Procurement News — March 4, 2026
Welcome to Procurement News, part of our ongoing aggregate news series covering recent supply management headlines and trends pertinent to Chief Procurement Officers and other procurement leaders! Contact us with…
Analyst Insight – Generation Next: SAP Ariba’s AI Rebuild (III)
The recent announcement of “next-gen SAP Ariba,” a complete architectural rebuild of SAP Ariba’s market-leading Source-to-Pay (“S2P”) suite is a major industry event. With availability set for February 2026, this…
Winning 2026: The CPO 45-Second Briefing – “Category Management Evolves into Category Intelligence”
Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer for Ardent Partners, has been tracking how procurement evolves for 20 years and publishing an annual report for the past decade to help…
Meet the New Tariffs, Same as the Old Tariffs: Why 2026 Requires ‘Trade Engineering’
EMERGENCY ALERT 🚨: The ‘Executive End-Run’ on Tariffs In today’s emergency post which is an echo of my newsletter on LinkedIn, I highlight the tariff prediction I made in our…
Analyst Insight – Generation Next: SAP Ariba’s AI Rebuild (II)
The recent announcement of “next-gen SAP Ariba,” a complete architectural rebuild of SAP Ariba’s market-leading Source-to-Pay (“S2P”) suite is a major industry event. With availability set for February 2026, this…
Winning 2026: The CPO 45-Second Briefing – “Permanent Beta Mode”
Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer for Ardent Partners, has been tracking how procurement evolves for 20 years and publishing an annual report for the past decade to help…
The AI Productivity Dividend: The CPO’s Choice Between Efficiency and Impact
We recently published our annual Procurement 2026: BIG Trends and Predictions report. It’s a report I’ve been writing for about a decade that distills months of market data, conversations with…
NEW WEBINAR: From Systems of Engagement to Systems of Action: The Agentic CPO
Join Ardent Partners and Zycus on February 26th (2 PM ET) as they discuss From Systems of Engagement to Systems of Action: The Agentic CPO. Procurement leaders have spent the…
Analyst Insight – Generation Next: SAP Ariba’s AI Rebuild (I)
The recent announcement of “next-gen SAP Ariba,” a complete architectural rebuild of SAP Ariba’s market-leading Source-to-Pay (“S2P”) suite is a major industry event. With availability set for February 2026, this…
AI in Action — Procurement: A Conversation with Agiloft
A New AI Series on CPO Rising The power of artificial intelligence (AI) is undeniable. Its impact and influence are revolutionizing the Procurement automation market. According to research from Ardent…