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Magnus Mondays — Contract Lifecycle Management: A Different but Critical Procurement Technology

By Magnus Bergfors February 12, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) has come a long way in the last 25 years or so. The technology started as simple databases where some key metadata was collected to enable…

CPO Rising Listicle: Every CPO Faces 3 BIG Questions

By Andrew Bartolini February 9, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, Strategy, Technology

Fridays (in 2024) means that it’s time for another CPO Rising Listicle. Each list will include a variety of procurement tips, trends, insights, research, lists, strategies, and/or recommendations designed to help procurement…

Magnus Mondays: Don’t Believe the Hype! (Or at Least Apply Some Caution)

By Magnus Bergfors February 5, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Back in 1996, Bill Gates wrote “We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten.…

CPO Rising Listicle: Train and Retain Staff with Four More Great Strategies for CPOs

By Andrew Bartolini February 2, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Contingent Workforce Weekly, Future of Work, General, Lists, Strategy, Technology

Magnus Mondays — Graphite Connect: Supplier Management, Network Style

By Magnus Bergfors January 29, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

As part of the Magnus Mondays series featuring the latest procurement technology trends and insights, we will also spotlight interesting briefings and updates that we receive from different solution providers…

CPO Rising Listicle: Part One — Hire and Retain Top Talent with Four Strategies

By Andrew Bartolini January 26, 2024Chief Procurement Officers, Future of Work, General, Lists, People, Strategy

Guest Article: 3 Best-Practice Tips for Running Procurement Auctions

By John Yuva January 24, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

[Editor’s Note: Today’s article is a guest post from Blake Wetzel, CEO of AIQ, a leader in procurement consulting and e-auctions. AIQ provides an end-to-end service, from performing the spend…

Magnus Mondays: It’s Time to Improve eSourcing Adoption

By Magnus Bergfors January 22, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

When I first started reading CPO Rising more than a decade ago, I remember Ardent’s founder and chief research officer, Andrew Bartolini, introducing the concept of eSourcing 2.0, which is…

Will 2024 be the “Year of Intake Management and Procurement Process Orchestration?”

By Andrew Bartolini & Magnus Bergfors January 17, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Happy New Year!! A once staid industry, the procurement technology market has experienced a rousing level of innovation over the past few years, with many new technologies hitting the market…

L&T Energy-Hydrocarbon Delivers Transformative Results

By John Yuva January 16, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

The inaugural AP Honors Ceremony celebrated the accounts payable profession and recognized excellence in the field. During the ceremony, Ardent Partners presented awards for outstanding performance and execution in the…