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NEW WEBINAR – The Advent of Strategic Procurement – 12/10

By Andrew Bartolini December 9, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

After a century of slow progression, procurement has become a strategic business function in roughly a generation’s time. The move from the back office was not trivial, and the transformation…

CPO News — December 6, 2019

By Andrew Bartolini December 6, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Strategic Sourcing

Welcome to the winter edition of CPO News! Over the past several months there have been some higher-profile appointments and promotions that occurred in the procurement world, and we wanted…

Ardent’s Monthly Webinar Series — Accounts Payable 2020: Big Trends and Predictions (December 12)

By Andrew Bartolini December 2, 2019Articles, Events, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

The accounts payable (AP) industry is consistently evolving and shifting, forcing AP and finance professionals across the globe to prepare for change and innovation in technology, business regulations, and the…

Black Friday 2019 – Shopping, Supply Chains, and Sales Reminder

By Andrew Bartolini November 29, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Attention Shoppers! The day after Thanksgiving in the US has long been known as Black Friday, the dark name for what is generally considered the biggest shopping day of the year…

Happy Thanksgiving!

By Andrew Bartolini November 28, 2019Articles, People

Whether you’re watching parades, football, or the dog show, or you’ve invited your family over to discuss/argue about politics (click here for a thoughtful "how-to" piece from Maggie Koerth at…

Future of Work Influencer Series: Lars Asbjornsen, SVP of Marketing, Upwork

By Christopher Dwyer November 26, 2019Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Welcome to CPO Rising’s all-new feature, the Future of Work Influencer series, which will highlight innovative voices in the evolving world of work. This exciting series will be a go-to…

CPO Rising 2019 Highlights: Three CPO Mantras to Generate Impact

By Andrew Bartolini November 25, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, People, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

The CPO Rising 2019 Summit was almost a month ago, and we at Ardent Partners have offered recaps of the overall event, as well as closer looks at a couple…

To Build a Procurement Team, Think Big — But Start Small

By Andrew Bartolini November 22, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

Last month at CPO Rising 2019, attendees had the pleasure of hearing from Bill Browning, Director of Procurement at Carbonite and a “friend of the firm,” who delivered a presentation entitled,…

Scenes from The CPO Rising 2019 Summit – The CPO Honors Gala (Part 2)

By Phil Bartolini November 19, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Technology

Ardent Partners’ annual CPO Rising 2019 Summit was held on October 29 and 30th at the historic Harvard Club of Boston, in the city’s posh Back Bay district. Simply put, the event…

The Future of Work and Procurement: Are They Linked?

By Christopher Dwyer November 19, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

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…