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…
The Art and Science of Big Data Management
Perhaps more than ever, CPOs will need catalysts to drive their teams to the next level of performance. Ardent Partners’ 2020 procurement research asked 340 CPOs to identify the “game-changers” that will…
What Are the Procurement Challenges and Trends to Track? (New Webinar)
Establishing and measuring relevant and actionable metrics is an important part of any business function since it provides the opportunity to set, track, and ultimately achieve goals and objectives while…
Throwback Thursday: CPO Rising 2011: Innovative Ideas for the Decade Ahead
Over the past few Thursdays, I have been highlighting the 15 annual CPO/State of Procurement reports that I have written. In June 2011, the report series was given the formal…
Procurement’s Impact on Cash Management
The global uncertainty that pervades today’s market indicates a very real threat of a deep economic downturn. In response, the CFO’s new “hierarchy of needs” has placed a laser focus…
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Join the 35,000+ CPOs, and other supply management leaders who receive this newsletter each week! Each week, Ardent Partners curates a round-up of procurement news, research, and analysis and delivers…
Throwback Thursday – The CFO and the CPO: One World, Two Worldviews
Over the past few Thursdays, I have been highlighting the 15 annual CPO/State of Procurement reports that I have written. Near the end of Ardent Partners' first year (2010), I…
Mid-Pandemic Ruminations on the Future of Work
On the second Sunday in March, I awoke at 6am to begin my typical pre-gym routine. Before rushing out the door, I quickly checked the status of my grocery store…
CPO News — June 1, 2020
Welcome to the Spring edition of CPO News! Over the past couple months there have been some higher-profile appointments and promotions that occurred in the procurement world, and we wanted…