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Four Questions Every Company Should Ask About Their HR and Procurement Convergence

By Christopher Dwyer October 13, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Lists, People, Process, Strategy

Convergence has been a hot topic around CPO Rising in 2014 (in fact, Ardent colleague and CPO Rising founder, Andrew Bartolini, focused his CPO-centric research report on this topic). Within…

Business Networks – Past, Present, and Future

By Andrew Bartolini October 10, 2014Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Today’s article is the second in a series of articles centered on our new Technology Adoption Report on Business Networks, sponsored by Hubwoo, and available for download here. While analyzing the technology markets…

Which Technologies Help Achieve ePayment Success?

By Andrew Bartolini October 8, 2014Articles, Process, Strategy, Technology

Welcome to the final entry in a four-part series that previews Ardent Partners’ upcoming ePayments Rising research study. The pending research report, which is due to publish soon, highlights the…

An Agent of Change: Dr. Nick Nayak’s Impact at the Department of Homeland Security

By Andrew Bartolini October 7, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

This year we have been working to deliver a “CPO Rising Virtual Roundtable” series, sponsored by IBM. Each of the roundtables brings together three or four leading Chief Procurement Officers…

Three Travel / Expense Management Metrics That Matter

By Christopher Dwyer October 6, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, Lists, Process, Strategy, Technology

It’s been previously stated here at CPO Rising that the business travel category has been on both a budgetary and strategic rise over the past half-decade; as more and more…

Research Preview: The State of Strategic Sourcing in 2014

By Andrew Bartolini October 2, 2014Articles, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

In the next few weeks, the analyst team at Ardent Partners will publish our annual State of Strategic Sourcing benchmark study. This study builds on last year’s research on the…

How Does the Finance Team Benefit from ePayments?

By Andrew Bartolini October 1, 2014Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

Welcome to the third entry in a four-part series that previews Ardent Partners’ upcoming ePayments Rising research study. The pending research report, which is due to publish soon, highlights the…

Why You Should Switch to ePayments Right Now

By Andrew Bartolini September 25, 2014Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

Welcome to the second entry in a four-part series that previews Ardent Partners’ upcoming ePayments Rising research study. The pending research report, which is due to publish this fall, highlights…

Dr. Nick Nayak – A Profile of a Public-Sector Chief Procurement Officer

By Andrew Bartolini September 23, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Strategy

This year we have been working to deliver a "CPO Rising Virtual Roundtable" series, sponsored by IBM. Each of the roundtables brings together three or four leading Chief Procurement Officers…

Announcing The 2014 Chief Procurement Officer (“CPO”) Virtual Roundtable Series

By Andrew Bartolini September 22, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Solution Providers, Strategy1 Comment

I'm pleased to announce the 2014 Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) Virtual Roundtable Series and also share the first recorded CPO Roundtable session with you today (click link to listen). Working in…