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Best of 2015: Spend Analysis & Sourcing: Connecting the Sourcing Dots for Greater Value

By Andrew Bartolini December 30, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: This week on CPO Rising, we’re publishing five “best of” articles from 2015 as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. Enjoy! I…

Happy Holidays!

By Andrew Bartolini December 24, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People

Happy Holidays and Best Wishes for a Safe and Healthy 2016 - from everyone at Ardent Partners! PS. For those of you that are neither skiing nor surfing (it is,…

Research Preview: The State of Strategic Sourcing – Supplier Management

By Andrew Bartolini December 21, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Ardent Partners is pleased to announce the publication of The State of Strategic Sourcing 2015: The Four Pillars of Sourcing Success report. Interested readers can download this exciting and informative annual research…

The CPO’s Top Performance Metrics

By Andrew Bartolini December 17, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, Strategy

Join us on March 29 & 30, 2016 at the Harvard Club of Boston for CPO Rising 2016: The Agility Agenda. This executive summit will bring together business executives and supply…

Research Preview: Leveraging Contract Analytics to Uncover Hidden Costs, Risks, and Opportunity

By Andrew Bartolini December 16, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Today’s article is the second of two articles from a report that we recently published, entitled, Digging Deep: Leveraging Contract Analytics to Uncover Hidden Costs, Risks, and Opportunity, sponsored by Seal and available for free…

Research Preview: The State of Strategic Sourcing 2015 – Contract Management

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 14, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Procurement Should Become a Hub for Supplier Innovation

By Andrew Bartolini December 11, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Strategy

Join us on March 29 & 30, 2016 at the Harvard Club of Boston for CPO Rising 2016: The Agility Agenda. This executive summit will bring together business executives and supply…

Research Preview: Innovative Solutions and Strategies for Better Contract Management – Part I

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 10, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Today’s article is the first of two articles from a report that we recently published, entitled, Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Innovative Solutions and Strategies for Better Contract Management, sponsored by DocuSign and available for free…

Upcoming Webinar – 5 Transformative Strategies to Unlock More Procurement Value

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 9, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

As we head into 2016, many Chief Procurement Officers (“CPOs”) and their departments will find themselves at a crossroads, struggling to maintain their momentum while the speed and complexity of…

Easing the Procurement Transformation with Company-wide Buy-In

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 8, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

[Editor's Note: Today's article is a guest publication from Jennifer Kaelin, CFO of SciQuest. Ardent Partners is happy to review and feature guest publications from authors across the procurement and…