Ivalua NOW 2022: We Are Stronger Together
Leading supply management suite provider, Ivalua's annual user conference Ivalua Now returned as an in-person (but also virtual) conference in Washington, D.C. last week and it was another stellar showing…
Instant Analysis: Beelines Receives Major Investment From Stone Point Capital
Earlier this morning, global Vendor Management System (VMS) and Extended Workforce Management Platform Beeline announced that the company received a majority investment from funds managed by Stone Point Capital, a…
The “Traditional” Impact of Contract Solutions
The Source-to-Pay process can be divided into two sub-process areas, what happens before and after a supplier contract is executed. Procurement departments can use contract management solutions to provide significant…
Three Breakthrough Procurement Technology Predictions for 2022
For nearly a decade, our team gathers to discuss and review the prior year and lay out plans for the new one. We review, in depth, the key findings and…
Where Does The Extended Workforce Go From Here?
[Editor's Note: This article originally published on the Future of Work Exchange website] The Future of Work is many things: technology, transformation, work optimization, innovation, collaboration, and, of course, talent. Depending…
Introducing Arkestro and Predictive Procurement Orchestration
Conference season is upon us and my team and I will be slowly wading back into the waters for the first time since the shutdown. Trip #1 for me was…
The Intersection of Data and Sourcing
The Intersection of Data and Sourcing Prior to my time as an analyst, I was a strategic sourcing consultant, or more specifically, an eSourcing consultant, since I always used an…
Use Cases for Data and Intelligent Procurement
Ardent Partners' 17th annual State of Procurement report -- CPO Rising 2022: The Data Revolution -- is coming soon and I want to thank the 350+ procurement leaders who've taken…
Procurement Transformation: Best-in-Class Strategies for Hospitality CPOs
Event season is ramping up and the Ardent team will be making a few appearances at user conferences and other industry shows. We are, however, not going to host the…
Technology Round-up – February 18, 2022
CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up Series returns today with fresh supply management technology news and updates covering a few major announcements from 2022. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend management…