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Transforming Procurement in Five Steps: Step One – People

By Andrew Bartolini April 2, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, People, Strategy

Procurement transformation has become a familiar topic here on CPO Rising, particularly over the past couple of years when it has become increasingly clear that what got procurement departments where…

Throwback Thursday: Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Data Analysis

By Andrew Bartolini April 1, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, Strategy

[Editor’s Note: We continue our “Throwback Thursday” series with another look at a past entry on the skills needed for today’s procurement leaders.] It’s a great and worthwhile pursuit for Chief…

Transforming Procurement in Five Easy Steps

By Andrew Bartolini March 26, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Strategy

One of the challenges to studying a phenomenon (also known as a dependent variable) is to forego assigning causation to a single independent variable without considering other potential variables and…

A Buyer’s Guide to AP Automation – NEW Webinar 4/7

By Phil Bartolini March 24, 2021Articles, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

Ardent’s AP Quarterly Webinar Series, A Buyers’ Guide to AP Automation in 2021, continues Wednesday, April 7th at 2 PM ET. Register Here Join Ardent’s VP of Research, and head of our…

CPO: All Master Craftsmen Need Their Tools

By Andrew Bartolini March 11, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy, Technology

There is no profession where a true master tradesman intentionally lays aside the core tools and equipment of their craft – skill, creativity, and dedication cannot replace them. Major technological…

2021: It’s Time for Procurement to Engage

By Andrew Bartolini March 5, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

“The whole notion of collaboration, both internally and externally, I think, is something that, in procurement, we have to be really religious about. We have to be really militant about…

On Being BOLD in 2021

By Andrew Bartolini February 26, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy

Recent studies of human behavior and thinking invariably show that there are a large number of natural influences or biases that can affect individual and organizational decision-making. It is a…

A Practical Guide to E-auctions for Procurement – Book published today!

By Andrew Bartolini February 23, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Publisher’s Note: Today’s article is a guest publication from Jacob Larsen, Director of Digital Procurement at Maersk Group, renowned procurement technologist and eAuctions expert. Jacob is also a longtime friend…

Procurement 2021 Big Prediction – Procurement Drives Business Strategies

By Phil Bartolini February 22, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Strategy

[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published its procurement-themed report, “Procurement 2021: Big Trends and Predictions”. Over the next few weeks, this site will feature articles highlighting the key discussion points from the…

Introducing The “Procurement Rising” Podcast – Alejandro Gusis, Univar Solutions

By Andrew Bartolini February 11, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Podcast, Procurement Rising, Strategy

I'm thrilled to announce the launch of Ardent Partners' newest asset: The Procurement Rising Podcast! In this podcast, I will be interviewing Chief Procurement Officers and Best-in-Class procurement leaders as well…