Throwback Thursday – CPO Rising 2015: The Agility Agenda
Over the past few Thursdays, I have been highlighting the 15 annual CPO/State of Procurement reports that I have written. After several years of focusing on the importance of procurement…
The Key Criteria for Supply Management Solution Selection
Earlier this year, Ardent conducted its yearly procurement benchmark study, CPO Rising, on the current trends in procurement people, processes, technologies, goals, strategies, and challenges. The recent release of The…
Ardent’s “2K20 Series” – Speaker Spotlight: Uldis Sipols
In April and May, Ardent Partners hosted The CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Series – The Resiliency Imperative as a way to bring together our global community of procurement, finance, and supply management…
Announcing the Procurement Metrics that Matter eBook Available for a Limited Time Only!
Since 2000, the global economy has been increasingly driven through its supply chain. Now, the global supply chain is under attack. Once again, CPOs have been called to the front…
Ardent’s “2K20 Series” – Speaker Spotlight: Alan Holland, Keelvar
In April and May, Ardent Partners hosted The CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Series – The Resiliency Imperative as a way to bring together our global community of procurement, finance, and supply management…
Ardent’s “2K20 Series” – Speaker Spotlight: Greg Tennyson, VSP Global
In April and May, Ardent Partners hosted The CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Series – The Resiliency Imperative as a way to bring together our global community of procurement, finance, and supply management…
Throwback Thursday – CPO Rising 2014: Convergence
Over the past few Thursdays, I have been highlighting the 15 annual CPO/State of Procurement reports that I have written. In March of 2014, we published CPO Rising 2014: Convergence, a…
Webinar! The Procurement Metrics That Matter for 2020
Join Ardent Partners this Thursday, June 25th at 2 PM ET for our annual Procurement Metrics that Matter webinar, sponsored by GEP. This webinar, based on its accompanying eBook, is a compilation of the…
How Do You Measure Procurement Performance?
As our recently released Procurement Metrics that Matter in 2020 eBook (click to get your copy) shows, in times of great stress and uncertainty, companies revert to their more basic…
Throwback Thursday – CPO Rising 2012: Keeping Score
Over the past few Thursdays, I have been highlighting the 15 annual CPO/State of Procurement reports that I have written. In November 2012, we published CPO Rising 2012: Keeping Score a…