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Analyst Insight – Generation Next: SAP Ariba’s AI Rebuild (III)

By Andrew Bartolini March 2, 2026Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

The recent announcement of “next-gen SAP Ariba,” a complete architectural rebuild of SAP Ariba’s market-leading Source-to-Pay (“S2P”) suite is a major industry event. With availability set for February 2026, this…

Winning 2026: The CPO 45-Second Briefing – “Category Management Evolves into Category Intelligence”

By Andrew Bartolini February 27, 2026Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Strategy, Technology

Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer for Ardent Partners, has been tracking how procurement evolves for 20 years and publishing an annual report for the past decade to help…

Meet the New Tariffs, Same as the Old Tariffs: Why 2026 Requires ‘Trade Engineering’

By Andrew Bartolini February 26, 2026Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

EMERGENCY ALERT 🚨: The ‘Executive End-Run’ on Tariffs In today’s emergency post which is an echo of my newsletter on LinkedIn, I highlight the tariff prediction I made in our…

Analyst Insight – Generation Next: SAP Ariba’s AI Rebuild (II)

By Andrew Bartolini February 23, 2026Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Winning 2026: The CPO 45-Second Briefing – “Permanent Beta Mode”

By Andrew Bartolini February 20, 2026Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Strategy, Technology

Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer for Ardent Partners, has been tracking how procurement evolves for 20 years and publishing an annual report for the past decade to help…

The AI Productivity Dividend: The CPO’s Choice Between Efficiency and Impact

By Andrew Bartolini February 19, 2026Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Strategy, Technology

We recently published our annual Procurement 2026: BIG Trends and Predictions report. It’s a report I’ve been writing for about a decade that distills months of market data, conversations with…

Analyst Insight – Generation Next: SAP Ariba’s AI Rebuild (I)

By Andrew Bartolini February 17, 2026Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

AI in Action — Procurement: A Conversation with Agiloft

By Andrew Bartolini February 13, 2026Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

A New AI Series on CPO Rising The power of artificial intelligence (AI) is undeniable. Its impact and influence are revolutionizing the Procurement automation market. According to research from Ardent…

Best of 2025: AI in Action — Procurement: A Conversation with GEP

By John Yuva January 26, 2026Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2025 articles as we reflect on last year and begin tackling 2026. A New AI…

Best of 2025: Part Two: Scale New Heights — How Technology is Transforming Spend Management

By John Yuva January 23, 2026Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2025 articles as we reflect on last year and begin tackling 2026. Did you miss…