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WEBINAR! The Future of Talent: Where is Work Headed in 2016…and Beyond?

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team April 13, 2016Articles, Complex Categories, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Nearly 35% of today’s total workforce is considered “non-employee” or “contingent,” a critical representation of just how much the world of talent has evolved in recent years. As the makeup…

How New or Improved Technologies Can Transform Procurement – Supplier Management

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team April 11, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

As Chief Procurement Officers ("CPOs") and procurement practitioners move into 2016, they have the need and the capability for advanced technology solutions to automate and link the source-to-settle process – upstream, strategic…

CPO News – April 8, 2016

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team April 8, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, People, Strategic Sourcing

Editor's Note: Welcome to another edition of CPO News! Just a week ago, we capped off our inaugural and highly successful CPO Rising procurement executive summit where we met over…

Spring Cleaning 2016

By Andrew Bartolini April 5, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, People, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

Speaking of great memories, here's one from the files that we share biennially.... Although it snowed a few inches on Monday in Boston, spring is officially upon us so, now…

CPO Rising 2016 is History!

By Andrew Bartolini April 4, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Strategy

I've spent the past 17 years of my professional career focused on driving the procurement profession forward. I have been and continue to be very personally invested in this cause…

Voice of the CPO: Highlights from the CPO Rising 2016 Summit

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team March 31, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General

Missed the event? Hear the highlights! Register for our complimentary webinar on April 12 at 2:00 PM EST (click to register). On March 29 and 30, more than 130 Chief…

Bob Kane: an “Old School” CPO with a “New School” Style

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team March 29, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology2 Comments

Ardent Partners is pleased to welcome Robert “Bob” Kane to CPO Rising 2016 today in Boston, where he will give a talk on Managing Risk in a Global Supply Chain.…

This is It: Your Last Chance to Download the 2015-2016 “State of CWM” Report

By Christopher Dwyer March 28, 2016Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process

By now, we’ve already discussed the stats: 35% of today’s total workforce is considered non-employee, a 10% growth over last year. And, better yet: within the next few years, nearly…

CPO Rising 2016 Summit: Sourcing, Supply Risk, and Contract Management

By Andrew Bartolini March 25, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing

The modern procurement executive must focus on a number of functional areas in order to remain competitive in today’s business world. This includes tasks like managing supplier relationships, sourcing the…

Technology Round-Up – March 24, 2016

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team March 24, 2016Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing

E2Open Acquires Terra Technology On March 8, E2Open (NASDAQ: EOPN), a California-based provider of supply chain collaboration, planning, and execution solutions for the cloud, announced that it acquired Terra Technology, the Connecticut-based…