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Announcing Ardent Partners’ 2024 Strategic Sourcing Technology Advisor Report

By Magnus Bergfors September 9, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Featured, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

We are happy to announce the official launch of Ardent Partners' 2024 Strategic Sourcing Technology Advisor report. This is a report designed to guide sourcing and procurement teams through the…

CPO Rising Listicle: Every CPO Is Facing Three BIG Questions

By Andrew Bartolini August 9, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Future of Work, General, Lists, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

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…

Magnus Mondays (Reprisal) — Category Management: All Talk No Action?

By Magnus Bergfors August 5, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

[**Over the next few weeks, we'll be running "best of" Magnus Mondays posts, reprising some of the most popular topics of the series. Magnus returns with new content in August.]…

Technology Round-Up — July 31, 2024

By John Yuva July 31, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up series continues this week with fresh supply management technology news and updates covering a few recent major announcements. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend management…

Magnus Mondays (Reprisal) — It’s Time to Improve eSourcing Adoption

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

[**Over the next few weeks, we'll be running "best of" Magnus Mondays posts, reprising some of the most popular topics of the series. Magnus returns with new content in August.]…

Magnus Mondays — Random Summer Rants

By Magnus Bergfors July 15, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

As I prepare to head out for summer vacation, I thought I’d wrap up the first half of 2024’s "Magnus Mondays" articles with a selection of smaller random rants. For…

Ivalua NOW Dispatch #2: Strategic Roadmap (Source-to-Contract)

By John Yuva July 12, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

The Ardent Partners analyst team recently attended the 2024 Ivalua NOW: Procurement Re-Imaged conference in Miami. This event came on the heels of the company's slightly larger EMEA conference held…

Procurement 2024 BIG Predictions (Part 4): Global Sourcing, China Trade Policy, Supply Chain Disruption, Smart Sourcing

By Andrew Bartolini June 28, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published its Procurement-themed report, “Procurement 2024: BIG Trends and Predictions.” Over the next few weeks, this site will feature articles highlighting the key discussion points from the…

NEW WEBINAR: The State of Source-to-Pay Digitization 2024

By Andrew Bartolini June 18, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Source-to-Pay (S2P) technology has become an essential part of the modern enterprise IT stack, empowering organizations in all aspects of their operations. Just as customers, employees, and financials have their…

Magnus Mondays — Don’t Leave Money on the Table, Optimize!

By Magnus Bergfors June 17, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

It’s always been a mystery to me why so few organizations use sourcing optimization. Yes, it can be complex to use but there is so much value to get from…