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Ivalua NOW Dispatch #3: Strategic Roadmap (Procure-to-Pay)

By John Yuva July 26, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

The Ardent Partners analyst team recently attended the 2024 Ivalua NOW: Procurement Re-Imaged conference in Miami. This event came on the heels of the company's slightly larger EMEA conference held…

Magnus Mondays (Reprisal) — It’s Time to Improve eSourcing Adoption

By Magnus Bergfors July 22, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

[**Over the next few weeks, we'll be running "best of" Magnus Mondays posts, reprising some of the most popular topics of the series. Magnus returns with new content in August.]…

Procurement 2024 BIG Predictions (Part 5): U.S. Election Impacts and Supply Chain Disinformation

By Andrew Bartolini July 19, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published its Procurement-themed report, “Procurement 2024: BIG Trends and Predictions.” Over the next few weeks, this site will feature articles highlighting the key discussion points from the…

NEW WEBINAR: Beyond Automation: How Intake & Orchestration Can Help Procurement Win in 2024

By Andrew Bartolini July 17, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Join Ardent Partners and ZIP on July 31st (2 PM ET) for a webcast on Beyond Automation: How Intake & Orchestration Can Help Procurement Win in 2024. Driving more spend…

Magnus Mondays — Random Summer Rants

By Magnus Bergfors July 15, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

As I prepare to head out for summer vacation, I thought I’d wrap up the first half of 2024’s "Magnus Mondays" articles with a selection of smaller random rants. For…

Ivalua NOW Dispatch #2: Strategic Roadmap (Source-to-Contract)

By John Yuva July 12, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Technology Round-Up — July 10, 2024

By John Yuva July 10, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up series continues this week with fresh supply management technology news and updates covering a few recent major announcements. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend management…

Magnus Mondays — The Procurement Data Paradox

By Magnus Bergfors July 8, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

“Data is the new oil” has been spouted as a truism for a number of years. This is primarily due to the promises of all the nice things AI will…

CPO Rising Listicle: Open Your Mind to New Technology (5 Reasons)

By Andrew Bartolini July 5, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Fridays (in 2024) means that it’s time for another CPO Rising Listicle. Each list will include a variety of procurement tips, trends, insights, research, lists, strategies, and/or recommendations designed to help procurement…

Magnus Mondays — The Two Levels of Supplier Management Tech

By Magnus Bergfors July 1, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Supplier management is one of the most critical aspects of procurement. But as is the case with a lot of areas within procurement, it’s complex. One of the biggest issues…