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Ariba LIVE 2014: Contingent Labor and the Overlooked Opportunity

By Christopher Dwyer March 28, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, General, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy

[Publisher's note: Our original plan for today was to publish an article focused on the "larger" themes and announcements at Aribe LIVE, but with SAP's announcement on Wednesday to acquire…

Instant Analysis: SAP Announces Plans to Acquire Fieldglass

By Christopher Dwyer March 26, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Earlier today, SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) announced its intent to acquire Vendor Management System (VMS) provider Fieldglass, one of the world’s leading platforms for managing contingent labor and other types…

Cross Pollination

By Andrew Bartolini March 4, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Strategy

First, I'd like to invite you to join me on March 20th at 2 PM ET for a webinar where I present the findings from my annual CPO Rising report…

Fail-safe

By Andrew Bartolini February 10, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Strategy

When things don’t go according to plans, the unprepared are often forced to just grin and bear it and hope that no one notices or that the total impact of…

Procurement’s Evolution, Part II: Convergence with Travel

By Andrew Bartolini February 3, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Process, Strategy

Today, we continue our series that highlights procurement’s (and the chief procurement officer’s) evolving influence within the greater enterprise. Each of these articles will tackle a business function or enterprise…

Announcing the “CPO Rising 2014” Survey

By Andrew Bartolini January 29, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Strategy

Ardent Partners conducts one procurement-themed market research study each year and I'd like to invite you to participate in it - our annual CPO Rising research effort - by clicking…

Are You Ready for 2014?

By Andrew Bartolini January 17, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, General, Lists, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

For procurement leaders, 2013 was a remarkably stable year. For investors, it was a great one. Ardent Partners does NOT expect more of the same in 2014. Are you ready…

Becoming a CPO in 2014 – The CPO’s Perspective

By Andrew Bartolini January 6, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy

Publisher's Note: This report is now available in the Ardent Partners library at a substantial discount. Click here to learn more. Happy New Year! Are you ready for 2014? We are…

Procurement’s Evolution, Part I: Convergence with Finance

By Christopher Dwyer December 20, 2013Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Strategy1 Comment

Today in the waning days of 2013, we being a new series that will highlight procurement’s (and the chief procurement officer's) evolving influence within the greater enterprise. Each of these…

CPO 2019: A Five-Year Outlook (Part 2)

By Christopher Dwyer December 16, 2013Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy

Publisher's Note: This report is now available in the Ardent Partners library at a substantial discount. Click here to learn more. With my new report, Becoming a CPO in 2014: The…