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Magnus Mondays: Ivalua Now 2024 — All in On Generative AI

By Magnus Bergfors March 18, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, Future of Work, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Last week I attended my first solution provider conference (as an analyst) since COVID-19. Ivalua hosted the European edition of Ivalua Now in beautiful Versailles just outside Paris. According to…

NEW WEBINAR — From Green Goals to Gold Standards: The Essential ESG Blueprint for Procurement

By John Yuva March 15, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy

Join Ardent Partners and Supplier.io on March 28th (2 PM ET) for a webcast on From Green Goals to Gold Standards: The Essential ESG Blueprint for Procurement. In today's rapidly evolving…

CPO Rising Listicle: Five Key Reasons for CPOs to Develop an ESG Program

By Andrew Bartolini March 8, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Lists, Process, Strategy

Fridays (in 2024) means that it’s time for 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…

Magnus Mondays: Direct Materials P2P — Is That a Thing?

By Magnus Bergfors March 4, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

Today I’m wrapping up our mini-series on direct materials and what differentiates it from indirect by looking at the transactional side — also known as procure to pay (P2P). Because…

Magnus Mondays — Direct Materials Supplier Management Presents a Critical but Disjointed Solution Landscape

By Magnus Bergfors February 26, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

In last week’s article, we looked at what makes direct materials special and their unique established requirements, particularly when focusing on eSourcing. In today’s article, we continue to investigate direct…

Magnus Mondays — Navigating the Raw Essentials: A Primer on Direct Materials

By Magnus Bergfors February 20, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

In one of my articles about suites vs. specialists, I briefly mentioned dedicating a future piece to direct materials. Today’s article will do just that. I’ll look at direct materials…

NEW WEBINAR — How CPOs Can Unlock Financial Value with a Tech-Forward Approach

By John Yuva February 15, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Join Ardent Partners and GEP on February 29th (2 PM ET) for a webcast on How CPOs Can Unlock Financial Value with a Tech-Forward Approach. The “year of efficiency” that…

Magnus Mondays — Graphite Connect: Supplier Management, Network Style

By Magnus Bergfors January 29, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

As part of the Magnus Mondays series featuring the latest procurement technology trends and insights, we will also spotlight interesting briefings and updates that we receive from different solution providers…

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 & Magnus Bergfors 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…