GEP: Differentiating Itself with a Broad (& Strong) Portfolio (II)
In the course of our work for and discussions with large procurement departments this year, GEP’s name is coming up much more frequently than just a few years ago. Impressively,…
GEP: Differentiating Itself with a Broad (& Strong) Portfolio (I)
In the course of our work for and discussions with large procurement departments this year, GEP's name is coming up much more frequently than just a few years ago. Impressively,…
The Compliance Management Checklist, Part II: Complex Compliance
Welcome to the second article in a five-part series that will focus on how procurement, finance, and other professionals effectively build a “compliance management” checklist that addresses multiple avenues of…
The Compliance Management Checklist, Part I
Welcome to the first article in a five-part series that will focus on how procurement, finance, and other professionals effectively build a “compliance management” checklist that addresses multiple avenues of…
CPO Rising 2014 (Report): Convergence Fever
Before starting today's article, I'd like to welcome all readers to join the Ardent Partners Supply Management Research Group on LinkedIn by clicking here. Joining this groups is one new…
CPO Rising 2014: Convergence – Top Challenges in 2014 (III)
Ardent Partners recently published our annual CPO Rising report (entitled CPO Rising 2014: Convergence) and of all the reports we publish this year, the focus of this report is exactly geared towards our…
Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Some Final Thoughts
Since poor procurement staff capabilities have been a thorn in the side of many Chief Procurement Officers through the years, we decided to publish an in-depth 16-part series - "Skills…
Data Driven
The world is becoming more and more data driven. As you surf the web today, many of the sites that you visit will utilize ad serving technology that will determine,…
CPO Rising 2014: Convergence…. The CPO’s Three Year Plan
Ardent Partners recently published our annual CPO Rising report (entitled CPO Rising 2014: Convergence) and of all the reports we publish this year, the focus of this report is exactly geared towards our…
Chief Procurement Officers in 2014: Procurement’s Convergence with Business Travel
Ardent Partners recently published our annual CPO Rising report (entitled CPO Rising 2014: Convergence) and of all the reports we publish this year, the focus of this report is exactly geared towards our…