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[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…
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May 16, 2011
Before we get started with the article, I want to thank everyone who has taken the survey to my upcoming report so far – The response has been great, but…
May 13, 2011
Dateline: May 8-12 Event: FUSION 2011 Host: The Institute of Financial Operations Place: Orlando Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center The newly rebranded Institute of Financial Operations (“IFO”) hosted its…
May 11, 2011
Today we are pleased to officially announce our multi-year alliance with The Institute of Financial Operations (“IFO”). The IFO is the newly rebranded name of the organization that includes the…
May 6, 2011
For those who have taken the survey for my next report – a sincere thanks! For those that have not yet, please consider spending a few minutes today taking the…
May 2, 2011
Last week brought me to Palo Alto to present the keynote at SAP’s Procurement Summit West, an event that SAP‘s SRM/Procurement team uses to bring its customers together for networking…
April 29, 2011
In the survey for our upcoming research report, we pose the question: Savings impact on procurement bonuses: To what extent do savings results drive your bonus structure? Less than 25%…
April 27, 2011
It’s favor time again and this one is important to me. Ardent Partners is planning a single market research effort focused on CPOs and other procurement executives in 2011. Starting…
April 21, 2011
I was originally planning to write an article discussing the Collaborative Sourcing session that I participated in last week at Ariba LIVE (along with sourcing leaders from BB&T, Coach, &…
April 20, 2011
Today’s article focuses on the customer keynote presentation delivered by Scott Singer, Rio Tinto’s Head of Procurement, at Ariba LIVE last week. First, one quick story about Scott that, I…
April 18, 2011
Ariba’s North American Conference Ariba LIVE 2011 was held last week in Nashville, TN at the Gaylord Opryland Resort [Sidebar: What a great place to hold an event! More on…
