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Technology Round-Up – December 15, 2017

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 15, 2017Articles, Complex Categories, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend…

Reflections on The CPO Rising 2017 Summit (Part 2): A Team Effort

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 14, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, People, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Today's article is the second installment in a series we're running on the CPO Rising Summit we held last month at the Harvard Club of Boston. It's been over a month since…

Meet the Winners – CPO Rising Hall of Famer Shelley Stewart

By Andrew Bartolini December 11, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Strategic Sourcing

During our annual CPO Rising 2017 Summit, we hosted our first ever CPO Honors Gala Dinner. During the Gala Dinner, four distinct CPOs and/or procurement teams received CPO Honors awards for…

Spend Visibility: Because Enterprises Die in Darkness

By Andrew Bartolini December 5, 2017Articles, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

They say that “it is better to light one candle than curse the darkness.” When it comes to spend data, Best-in-Class procurement organizations have taken this old proverb to heart.…

Better Together: Linking CLM with SIM to Improve Third-Party Risk Management (Report Download)

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 4, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Ardent Partners and Determine, the Indiana-based source-to-settle and contract lifecycle management solution provider, recently teamed up to produce one of Ardent's newest reports, Better Together: Linking CLM with SIM to Improve…

Technology Round-Up – November 30, 2017

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team November 30, 2017Articles, Complex Categories, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

CPO Rising 2017 Summit Perspectives – Procurement with Purpose, from SAP Ariba

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team November 29, 2017Articles, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

This year’s CPO Rising 2017 Summit featured exciting roundtable sessions where attendees got to exchange ideas and talk about innovative strategies to help improve the performance of their procurement department.…

Collaborative Sourcing – The Key to Unlocking Greater Value

By Andrew Bartolini November 27, 2017Articles, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy1 Comment

In recent years, sourcing leaders have been firsthand witnesses to the dramatic impact that globalization and open trade have had on their organizations. These forces have combined to simultaneously expand…

Happy Thanksgiving!

By Andrew Bartolini November 23, 2017Articles, Complex Categories, Lists, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Whether you’re watching parades, football, a dog show, or your family argue over politics, everyone at Ardent Partners wishes you a safe and Happy Thanksgiving! If you’re taking a break from the…

Supplier News – November 20, 2017

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team November 20, 2017Articles, Events, General, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Ardent Partners is pleased to launch a new series today on CPO Rising, "Supplier News," wherein we feature a few key suppliers that have been recognized over the past few…