Spend Analysis: A Primer for Beginners
Editor's Note: At this point, many of our readers ought to know not only what spend analysis is, but also its value proposition. Still, it is worthwhile to revisit the…
Supplier Information Management – A Key Enabler You Probably Don’t Have
Ardent Partners research consistently finds that suppliers will remain a top focus for Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and their procurement organizations over the next three years. This makes sense since…
Meet the Speakers of CPO Rising 2017! Introducing Jeffrey Ball, CPO of Digital First Media
Ardent Partners is pleased to welcome Jeffrey Ball, Chief Procurement Officer of Digital First Media, to CPO Rising 2017. Jeff will deliver a presentation entitled “Putting the ‘Strategic’ in Strategic…
Meet the Speakers of CPO Rising 2017! Introducing Walter Charles of Biogen
Walter Charles III is the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) at Biogen. As the article below highlights, he is also a highly-successful innovator who has consistently over-delivered in every procurement role that…
Supplier Performance and Risk Management – Bosom Buddies
Ardent Partners research consistently finds that suppliers will remain a top focus for Chief Procurement Officers (“CPOs”) and their procurement organizations over the next three years. This makes sense since…
Meet the Speakers of CPO Rising 2017! Introducing Chris Shanahan of BD – Part II
I’ve known Chris Shanahan, Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) at BD for nearly a decade, and I am beyond thrilled to welcome him to Boston in November as one of our keynote speakers…
The Top Ten Reasons to Attend the CPO Rising 2017 Summit
There is now one month until The CPO Rising 2017 Summit, Ardent Partners' annual procurement symposium. Have you registered yet? There are only a few days left to take advantage…
CPO News – October 6, 2017
Former Atlanta CPO Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy, Accepted Bribes In April, we brought you a story out of Atlanta concerning Adam Smith, the former Chief Procurement Officer who was terminated…
Meet the Speakers of CPO Rising 2017! Introducing Chris Shanahan of BD – Part I
I’ve known Chris Shanahan, Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) at BD for nearly a decade, and I am beyond thrilled to welcome him to Boston in November as one of our keynote speakers…
CPO Rising 2017: Procurement Hurdles (and last chance to download!)
While the tech adoption and mastery issues discussed previously here on CPO Rising are not unique to procurement departments, the major hurdles that Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) face in pursuit of their…