The CPO’s Hurdles in 2021
Ardent recently completed its sixteenth annual CPO-themed market research study, “The State of Procurement & the CPO”, which is part of an ongoing dialogue that my team and I have had with…
Procurement Rising Podcast – The State of Procurement 2021 Address (Part 1)
Today, Episode 108 of our Procurement Rising Podcast In this podcast series, I interview Chief Procurement Officers and Best-in-Class procurement leaders as well as technology and business experts working in procurement and…
Flashback Friday: Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Summary (Part II)
[Editor’s Note: We continue our “Throwback/Flashback” series with another look at a past entry on the skills needed for today’s procurement leaders.] Over the past several months, we’ve featured a…
Prosperity in the Future of Work: Interview with Sunil Bagai, CEO of Prosperix
The Future of Work is founded on change, whether that change is natural evolution or innovative progression. The world of talent and work has been changing at a rapid clip…
The CPO’s Priorities in 2021
Ardent recently completed its sixteenth annual CPO-themed market research study, "The State of Procurement & the CPO", which is part of an ongoing dialogue that my team and I have had with…
The Four Distinct Elements That Drive Procurement Excellence w/ John Dickson, CPO AstraZeneca
Last week on the Procurement Rising Podcast, I had a great conversation (click to listen!) with John Dickson, the Chief Procurement Officer at AstraZeneca on the Procurement Rising Podcast Series.…
Future of Work Friday: A Collection of Thoughts and Insights
From time-to-time, it’s beneficial to take a moment to collect random thoughts regarding the Future of Work movement, since there’s so many varied pieces of the complex, evolving puzzle that…
Throwback Thursday: Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Summary (Part I)
[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,…
What are the Procurement Metrics that Matter?
Join Ardent Partners on Wednesday, June 16th at 2 PM ET for our Procurement Metrics that Matter webinar, sponsored by GEP. More has been written about global supply chains in the last…
Procurement Rising Podcast – John Dickson, AstraZeneca
Today, Episode 107 of our Procurement Rising Podcast In this podcast series, I interview Chief Procurement Officers and Best-in-Class procurement leaders as well as technology and business experts working in procurement and…