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Ardent’s “2K20 Series” – Speaker Spotlight: Greg Tennyson, VSP Global

By Phil Bartolini June 30, 2020Chief Procurement Officers, People, Strategy

In April and May, Ardent Partners hosted The CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Series – The Resiliency Imperative as a way to bring together our global community of procurement, finance, and supply management…

Throwback Thursday – CPO Rising 2014: Convergence

By Andrew Bartolini June 25, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy

Over the past few Thursdays, I have been highlighting the 15 annual CPO/State of Procurement reports that I have written. In March of 2014, we published CPO Rising 2014: Convergence, a…

Now Available – The State of ePayables 2020 Market Research Report

By Andrew Bartolini June 24, 2020Articles, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology4 Comments

The State of ePayables 2020: Ensuring Continuity, Building Resiliency, and Rising to the Challenge In 2020, the accounts payable (“AP”) profession continues to gain momentum and impact business operations and…

How Do You Measure Procurement Performance?

By Andrew Bartolini June 19, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy

As our recently released Procurement Metrics that Matter in 2020 eBook (click to get your copy) shows, in times of great stress and uncertainty, companies revert to their more basic…

Throwback Thursday – CPO Rising 2012: Keeping Score

By Andrew Bartolini June 18, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy

Over the past few Thursdays, I have been highlighting the 15 annual CPO/State of Procurement reports that I have written. In November 2012, we published CPO Rising 2012: Keeping Score a…

Compliance – Embrace It, Don’t Fear

By Andrew Bartolini June 17, 2020Articles, General, People, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

Some hear the word ‘compliance’ and embrace it, others hear the word and fear it. ‘Compliance’ is a concept that haunts nearly many professional across the greater enterprise, no matter…

Why CPOs Could Drive the Next Round of M&A Activity – Part 1

By Andrew Bartolini June 15, 2020Articles, General, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

"If a foreign country can supply us with a commodity cheaper than we ourselves can make it, better buy it of them with some part of the produce of…

The Art and Science of Big Data Management

By Andrew Bartolini June 12, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy, Technology

Perhaps more than ever, CPOs will need catalysts to drive their teams to the next level of performance. Ardent Partners’ 2020 procurement research asked 340 CPOs to identify the “game-changers” that will…

Throwback Thursday: CPO Rising 2011: Innovative Ideas for the Decade Ahead

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

Over the past few Thursdays, I have been highlighting the 15 annual CPO/State of Procurement reports that I have written. In June 2011, the report series was given the formal…

Procurement’s Impact on Cash Management

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

The global uncertainty that pervades today’s market indicates a very real threat of a deep economic downturn. In response, the CFO’s new “hierarchy of needs” has placed a laser focus…