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Technology Round-Up – February 4, 2016

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team February 4, 2016Articles, General, Solution Providers, Technology

Coupa Announces Contractually Acquisition Last week, Coupa, the California-based provider of spend management solutions for the cloud, provided Ardent Partners with a briefing on its recent acquisition of Contractually, the Vancouver, Canada-based…

From CFO to CEO: A Conversation with Louie Psallidas of Uno’s (I) – (CPOR-16 Speaker Spotlight)

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team February 4, 2016Articles, Events, People, Process, Strategy

Over the next few weeks we will highlight some of the outstanding executives that are presenting at the CPO Rising 2016 Summit. It is fitting that we commence this series…

Onward and Upward: IBM Procurement Leverages an Ecosystem to Drive Value

By Andrew Bartolini February 3, 2016Articles, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

IBM completed its acquisition of Emptoris in February 2012, ostensibly to bolster its Smarter Commerce solution suite. There have been significant changes for Emptoris in the intervening years, and 2015…

The State of the Chief Procurement Officer in 2016 (Hypothesis)

By Andrew Bartolini February 2, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Strategy

Editor's Note: Our annual CPO Rising survey is now open -- The data we collect from the survey will fuel our “CPO Rising 2016” research report that will publish in March…

Herding Cats is not a Strategy: Move Beyond Tactics to Align for Procurement Success (Webinar)

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team February 1, 2016Articles, Events, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

When your workday is consumed by the tactics of managing procurement, it’s nearly impossible to look ahead and plan an organizational strategy for success. Join our expert panel as they…

How to Transform Procurement in Five Steps – Step Five: External Stakeholder Engagement

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team February 1, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, People, Process, Strategy

Editor’s Note: Procurement transformation will be a big topic at Ardent Partners’ CPO Rising 2016 executive symposium this spring. Join us in Boston on March 29-30 for what is shaping up to…

Twelve Things We Learned About the Non-Employee Workforce in 2015, Part II

By Christopher Dwyer January 29, 2016Articles, Complex Categories, Lists, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

CPO Rising is counting down the top twelve things that the industry learned about the non-employee workforce in 2015. From aspects related to functional prowess (think: collaboration) to advancements in…

Procurement’s Expansion into Contingent Workforce Management (CWM)

By Christopher Dwyer January 26, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Lists, People, Process, Strategy1 Comment

For some procurement groups, convergence has come in the form of new, complex categories to manage like travel, contingent workforce, business process outsourcing (BPO), and meetings and events, while others…

How to Transform Procurement in Five Steps – Step Five: Internal Stakeholder Engagement

By Andrew Bartolini January 25, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, People, Process, Strategy1 Comment

Editor’s Note: Procurement transformation will be a big topic at Ardent Partners’ CPO Rising 2016 executive symposium this spring. Join us in Boston on March 29-30 for what is shaping…

CPO News – January 22, 2016

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team January 22, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

Sprint Hires Verizon Regional President as New Chief Procurement Officer Late last year, the Kansas City Star reported that telecommunications provider, Sprint, has announced plans to hire Mariano Legaz as its newest…