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Technology Round-Up — December 6, 2023

By John Yuva December 6, 2023Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up Series returns today with fresh supply management technology news and updates covering a few recent major announcements. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend management solution provider…

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 Three: I Wish I Was Special

By Magnus Bergfors November 27, 2023Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

In part 1 of this series, we introduced and framed the familiar topic of suites vs. specialists in the procurement solutions space. And last week in part 2, we looked…

Magnus Mondays: Procurement Tech — Suites vs. Specialists Part Two (Home Suite Home)

By Magnus Bergfors November 20, 2023Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

In last week’s article, we kicked off our discussion on suites vs. specialist providers by discussing the primary considerations in setting an overall procurement technology strategy. Generally, it is not…

Technology Round-Up — November 15, 2023

By John Yuva November 15, 2023Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

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…

State of ePayables 2023: AP’s Strategic Priorities in 2023

By John Yuva October 30, 2023Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

With the release of my 18th-annual Accounts Payable-themed report, my team and I continue our nearly two-decade-long dialogue with Accounts Payable (AP), Procure-to-Pay (P2P), and other finance leaders. The report…

Do You Need a Fractional CPO?

By John Yuva October 27, 2023Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Future of Work, General, Lists, Strategy1 Comment

It has been stated many times on Ardent Partners' The Future of Work Exchange and CPO Rising websites how procurement plays a significant role in the Future of Work paradigm.…