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Magnus Mondays: It’s Time to Improve eSourcing Adoption

By Magnus Bergfors January 22, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

When I first started reading CPO Rising more than a decade ago, I remember Ardent’s founder and chief research officer, Andrew Bartolini, introducing the concept of eSourcing 2.0, which is…

Will 2024 be the “Year of Intake Management and Procurement Process Orchestration?”

By Andrew Bartolini January 17, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Happy New Year!! A once staid industry, the procurement technology market has experienced a rousing level of innovation over the past few years, with many new technologies hitting the market…

L&T Energy-Hydrocarbon Delivers Transformative Results

By John Yuva January 16, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

The inaugural AP Honors Ceremony celebrated the accounts payable profession and recognized excellence in the field. During the ceremony, Ardent Partners presented awards for outstanding performance and execution in the…

NEW WEBINAR — Procurement Pulse ’24: Five Game-changing Strategies for the Year Ahead

By John Yuva December 12, 2023Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, General, Process, Strategy, Technology

Join Ardent Partners and GEP on December 13th (2 PM ET) for a webcast on Procurement Pulse '24: Five Game-changing Strategies for the Year Ahead. Keep your finger on the…

Magnus Mondays: Procurement Tech — Suites vs. Specialists Part Five: The Final Factors

By Magnus Bergfors December 11, 2023Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve discussed the question of suites vs. specialists in the procurement technology space. As I mentioned in the first article, it’s not an either/or…

Magnus Mondays: Procurement Tech — Suites vs. Specialists Part Four: How Your Spend Profile Impacts Your Strategy

By Magnus Bergfors December 4, 2023Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Over the last couple of weeks, we have published a series of articles on the topic of solution suites vs. specialist providers in the procurement technology space. In the first…

‘Tis the Season for December Webinars

By John Yuva November 29, 2023Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, Procure-to-Pay

As 2024 quickly approaches, Ardent Partners is ending the year with two exciting webinars focusing on trends related to Accounts Payable and Procurement. Take a moment to review our December…

Magnus Mondays: Procurement Tech — Suites vs. Specialists Part One (Framing the Decision)

By Magnus Bergfors November 13, 2023Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

A question that keeps coming up in the procurement world is: What is the better technology strategy, investing in a broader suite (think source-to-pay) or a collection of specialist providers?…

The Importance of Visibility to CPOs in 2024

By Andrew Bartolini November 10, 2023Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Lists, Strategy

With 2024 around the corner, now is a good time for chief procurement officers to take stock of strategic imperatives for the year ahead — namely, spend visibility. Big data…

Coupa Inspire at 10

By Andrew Bartolini April 17, 2023Articles, Complex Categories, Events, Future of Work, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Last week, thousands of procurement, supply chain, and finance professionals descended on Las Vegas for an event that has become as large and as important as any in the procurement…