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Technology Round-Up – February 9, 2017

By Andrew Bartolini February 9, 2017Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

GEP Publishes Procurement Outlook for 2017 On February 8, GEP, a New Jersey-based provider of procurement software and business process outsourcing (BPO) services, published its annual business and economic outlook and analysis of implications…

Procurement 2017: When Trends Accelerate

By Andrew Bartolini January 31, 2017Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Each January, the research team at Ardent Partners gathers and performs a comprehensive review of the primary research that we have conducted over the past 24 months. We then gaze into…

Technology Round-Up – January 26, 2017

By Andrew Bartolini January 26, 2017Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Coupa Closes the Loop with Acquisition of Spend360 A couple of weeks ago, Coupa Software, one of the leading supply management solution providers in our industry, announced that it had…

Coupa Closes the Loop with Acquisition of Spend360

By Andrew Bartolini January 19, 2017Articles, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Last week, Coupa Software, one of the leading supply management solution providers in our industry, announced that it had acquired Spend360 International Ltd. Terms of the deal were not announced.…

Announcing the “State of Procurement 2017” Survey

By Andrew Bartolini January 17, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, General, Lists, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

I am pleased to announce that the survey for our annual "State of Procurement and the CPO" report is now open. If you have 15-20 minutes to spare today or…

Best of 2016: CPO Rising 2016 is History!

By Andrew Bartolini January 16, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

Publisher’s Note: Today on CPO Rising, we’re publishing our final “best of” 2016 article, which is a reflection of Ardent Partners' inaugural CPO Rising procurement executive summit. While we look back…

Webinar! Procurement 2017: Big Trends & Predictions – Register Now!

By Andrew Bartolini January 12, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Are you ready for 2017? Join Ardent Partners' analysts, Andrew Bartolini and Christopher Dwyer, on Thursday, January 26 between 2 and 3 PM EST, for our Procurement 2017: Big Trends &…

Best of 2016: How Source-to-Settle Solutions Manage (and Leverage) Big Data – A Series Introduction

By Andrew Bartolini January 5, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: This week on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2016 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. In the digital…

Best of 2016: Ardent Partners Welcomes Jacob Larsen of Maersk Group to CPO Rising 2016!

By Andrew Bartolini January 2, 2017Articles, Events, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: This week on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2016 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. We also have…

Best of 2016: The State of Strategic Sourcing – Best-in-Class Performance

By Andrew Bartolini December 28, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

Editor’s Note: This week on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2016 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. We also have…