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The “Innovative” Impact of Contract Solutions – Part 1

By Andrew Bartolini April 15, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

Over the last few years, the contract management (or contract lifecycle management) solution space has seen some exciting new innovations, after lagging behind other areas in the supply management space…

Three Breakthrough Procurement Technology Predictions for 2022

By Andrew Bartolini April 13, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Technology

For nearly a decade, our team gathers to discuss and review the prior year and lay out plans for the new one. We review, in depth, the key findings and…

Procurement Experts on CPO Rising – Leading a Procurement Organization

By Andrew Bartolini April 11, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People

On January 4, 2010, Ardent Partners launched CPO Rising as a new resource to procurement leaders around the world. The site tagline then (and now) was (and is) straight and to the…

To BoB or Not to BoB? That is the Question (Part 1)

By Andrew Bartolini April 8, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General

Suites or Best of Breed (aka “BoB”) For most enterprises in 2021, technology has become a powerful enabler of the sustainable efficiencies and strategic value that can transform operations and…

CPO Rising 2022: The Data Revolution

By Phil Bartolini April 4, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

In 2022, more procurement departments than ever before are mining new insights and impacting performance with the use of advanced analytics. As long time analysts, it is clear that a…

The Intersection of Data and Sourcing

By Andrew Bartolini March 25, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

The Intersection of Data and Sourcing Prior to my time as an analyst, I was a strategic sourcing consultant, or more specifically, an eSourcing consultant, since I always used an…

Procurement Experts on CPO Rising – Transitioning Into a New CPO Role

By Andrew Bartolini March 23, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Podcast, Procurement Rising

Our “Procurement Experts on CPO Rising” series continues today an excerpt from my 2021 episode of the Procurement Rising Podcast – Ian Maher, Global Atlantic Financial Group (click to listen to the full…

Procurement Experts on CPO Rising (Mergers, Acquisitions AND CPOs)

By Andrew Bartolini March 16, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy

Our “Procurement Experts on CPO Rising” series continues today an excerpt from my 2021 episode of the Procurement Rising Podcast – Alejandro Gusis, Univar (click to listen to the full interview). Note that…

Friendly Reminder: We Have a CPO-Themed Podcast (Procurement Rising)

By Phil Bartolini March 14, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Podcast, Procurement Rising

Just a friendly reminder that we have a CPO-themed Podcast that we think you will enjoy. In each episode, our Chief Research Officer, Andrew Bartolini, discusses topics that matter to…

Procurement Transformation: Best-in-Class Strategies for Hospitality CPOs

By Andrew Bartolini March 11, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

Event season is ramping up and the Ardent team will be making a few appearances at user conferences and other industry shows. We are, however, not going to host the…