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The Path to AI-First Procurement, Pt.4: The Foundation Problem

By Andrew Bartolini September 4, 2026Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

Our new article series, "The Path to AI-First Procurement: Closing the Gap Between AI Ambition and Execution," based on new research from Ardent Partners and sponsored by Ivalua, continues today…

The Path to AI-First Procurement, Pt.3: The Operational Reality Gap

By Andrew Bartolini August 28, 2026Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

Our new article series, "The Path to AI-First Procurement: Closing the Gap Between AI Ambition and Execution," based on new research from Ardent Partners and sponsored by Ivalua, continues today…

The Path to AI-First Procurement, Pt.2: The Execution Gap

By Andrew Bartolini August 21, 2026Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

Procurement is entering a decisive shift. From my perspective, enthusiasm for artificial intelligence is no longer the question. The more important challenge is whether procurement organizations are operationally prepared to…

The Path to AI-First Procurement, Pt.1: What Does AI First Mean?

By Andrew Bartolini August 14, 2026Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

Procurement is entering a decisive shift. While enthusiasm for artificial intelligence is high, most organizations struggle with a fundamental challenge: bridging the gap between ambition and operational readiness. Teams remain…

NEW WEBINAR: Scaling AP Without Scaling Complexity

By John Yuva July 1, 2026Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Technology

Join Ardent Partners, Ramp, and FirstCash on July 15th (2 PM ET) as they discuss Scaling AP Without Scaling Complexity. As organizations grow, AP and P2P become more difficult to…

Best of 2025: Zycus Goes All-in on Agentic AI at Horizon 2025

By Andrew Bartolini January 14, 2026Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2025 articles as we reflect on last year and begin tackling 2026. I attended Zycus’…

Zycus Goes All-in on Agentic AI at Horizon 2025

By Andrew Bartolini October 3, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

I attended Zycus’ Horizon 2025 event last week in Laguna Niguel, CA. This annual event serves brings together 200+ customers and partners plus a few analysts. Horizon is a fixture…

Returning to Zycus Horizon, Building the Case for Agentic AI in Procurement

By Andrew Bartolini September 17, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Horizon 2025 North America User Conference - September 22-24 (Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, CA) After a few years away, I am excited to share with the CPO Rising community that I…

Coupa Inspire 2025: AAA Rating – Autonomous Trade, AI, and Acquisitions

By Andrew Bartolini May 14, 2025Articles, Complex Categories, Events, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

Through the years, Ardent Partners has attended every in-person Coupa Inspire, til now anyway (despite our plans, it was not in the cards for us this year). Nonetheless, Coupa Inspire…

Magnus Mondays — Four Things I Want to See in 2025

By Magnus Bergfors January 20, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

It’s January of 2025 and we’re back with a new Magnus Monday article! This time of the year there tends to be plenty of predictions flying around, so I thought…