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Ardent Partners FinTech Influencer Series: Dave Skirzenski, CEO of Raistone Capital

By Andrew Bartolini September 2, 2020Articles, General, People, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

Ardent’s FinTech Influencer Series highlights innovative voices in the world of ePayables automation. This series is the go-to spot for progressive thoughts on how technology, transformational thinking, and revolutionary ideas are changing…

The Impact of Direct Sourcing in 2020 (and Beyond), Part II

By Christopher Dwyer September 1, 2020Articles, Complex Categories, General, People, Solution Providers, Technology

The strategy known as “direct sourcing” has become synonymous with the continued evolution of talent. Businesses that desire true organizational and workforce agility are actively harnessing the power of talent…

Ardent’s “2K20 Series” – Increased Technology Risks in the Age of COVID-19 Session

By Phil Bartolini August 31, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, Technology

Ardent Partners hosted The CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Series – The Resiliency Imperative as a way to bring together our global community of procurement, finance, and supply management professionals and collectively tackle…

Is Spend Under Management Still Procurement’s Gold Standard

By Andrew Bartolini August 27, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Strategy

Over the course of my career in supply management, I have had the great fortune to work with a large number of highly successful Chief Procurement Officers and procurement organizations that have…

Procurement Metrics for the New Decade (New Webinar)

By Phil Bartolini August 26, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General

There is significant uncertainty, disruption, and risk within procurement teams, as well as within their extended supply chains. Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) find themselves at the end of a bull market,…

Ardent’s “2K20 Series” – A New World (of) Orders: Rethinking the Global Supply Chain Session

By Phil Bartolini August 24, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People

The Dog Days of Summer

By Phil Bartolini August 20, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People

[Editor’s note: it has become somewhat of a tradition for us at CPO Rising to bring you “The Dog Days of Summer” in late August, so we thought we’d re-publish…

Ardent’s “2K20 Series” – Prevent, Manage, Recover: Key Strategies to Execute a Business Continuity Plan Session

By Phil Bartolini August 17, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People

REMINDER – Submit Nominations for CPO Honors 2020

By Phil Bartolini August 14, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Solution Providers

Today’s article is a friendly reminder that this fall, Ardent Partners will recognize Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs), their teams, and a select group of industry experts and providers for outstanding…

Throwback Thursday – CPO Rising 2016: The Art and Science of Procurement, Part 3

By Andrew Bartolini August 13, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy

Our ongoing series that looks at the 15 annual CPO/State of Procurement reports that I have written continues today with Part Three of CPO Rising 2016: The Art and Science…