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Throwback Thursday – The CPO’s Agenda 2009: Smart Strategies for Tough Times

By Andrew Bartolini May 28, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

In April 2009, I wrote our fourth annual CPO-themed State of Procurement report in the throes of the great recession. Things looked pretty bleak and there was a high degree…

Solving AP’s Reliance on Paper – Phase 3 – B2B Payments

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team May 27, 2020Articles, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy

[Editor's Note: Click to read Part 1 and Part 2 of this series] In Ardent Partners’ AP Metrics that Matter in 2020, our research indicated 55% of B2B payments were made…

Throwback Thursday – CPO Rising: The CPO’s Agenda for 2008

By Andrew Bartolini May 21, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

In February 2008, I wrote our third annual CPO-themed State of Procurement report and created a subtitle that has since become a Ardent Partners' brand - "CPO Rising" - that…

The CPO and Procurement Leadership (Track 1)

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

(Publisher's note: Our challenge to each reader is to pick and view one great CPO/Leadership session today. If you do, we bet you can't just stop at one!) Our inaugural…

Throwback Thursday: The CPO’s Strategic Agenda 2007 – Managing Performance, Reporting to the CFO

By Christopher Dwyer May 14, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy

We continue our “Throwback Thursday” series with another look at a past entry in our State of Procurement research series. And, as the co-author of this edition, it is great to…

Solving AP’s Reliance on Paper – Phase 2 – Invoice Processing

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team May 13, 2020Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy

Today we continue our look at solving AP’s reliance on paper by looking at the second phase of the process: invoice processing (click here to read Part 1 on Invoice…

Best-in-Class Contingent Workforce Management: A (Re)Focus on Cost Savings

By Christopher Dwyer May 12, 2020Articles, Complex Categories, Events, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Back in 2006, when I first started covering the contingent workforce and staffing industries, discussions around contingent workforce management (CWM) programs were dominated by a traditional commodity-led focus. Historically, the…

CPO Rising 2K20 – The Resiliency Imperative… So, Now What?

By Andrew Bartolini May 11, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Strategy

If you've visited this site anytime over the past 6 weeks, you couldn't help but notice that we've been busy pulling together a virtual series designed for procurement and supply…

The CPO and CFO: Partners in P2P

By Andrew Bartolini May 4, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

Today, an attempt to write something that doesn't focus 100% on the coronavirus pandemic.... It is an interesting time to be working in procurement. This is true across all industries…

Ardent Partners Announces the Full Agenda for The CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Summit on May 7th

By Andrew Bartolini May 1, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

We're pleased to announce the full agenda for The CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Summit scheduled for next Thursday, May 7th. Register to watch 12 C-level executives present ideas, strategies, and insights…