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CPO Rising Listicle: Cost of Capital Makes Procurement Valuable to the CFO in 5 Ways

By Andrew Bartolini April 11, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, Strategy

Fridays (in 2025) 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…

Technology Round-Up — April 9, 2025

By John Yuva April 9, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Solution Providers, 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…

Magnus Mondays — Zip Forward Europe 2025: Risk Orchestration in the Limelight

By Magnus Bergfors April 7, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, Process, Solution Providers, Technology

Last week, I had the pleasure of attending Zip’s inaugural European version of its user conference, Zip Forward. Held in London, the one-day event hosted more than 200 attendees from…

Part Two: Procurement BIG Trends & Predictions — AI-Driven Future Amidst Economic Uncertainty

By John Yuva April 4, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, Process, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

Did you miss Ardent Partners' recent webinar, Procurement 2025: BIG Trends and Predictions, that delivered a series of insightful predictions designed to help procurement teams in all industries and regions…

Procurement News — April 2, 2025

By John Yuva April 2, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People1 Comment

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…

Memory Lane – The CPO Rising Tournament 2012

By Andrew Bartolini March 31, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, Lists, People, Strategy

The Ardent team is hard at work on our 20th annual CPO Rising - State of Procurement report (register for the April 29 webinar here?). But while analyst travel season…

Part One: Procurement BIG Trends & Predictions — Rise of AI in Procurement

By John Yuva March 28, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, General, Process, Strategy, Technology

AI in Action — Procurement: A Conversation with Globality

By Andrew Bartolini March 26, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

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…

Magnus Mondays — Agentic AI Has Entered the Chat

By Magnus Bergfors March 24, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

For the last couple of years, generative AI (GenAI) has been a staple in procurement solution provider marketing as the savior for overwhelmed procurement departments. But during the second half…

Part Two: Scale New Heights — How Technology is Transforming Spend Management

By John Yuva March 21, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Did you miss Ardent Partners' recent webinar, Scale New Heights: Improve Performance by Optimizing Your Procurement Technology, that shed light on reaching the next level of procurement performance by building a…