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Spend Analysis: The Foundation for Procurement Excellence (Webinar)

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team February 2, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Are you free next Tuesday, February 7 at 2 PM? Join us and SpendHQ for a complimentary webinar on Spend Analysis: The Foundation of Procurement Excellence. Register here! Within the…

How Innovative Supply Management Technologies Create Opportunity for CPOs

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team January 30, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Editor's Note: This article is based upon Ardent Partners’ recent report, The CPO and CIO’s New Approach to Evaluating Enterprise Technology (sponsored by Coupa). Click to download (registration required). The age of…

Procurement 2017: When Trends Collide

By Andrew Bartolini January 27, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Strategy

Each January, the research team at Ardent Partners gathers and performs a comprehensive review of the primary research that we have conducted over the past 24 months. We then gaze into…

One Job, Two Legacies: How CIOs and CPOs Historically Evaluated Enterprise Technology

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team January 23, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

For some time, Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and IT departments have been in the driver’s seat when it comes to evaluating and adopting technology solutions. However, Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and procurement…

Announcing the “State of Procurement 2017” Survey

By Andrew Bartolini January 17, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, General, Lists, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, 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 15-20 minutes to spare today or…

Best of 2016: CPO Rising 2016 is History!

By Andrew Bartolini January 16, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

Publisher’s Note: Today on CPO Rising, we’re publishing our final “best of” 2016 article, which is a reflection of Ardent Partners' inaugural CPO Rising procurement executive summit. While we look back…

Best of 2016: The Art and Science of Procurement

By Andrew Bartolini January 13, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

Publisher’s Note: This week on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2016 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. Today, we look…

Webinar! Procurement 2017: Big Trends & Predictions – Register Now!

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team January 12, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Are you ready for 2017? Join Ardent Partners' analysts, Andrew Bartolini and Christopher Dwyer, on Thursday, January 26 between 2 and 3 PM EST, for our Procurement 2017: Big Trends &…

Best of 2016: Four Common Traits of Successful CPOs

By Christopher Dwyer January 11, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, People, Technology

Editor’s Note: This week on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2016 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. We also invite…

Best of 2016: A CPO and a Diplomat’s View of Supply Risk Management

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team January 9, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

Editor’s Note: This week on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2016 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. We also invite…