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ISM 2017 Round-Up: Top Five Highlights from Orlando

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team May 30, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, Lists, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Last week, Andrew Bartolini and I had the great pleasure of attending the Institute for Supply Management’s 102nd annual conference in sunny (and muggy) Orlando, Florida. The four-day event featured…

Happy Memorial Day From Ardent Partners

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team May 29, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

Memorial Day in the United States has different meaning for different people. For many, it is a weekend to reflect on the sacrifices made by the men and women of…

Procurement Influencer Series: Jack Mulloy of BuyerQuest – Part II

By Andrew Bartolini May 24, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: The following is a transcript of an interview by Andrew Bartolini with Jack Mulloy, CEO of BuyerQuest. Some of the questions have been edited for brevity and clarity. Last week,…

CPO Rising 2017: Tools of the Trade – WEBINAR Tomorrow!

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team May 23, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Do you wish to master the technological tools necessary to take your procurement team to the next level? If so, then this webinar is for you! Join us on Wednesday, May…

Ardent Partners Announces The CPO Rising 2017 Summit

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team May 19, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, General, Lists, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Publisher's Note: Ardent Partners is absolutely thrilled to announce the dates and times of its CPO Rising 2017 Summit. Over the next few weeks, we will be making a series…

CPO Rising 2017 Report: Extreme Technology Adoption

By Andrew Bartolini May 16, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy, Technology

We recently published my twelfth annual CPO-themed report, CPO Rising 2017: Tools of the Trade, which is part of an ongoing dialogue that my team and I have had with Chief Procurement…

Three Essential Resources for Effective Supply Risk Management

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team May 12, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Anyone who has ever worked on a "watch floor" or in a security operations center will know that information management is the backbone of any successful risk management operation (for those…

The Future of Work and Procurement: Are They Linked?

By Christopher Dwyer May 11, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

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…

Three MORE Innovative Technologies Driving Procurement Agility

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team May 10, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

It has been stated often in Ardent Partners research and webinars that “it is an exciting time to work in procurement.” [Sidebar: speaking of webinars… We have an exclusive event…

The CPO Rising 2017: Tools of the Trade Report… is Now Available

By Andrew Bartolini May 9, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

We recently published my twelfth annual CPO-themed report, CPO Rising 2017: Tools of the Trade, which is part of an ongoing dialogue that my team and I have had with Chief Procurement…