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Best of 2019: From Industry 4.0 to Procurement 4.0: Turning Innovative Ideas into Innovation

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 26, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2019 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. …

Best of 2019: Innovate or Die

By Andrew Bartolini December 24, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Strategy

Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2019 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. …

Best of 2019: Our Procurement Mantra for 2019? “Value Expansion!”

By Andrew Bartolini December 23, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy

Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2019 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. …

NEW WEBINAR – The Advent of Strategic Procurement – 12/10

By Andrew Bartolini December 9, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

After a century of slow progression, procurement has become a strategic business function in roughly a generation’s time. The move from the back office was not trivial, and the transformation…

CPO News — December 6, 2019

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 6, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Strategic Sourcing

Welcome to the winter edition of CPO News! Over the past several months there have been some higher-profile appointments and promotions that occurred in the procurement world, and we wanted…

Black Friday 2019 – Shopping, Supply Chains, and Sales Reminder

By Andrew Bartolini November 29, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Attention Shoppers! The day after Thanksgiving in the US has long been known as Black Friday, the dark name for what is generally considered the biggest shopping day of the year…

CPO Rising 2019 Highlights: Three CPO Mantras to Generate Impact

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team November 25, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, People, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

The CPO Rising 2019 Summit was almost a month ago, and we at Ardent Partners have offered recaps of the overall event, as well as closer looks at a couple…

To Build a Procurement Team, Think Big — But Start Small

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team November 22, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

Last month at CPO Rising 2019, attendees had the pleasure of hearing from Bill Browning, Director of Procurement at Carbonite and a “friend of the firm,” who delivered a presentation entitled,…

Scenes from The CPO Rising 2019 Summit – The CPO Honors Gala (Part 2)

By Phil Bartolini November 19, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Technology

Ardent Partners’ annual CPO Rising 2019 Summit was held on October 29 and 30th at the historic Harvard Club of Boston, in the city’s posh Back Bay district. Simply put, the event…

The Future of Work and Procurement: Are They Linked?

By Christopher Dwyer November 19, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

The world of work is now in a state of perpetual change, consistently floating through the spectrum of evolution due to the progressions of technology, business thinking, and major economic…