Uncertainty Looms for 2017 – Part I
We have said for a few years now that this is an exciting time to work in procurement. Given the state of the world, that might be an understatement. And given…
Black Friday – Ardent Partners’ Style
The staff at Ardent Partners has much to be grateful for this year. And so, in the spirit of Thanksgiving, we're making three of our latest research reports freely available…
ePayables Study Hall: More Metrics
ePayables Study Hall – More Metrics Today we’ll look at the other key metrics (besides the average cost per invoice discussed last time) that can help an AP department better…
ePayables Study Hall: The Metrics
We continue to build out our ePayables Study Hall series with this article focused on the various performance metrics by which a typical AP department is measured (The first three articles are found…
P2P Tech Roundup – August 30, 2016
CPO Rising regularly publishes news stories and general announcements on the people, companies, and events that have and will have a big impact on supply management. Our regular “P2P Tech Roundup" series…
CPO Rising 2016: How the Best-in-Class Leverage Spend Analysis for Superior Performance
Editor’s Note: Today and for the next few weeks, we will feature a series of articles based in large part on Ardent Partners’ flagship research report, CPO Rising 2016: The Art…
CPO Rising 2016: Better Communicating Procurement Value and Performance
Editor’s Note: Today and for the next few weeks, we will feature a series of articles based in large part on Ardent Partners’ flagship research report, CPO Rising 2016: The Art…
CPO Rising 2016: Why CPOs Must Align Procurement More Closely with the Enterprise (and How)
Editor’s Note: Today and for the next few weeks, we will feature a series of articles based in large part on Ardent Partners’ flagship research report, CPO Rising 2016: The Art…
Five Ways to Manage Procurement Risk with Contract Management
Editor's Note: I was recently reminded of a conversation I had at AribaLive in Las Vegas earlier this year with a former colleague who also happens to be a lawyer.…
ISM 2016: Five Values You Share with Millennials
One of the hottest trends in supply management over the past year has been to discuss the rise of the Millennial Generation and how they are on deck, ready and…