Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Category Management
It’s a great and worthwhile pursuit for Chief Procurement Officers to invest in their people, so, in that vein, over the next few weeks we will be analyzing the key…
The Future of Procurement (Podcast)
Rachel Spasser, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Ariba and I recently recorded a podcast where we discussed the future of procurement. The podcast was moderated by Dana…
Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Supply Market Knowledge
This year, I was invited to present (twice!) at the annual ISM conference in Las Vegas. My presentations are part of the "Emerging Practitioner" track designed to help younger procurement professionals…
Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – The Sourcing Process
This year, I was invited to present (twice!) at the annual ISM conference in Las Vegas. My presentations are part of the "Emerging Practitioner" track designed to help younger procurement professionals…
The State of the Chief Procurement Officer in 2014
I recently published my annual CPO Rising report and I think our regular readers will be very interested in it. The report presents a comprehensive, industry-wide view into what is…
Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Financial Analysis
This year, for the first time, I was invited to present (twice!) at the annual ISM conference in Las Vegas. My presentations are part of the "Emerging Practitioner" track designed…
Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Data Analysis
This year, for the first time, I was invited to present (twice!) at the annual ISM conference in Las Vegas. My presentations are part of the "Emerging Practitioner" track designed to…
Ardent Partners Publishes Annual State of Procurement Report
Ardent Partners’ annual CPO Rising research report is now available. Entitled, CPO Rising 2014: Convergence and authored by Ardent’s Chief Research Officer, Andrew Bartolini, this report presents a comprehensive, industry-wide…
April Webinars Bring May… Results (Coupa – April 10)
The analyst team at Ardent Partners has a busy month planned on the research and webinar front so over the next few days, we’ll share (and invite you to) our…
On the Bubble
March Madness ended on Monday (yesterday, if you follow women's college basketball) and Monday's game, like many that I watched was very competitive and went down to the last minute,…