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…
Three “Macro” Predictions for Procurement in 2030
At the beginning of 2020, my team and I were prepared to launch a large series - "Procurement 2030" on CPO Rising - what procurement would look like in 10…
Best of 2021: Procurement 2021: Technology Adoption
Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2021 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.…
Best of 2021: eSourcing and Advanced Sourcing Technologies in 2021
Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2021 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.…