The CPO Honors 2020 Ceremony (Nov 17th @ 11 am ET)
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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…
Becoming Data-Driven in Accounts Payable
Due to the rise of business process automation tools, cloud-based applications, mobile solutions, and connected devices permeating the modern business environment, more data is being created each year than ever…
Five Procurement Strategies to Unlock Greater Value
The value driven by the average sourcing team over the last decade has, in many cases, been significant and transformative. But, competitive forces at play in a rapidly changing business…