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Supply Risk Management: A Best-in-Class Value Driver

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team May 15, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategy, Technology

While cutting costs, increasing savings, and pulling more spend under management is, collectively, a well-worn path for procurement to drive performance, a road less-traveled is through effective supply risk management (SRM).…

Monday First Thing: House of Procurement (Part 1) – Innovation

By Andrew Bartolini May 13, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Strategy

Publisher’s Note: Today's article includes a large excerpt Ardent's annual "State of Procurement" research report, CPO Rising 2019: Value Expansion. This report is based upon the responses from more than 300 CPOs…

Beeline Conference 2019 Recap: The Age of Talent-Driven Digital Transformation

By Christopher Dwyer May 10, 2019Articles, Complex Categories, Events, People, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

To say that the Vendor Management System (VMS) market has been volatile over the past several years is an understatement. Global VMS provider Beeline has first-hand experienced the true scope…

Throwback Thursday: Business or Sourcing: What Skills Do CPOs Want More?

By Andrew Bartolini May 9, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

Publisher’s Note: In 2019, Ardent Partners is celebrating 10 years of delivering “Research with Results” to Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and other readers of this site, including published reports, eBooks, presentations, insights, articles and…

New Report from Ardent Partners, CPO Rising 2019, Available Now!

By Andrew Bartolini May 8, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

Publisher's Note: This report is no longer available for download. If you enjoy our research be sure to register for our upcoming webinar, The CPO's Metrics that Matter in 2019,…

The Importance of SOW Management and Services Procurement in Today’s Evolving World of Work

By Christopher Dwyer May 7, 2019Articles, Complex Categories, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

It has been said here on CPO Rising and in Ardent’s research that there is an inherent link between contingent workforce management (CWM) and the Future of Work, attributed to…

Insights from CPO Rising 2019: #ValueExpansion — New Webinar from Ardent Partners!

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team May 6, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

CPO Rising 2019: #ValueExpansion is the research project that just keeps on giving.... Join Ardent Partners' Founder and Chief Research Officer, Andrew Bartolini, and Xeeva's Director of Product Marketing, Jessica…

Monday First Thing: Art Meets Innovation at IvaluaNOW 2019

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team May 6, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, People, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Last week, I had the pleasure of attending IvaluaNOW, Ivalua’s bi-annual user conference in Chicago. It follows closely on the heals of its other user conference, IvaluaNOW in Paris, which it held in…

Throwback Thursday: Business or Sourcing: What Skill Sets Does Your CPO Value Most?

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team May 2, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Future of Work Influencer Series: Rick Bowman, CEO of Shiftgig

By Christopher Dwyer April 30, 2019Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Welcome to CPO Rising’s all-new feature, the Future of Work Influencer series, which will highlight innovative voices in the evolving world of work. This exciting new series will be a…