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Case Study – Procurement Transformation in the Mid-market (Healthcare)

By Andrew Bartolini November 8, 2010Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Strategy, TechnologyNo Comments

Since launching Ardent Partners this summer, I have been spending a good deal of time introducing the firm to the different solution providers in the supply management space. One of…

The Future of P2P – Networks

By Andrew Bartolini November 5, 2010Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology1 Comment

For those that have been following this series, you’ll recall that since we had recently completed an ePayables Primer, the focus of our "Future of P2P" series has been primarily…

The Formula

By Andrew Bartolini November 3, 2010Articles, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, TechnologyNo Comments

I find it interesting that Ardent Partners’ recently published research report, Sourcing in the 2010s: The Formula for Success (registration required), is, at its core, a report about spend analysis.…

Monday Morning Query – Can Sourcing be Strategic Without the “e?”

By Andrew Bartolini November 1, 2010Articles, General, Process, Strategic Sourcing, TechnologyNo Comments

MMQ - Can sourcing be strategic without the “e?” The Context In this day and age, can a sourcing process that eschews process automation be considered a truly strategic process?…

Sourcing – The Formula for Success

By Andrew Bartolini October 29, 2010Articles, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology4 Comments

We’re pleased to announce that Ardent Partners, a leading analyst firm focused on supply management (and in case you forgot, the partner entity to CPO Rising), has published its first…

The Future of P2P – eProcurement (Part 4)

By Andrew Bartolini October 22, 2010Articles, General, Procure-to-Pay, Technology3 Comments

The “Future of P2P” series continues today with a look at integration. Every time we think we're nearing the end of this series, more ideas keep popping up that we…

Monday Morning Query: Why Aren’t There More RFIs?

By Andrew Bartolini October 18, 2010Articles, General, Process, Strategic SourcingNo Comments

The Context Information. We all need it. We all want it. We all use it. It’s so helpful when it’s timely, accurate, and comprehensive – even if it’s never quite…

The Future of Procure-to-Pay – eProcurement (Part 3)

By Andrew Bartolini October 15, 2010Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Technology1 Comment

No prelude for part three of this miniseries on the Future of P2P – eProcurement - other than to say part one which looked the key problems and future of…

Supplier Discovery

By Andrew Bartolini October 13, 2010Articles, General, Process, Strategic SourcingNo Comments

dis·cov·er \dis-kə-vər\ verb: (1): to make known or visible; (2): to obtain sight or knowledge of for the first time; On Monday, 46 or 47 of the 50 US States…

The Future of Procure-to-Pay – eProcurement (Part 2)

By Andrew Bartolini October 8, 2010Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Technology1 Comment

Today, part two of our “mini-series” on the Future of P2P – eProcurement (part one is here) which is part of our larger look at the future of supply management…