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2020 Vision: SpendHQ’s New Spend Analysis Tool for the New Decade

By Andrew Bartolini March 13, 2020Articles, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

The Ardent Partners team recently took a briefing from SpendHQ, the Atlanta-based provider of spend analysis SaaS solutions for procurement. On the call from SpendHQ were David Bush, chief revenue officer,…

Ardent Partners Launches MSP Advisor Report

By Christopher Dwyer March 12, 2020Articles, Complex Categories, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

New Study Addresses Managed Service Provider (MSP) Solutions Market BOSTON, MA, March 12, 2020 — Ardent Partners, a leading research and advisory firm, announced today that its new Managed Service Provider…

NEW Survey: The State of Procurement 2020 – Strategic Vision for the New Decade

By Andrew Bartolini March 12, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

I am pleased to announce that the survey for our annual “State of Procurement and the CPO” report is now open. If you have 15 minutes to spare today or later this…

Now Accepting Nominations for CPO Honors 2020

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

Ardent Partners is excited to announce that it is now accepting nominations for the fifth-annual CPO Honors. The CPO Honors is an opportunity to celebrate the procurement profession and recognize…

20 for 2020: The Key Themes for the Modern CPO’s Agenda (#16 – Uncertainty)

By Andrew Bartolini March 9, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, Strategy

In ten years’ time, the procurement profession and the role of the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) has changed in many unique and profound ways. Yet, just like 2010, CPOs and other procurement leaders…

Throwback Thursday: Procurement Fraud Remains An Issue for All CPOs

By Andrew Bartolini March 5, 2020Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, People, Process, Strategy

Editor's Note: We love Throwback Thursday here at CPO Rising. It's our weekly chance to go back into the early days of the site and pull out the best content…

Announcing the AP Metrics that Matter in 2020 eBook!

By Phil Bartolini March 4, 2020Articles, General, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

Ardent Partners is excited to announce the publication of its annual eBook, “Ardent Partners’ AP Metrics that Matter in 2020”, which is available for download here. Over the next few weeks,…

Why Do Businesses Continue to Fear the AI Revolution?

By Christopher Dwyer March 3, 2020Articles, Complex Categories, Strategy, Technology

There’s a moment in the latest trailer for season three of HBO’s sci-fi/drama series Westworld in which two seemingly-villainous omni-intelligent humanoid robots set stage to duel, the backdrop of a…