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The Compliance Management Checklist, Part II: Complex Compliance

By Christopher Dwyer July 30, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, General, Process, Strategy

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

By Christopher Dwyer July 29, 2014Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy1 Comment

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

By Andrew Bartolini July 24, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy

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)

By Andrew Bartolini July 18, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Strategy

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

By Andrew Bartolini July 16, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, People, Strategy

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

By Andrew Bartolini July 10, 2014Articles, General, Strategy

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

By Andrew Bartolini June 23, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Strategy, Technology

Chief Procurement Officers in 2014: Procurement’s Convergence with Business Travel

By Andrew Bartolini June 20, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

Chief Procurement Officers in 2014: Doing Better with Same

By Andrew Bartolini June 18, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

Ardent Partners recently published our annual CPO Rising report (entitled CPO Rising 2014: Convergence) and the focus of this report is exactly geared towards the readers of CPO Rising (CPOs and those who…

Selectica Selects Iasta (Announces Plan to Acquire)

By Andrew Bartolini June 12, 2014Articles, General, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Last week, Selectica (ticker: SLTC) , a solution provider best known in our industry for its Contract Lifecycle Management solutions announced that it had reached a definitive agreement to acquire…