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Ardent Analysis: Coupa Buys LLamasoft, Expands Supply Chain Capabilities, and Launches Itself Further into the Age of Intelligence

By Andrew Bartolini November 24, 2020Articles, General, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Earlier this month, Coupa Software, one of the largest players in the procurement and supply management space announced that it has acquired LLamasoft, a leader in AI-powered supply chain design…

Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 518: Why Promising Vaccine News Should Prompt Deeper Workforce Planning

By Christopher Dwyer November 18, 2020Articles, Complex Categories, General, Strategy1 Comment

This week’s all-new Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast features a discussion regarding the early and promising news of in-progress COVID-19 vaccines and how it impacts 2021 workforce planning. As businesses begin…

The CPO Honors 2020 Ceremony (Nov 17th @ 11 am ET)

By Andrew Bartolini November 13, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Readers and friends alike, you are cordially invited to attend the Fifth Annual CPO Honors Ceremony which will be held next Tuesday November 17th at 11:00 am ET. The CPO Honors Ceremony is an…

CPO Panel – 20/20 Vision for the Future (Nov 17th)

By Andrew Bartolini November 6, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Strategy

Procurement's Impact in 2020 Today, most CPOs and other procurement executives are well aware of the impact that their teams can make and the longer-term context of that impact. Ardent…

Announcing The CPO Rising 2020 Digital Summit

By Andrew Bartolini October 22, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

We are pleased to announce that Ardent Partners will host the CPO Rising Digital Summit on November 17th and 18th. This streamlined event will feature several leading Chief Procurement Officers, other global…

Strategies to Navigate the Technology Landscape

By Andrew Bartolini October 16, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy, Technology

Lack of automation across core process areas leaves procurement organizations susceptible to the failures of the past and constrains each group’s ability to gain and maintain credibility and optimize operations…

The Art and Science of Procurement Performance

By Andrew Bartolini October 15, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy

Our ongoing Throwback Thursday series that looks at the 15 annual CPO/State of Procurement reports that I have written continues today with another look at CPO Rising 2016: The Art and…

AP: Rising to the Challenge of a New Decade

By Andrew Bartolini October 9, 2020Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

In the 2020s, the accounts payable (“AP”) profession will continue to gain momentum and impact business operations and results in an increasingly strategic way. The global uncertainty that pervades today’s…

The CPO’s Approach to Supply Risk

By Andrew Bartolini October 8, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Strategy

Ardent Partners, the established leader in supply management market research, has identified unprecedented levels of risk across the vastly complex and highly interconnected supply chains that drive and support the…

What Can We Do Right Now to Prepare Our Workforce for 2021?

By Christopher Dwyer October 2, 2020Articles, Complex Categories, General, People, Process, Strategy

During breakfast over the weekend, my wife casually mentioned that she wanted the two of us to start our holiday shopping. When she politely informed me that I had rolled…