Procurement 2021: Technology Adoption
Ardent recently completed its sixteenth annual CPO-themed market research study, “The State of Procurement & the CPO”, which is part of an ongoing dialogue that my team and I have had with…
Procurement 2021: Using Data to Become More Agile and Intelligent
Ardent recently completed its sixteenth annual CPO-themed market research study, “The State of Procurement & the CPO”, which is part of an ongoing dialogue that my team and I have had with…
NEW WEBINAR: 2021 CPO Report – State of Procurement & Solution Priorities
You are invited to attend a new webinar on June 30 at 11 am ET --> 2021 CPO Report - State of Procurement & Solution Priorities In Ardent Partners’ 16th annual…
Procurement and the CPO as Trusted Advisor
The business world is forcing its executives, like the Chief Procurement Officer (“CPO”), to adapt to changing market conditions, customer demands, and technology innovations in order to drive greater value.…
Best-of-Breed AP Automation Solutions Make (More) Sense
[Editor's Note: Ardent recently published a new research report entitled "Why Best-of-Breed Solutions Consistently Beat ERPs in the Accounts Payable Arena", sponsored by Esker. This new report is available for…
Throwback Thursday: Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Financial Analysis
[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…
Procurement 2021 Big Trends – A Change in CPO Focus
While the procurement industry is consistently evolving and shifting, 2021 begins after a truly unprecedented year. In 2020, Chief Procurement Officers and their teams were forced to face massive disruptions, extreme threats,…
Transforming Procurement in Five Steps: Step One – People
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
[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
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…