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Webinar! Strategic Spend Management – Last Chance to Register (9/27)!

By Andrew Bartolini September 26, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

"By surveying thousands of distinct organizations over the years, Ardent Partners has been able to clearly establish that the groups that manage very high levels of spend perform significantly better…

Meet the Speakers of CPO Rising 2017! Welcoming Back Bill McNally of NASA

By Andrew Bartolini September 25, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Strategy

Last year, we were fortunate to have Bill McNally, deputy chief acquisition officer at NASA, who directs procurement across the entire space agency, join Ardent Partners' inaugural CPO Rising Procurement Executive…

Measuring Procurement Performance – Not So Easy After All

By Andrew Bartolini September 22, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

Editor's Note: Join Ardent Partners' analysts and 150 global procurement and supply chain leaders and practitioners for Ardent's second-annual CPO Rising Procurement Executive Summit here in Boston on November 8…

Total Workforce Management’s Place in the New World of Work

By Christopher Dwyer September 20, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategy1 Comment

Editor’s Note: If you’re interested in learning more about the progressive workforce model discussed in today’s article, download our latest report, The Modern Guide to Total Workforce Management, by clicking…

Meet the Speakers of CPO Rising 2017! Introducing Uldis Sipols

By Andrew Bartolini September 19, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Strategy

I’ve known Uldis Sipols for many years and am pleased to announce that he will be serving as the Chairperson on Day One of the CPO Rising 2017 Summit. Uldis…

Webinar! Strategic Spend Management: Best-in-Class Strategies for CPO Success

By Andrew Bartolini September 18, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Join Ardent Partners’ Chief Research Officer, Andrew Bartolini, and special guests from BuyerQuest and Kimberly-Clark in an exclusive webinar on Wednesday, September 27th at 2 PM ET, sponsored by BuyerQuest, where they will…

Supply Management Technology: Key Solution Selection Criteria

By Andrew Bartolini September 13, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology2 Comments

Earlier this year, I conducted my yearly procurement benchmark study, CPO Rising, and surveyed more than 300 Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and other supply management leaders and practitioners on current trends in procurement…

Getting Agile and Efficient with Modern Contract Management Tools

By Andrew Bartolini September 11, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Today as in years past, the speed of business continues to increase. Markets evolve, products improve, requirements change, and timelines shrink. Time gets more valuable every year, particularly as workloads increase…

CPO Rising 2017: Technology Mastery

By Andrew Bartolini September 8, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Strategy, Technology

There is a very clear difference between doing something and doing something well. This concept rings true for the users of supply management technology who, by and large, struggle to…

Meet the Speakers of CPO Rising 2017! Introducing Tom Linton

By Andrew Bartolini September 7, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

Today’s article is the next installment in Ardent Partners' "Meet the Speakers of CPO Rising 2017" series, featuring Tom Linton, Chief Procurement and Supply Chain Officer at Flex. Tom will give…