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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…

Becoming Data-Driven in Accounts Payable

By Andrew Bartolini September 23, 2020Articles, General, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

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

By Andrew Bartolini September 4, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

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…

(Throwback Thurs) B2B Payments: The Impact of ePayments on Current AP Processes

By Andrew Bartolini September 3, 2020Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

[Publisher's note: Ardent Partners new report is now available - 2020 B2B Payments Technology Landscape please click here - Request the report (practitioners with business email only) today!] Each year, Ardent Partners conducts…

B2B Payments: “The Last Mile” of the P2P Process Finally Gets its Due

By Andrew Bartolini August 28, 2020Articles, General, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

[Editor's Note: Last chance to download Ardent's 15th annual State of P2P in 2020: Ensuring Continuity, Building Resiliency, and Rising to the Challenge market research report. Get your copy before…

Is Spend Under Management Still Procurement’s Gold Standard

By Andrew Bartolini August 27, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Strategy

Over the course of my career in supply management, I have had the great fortune to work with a large number of highly successful Chief Procurement Officers and procurement organizations that have…

Three Strategies for Success in the Age of Intelligence

By Andrew Bartolini August 21, 2020Articles, General, Strategy, Technology

Heightened competition in a global marketplace that is increasingly interconnected means that the decisions, operations, and performance made across an enterprise’s supply chain can have a more direct and lasting…