on webcasts throughout the year. Today’s article is…

ISM at 100: Conflict Minerals Compliance – Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team May 22, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Strategy

ISM at 100: Robert Gates on Global Stability and Supply Risk

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team May 20, 2015Articles, Events, General, People

[Editor's note: the views expressed by Dr. Robert Gates do not necessarily reflect the views of Ardent Partners or its employees. Our goal with this piece is to present a…

IBM Empower 2015: Back to the Future

By Andrew Bartolini May 19, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

In 2006, I attended my first Emptoris Empower conference as an industry analyst. The company, of course, has changed significantly since then, most notably via two acquisitions (IBM acquired the…

ISM at 100: A Conversation with Tom Derry

By Andrew Bartolini May 13, 2015Articles, Events, General, People, Process

Last week, I had the pleasure to meet with Tom Derry, CEO of the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), at its 100 thannual conference in Phoenix, Arizona (Matt York, our editor, sat…

CPO Roundtable: Agility and High-Performing Procurement Teams

By Andrew Bartolini May 11, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Strategy

[Editor's note: I will be attending IBM Empower 2015 in San Diego this week, hosting a similar CPO panel as the one below, among other activities. If you are at…

SAPPHIRE 2015: Running Simple and Connecting the Business World

By Andrew Bartolini May 8, 2015Articles, Events, People, Solution Providers, Technology

In a busy week that began in Phoenix at ISM’s 100th annual conference (more on that conference next week), I was able, nonetheless, to get to SAPPHIRE in Orlando for…

Sourcing: Why Enterprises Should Stop Worrying and Love the Procurement Team

By Andrew Bartolini April 29, 2015Articles, Events, General, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

The goals of a business haven't changed too much in the 150 years since the procurement function first arose at the dawn of the second industrial revolution - enterprises need…