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Throwback Thursday: Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Data Analysis
[Editor’s Note: We continue our “Throwback Thursday” series with another look at a past entry on the skills needed for today’s procurement leaders.] It’s a great and worthwhile pursuit for Chief... Read more
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Procurement 2021 Big Predictions – The Vaccines Work and Countries Slowly Gain Control over COVID
While the procurement industry is consistently evolving and shifting, 2021 begins after a truly unprecedented year. In 2020, Chief Procurement Officers and their teams were forced to face massive disruptions, extreme threats,... Read more
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What’s the Next Big Thing in Contingent Workforce Management?
When I started my industry analyst career (way back in 2006; please, don’t make me feel old!), the contingent workforce was one of several high-profile “complex spend categories,” ones that... Read more
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Procurement 2021 Big Trends: Technology is the Linchpin to Procurement Operations
While the procurement industry is consistently evolving and shifting, 2021 begins after a truly unprecedented year. In 2020, Chief Procurement Officers and their teams were forced to face massive disruptions,... Read more
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Procurement 2021: A Few BIG Trends
The Process to Develop Ardent’s Annual BIG Trends and Predictions List Earlier this week, nearly 1,000 of you registered for our 8th annual Procurement: BIG Trends and Predictions webinar. If... Read more
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NEW WEBINAR: How Will Data Impact Procurement in the Next Decade?
Editor’s Note: Please join Ardent’s Founder and Chief Research Officer, Andrew Bartolini, this Thursday, February 27th at 1 PM ET on a webinar, The Decade of Data (2020s) and How it... Read more
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Workday “Scouts” a Big Opportunity in Strategic Sourcing
Ardent Partners recently took a briefing with the leadership team of Workday (led by Eric Washer, vice president of product strategy) to discuss its recent acquisition of Scout RFP (“Scout”), a cloud-based strategic... Read more
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Best of 2019: To Build a Procurement Team, Think Big — But Start Small
Editor’s Note: Today concludes CPO Rising’s “best of” 2019 article series from last year, as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. Stay tuned for... Read more
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To Build a Procurement Team, Think Big — But Start Small
Last month at CPO Rising 2019, attendees had the pleasure of hearing from Bill Browning, Director of Procurement at Carbonite and a “friend of the firm,” who delivered a presentation entitled,... Read more
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CPO Rising 2019: Becoming More Agile, Data-Driven, and Intelligent
Editor’s Note: Today’s article includes a large excerpt from Ardent’s annual “State of Procurement” research report, CPO Rising 2019: Value Expansion. This report is based upon the responses from more than 300... Read more