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Part One: Scale New Heights — How Technology is Transforming Spend Management

By John Yuva March 14, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Did you miss Ardent Partners' recent webinar, Scale New Heights: Improve Performance by Optimizing Your Procurement Technology, that shed light on reaching the next level of procurement performance by building a…

AI in Action — Procurement: A Conversation with GEP

By Andrew Bartolini March 12, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

A New AI Series on CPO Rising The power of artificial intelligence (AI) is undeniable. Its impact and influence are revolutionizing the Procurement automation market. According to research from Ardent…

Magnus Mondays — Suites, Specialists, and IM&PPO

By Magnus Bergfors March 10, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

About a year ago, I wrote a series of articles on the topic of suites vs. specialists (click here to read). In today’s article, I return to that topic and…

CPO Rising Listicle: AI in Action — Procurement, Part 3

By John Yuva March 7, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Lists, Process, Strategy, Technology

It's Friday, which means we're sharing another CPO Rising Listicle. Each list will include a variety of procurement tips, trends, insights, research, lists, strategies, and/or recommendations designed to help procurement teams…

AI in Action — Procurement: A Conversation with Fairmarkit

By Andrew Bartolini March 5, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Magnus Mondays — Do We Need a Sourcing Toolbox?

By Magnus Bergfors March 3, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Recently, I’ve talked about the need to manage and source more spend— and source it more frequently. And last year, I wrote an article about innovations in sourcing and how…

Procurement News — February 28, 2025

By John Yuva February 28, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

Welcome to Procurement News, part of our ongoing aggregate news series covering recent supply management headlines and trends pertinent to Chief Procurement Officers and other procurement leaders! Contact us with…

AI in Action — Procurement: A Conversation with ORO Labs

By Andrew Bartolini February 26, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Magnus Mondays — Let’s Manage More Spend

By Magnus Bergfors February 24, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

At Ardent Partners, we have researched procurement metrics and performance for almost 20 years (Andrew Bartolini started tracking it before he founded Ardent). One of the key metrics we follow…

CPO Rising Listicle: AI in Action — Procurement, Part 2

By Andrew Bartolini February 21, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Lists, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology