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How to Build a Compelling Business Case for Supplier Networks

By Andrew Bartolini May 21, 2015Articles, General, Lists, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

[Editor's Note: Ardent Partners, in conjunction with Hubwoo, recently published a helpful guide on How to Build a Compelling Business Case for Supplier Networks. Today's article features snippets of the guide, which…

IBM Empower 2015: Back to the Future

By Andrew Bartolini May 19, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

In 2006, I attended my first Emptoris Empower conference as an industry analyst. The company, of course, has changed significantly since then, most notably via two acquisitions (IBM acquired the…

Where Do We Start? An SMB Primer for Travel and Expense Management

By Christopher Dwyer May 18, 2015Articles, Complex Categories, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Industry standards peg the business travel category as encompassing anywhere between 8% and 12% of the average organization’s total budget. While this number can be higher for larger, enterprise-size organizations…

CPO Rising 2015: The Agility Agenda – Best-in-Class Procurement Performance

By Andrew Bartolini May 14, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy

Ardent Partners recently published my annual CPO-themed report – CPO Rising 2015: The Agility Agenda (click to download, registration required) – that is drawn from the responses of more than 300 Chief Procurement…

Sailing Downstream: Why “Source-to-Settle” Defines Procurement Transformation in 2015

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team May 12, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Today’s article is centered on our recent Sailing Downstream: Why "Source-to-Settle" Defines Procurement Transformation in 2015 report, sponsored by Zycus, and available for download here (registration required). The fact of the matter is…

CPO Roundtable: Agility and High-Performing Procurement Teams

By Andrew Bartolini May 11, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Strategy

[Editor's note: I will be attending IBM Empower 2015 in San Diego this week, hosting a similar CPO panel as the one below, among other activities. If you are at…

CPO Rising 2015: The Agility Agenda – CPOs Can’t Afford to Go it Alone

By Andrew Bartolini May 7, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy

CPO Roundtable Series: Under Pressure

By Andrew Bartolini May 5, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

Over the past several months, Ardent Partners and IBM have worked to bring together several best-in-class chief procurement officers around specific themes with the express aim of garnering the best…