2026 BIG Trends and Predictions Archives - CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT https://cporising.com/tag/2026-big-trends-and-predictions/ Analyst-led research and intelligence for the procurement community. Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:19:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://cporising.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CPOR-Favicon-75x75.png 2026 BIG Trends and Predictions Archives - CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT https://cporising.com/tag/2026-big-trends-and-predictions/ 32 32 Winning 2026: The CPO 45-Second Briefing – “The Strategic Zenith: The CPO Continues to Rise” https://cporising.com/2026/07/10/winning-2026-the-cpo-45-second-briefing-the-strategic-zenith-the-cpo-continues-to-rise/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=winning-2026-the-cpo-45-second-briefing-the-strategic-zenith-the-cpo-continues-to-rise Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:02:42 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=55367 Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer for Ardent Partners, has been tracking how procurement evolves for 20 years and publishing an annual report for the past decade to help…

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]]> Winning 2026: The CPO 45-Second Briefing – “All that Glitters Is Not Gold: The AI Market Bubble” https://cporising.com/2026/06/26/winning-2026-the-cpo-45-second-briefing-all-that-glitters-is-not-gold-the-ai-market-bubble/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=winning-2026-the-cpo-45-second-briefing-all-that-glitters-is-not-gold-the-ai-market-bubble Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:02:56 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=55365 Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer for Ardent Partners, has been tracking how procurement evolves for 20 years and publishing an annual report for the past decade to help…

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]]> Winning 2026: The CPO 45-Second Briefing – “The Intelligent Arbitrage: Learning from the AI Front-Runners” https://cporising.com/2026/06/05/winning-2026-the-cpo-45-second-briefing-the-intelligent-arbitrage-learning-from-the-ai-front-runners/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=winning-2026-the-cpo-45-second-briefing-the-intelligent-arbitrage-learning-from-the-ai-front-runners Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:02:13 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=55363 Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer for Ardent Partners, has been tracking how procurement evolves for 20 years and publishing an annual report for the past decade to help…

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]]> Winning 2026: The CPO 45-Second Briefing – “The Geopolitical Shocker — A Policy-Driven Market Correction” https://cporising.com/2026/05/29/winning-2026-the-cpo-45-second-briefing-the-geopolitical-shocker-a-policy-driven-market-correction/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=winning-2026-the-cpo-45-second-briefing-the-geopolitical-shocker-a-policy-driven-market-correction Fri, 29 May 2026 10:02:26 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=55361 Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer for Ardent Partners, has been tracking how procurement evolves for 20 years and publishing an annual report for the past decade to help…

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]]> Winning 2026: The CPO 45-Second Briefing – “The Year of Pilots and Mass Experimentation” https://cporising.com/2026/05/22/winning-2026-the-cpo-45-second-briefing-the-year-of-pilots-and-mass-experimentation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=winning-2026-the-cpo-45-second-briefing-the-year-of-pilots-and-mass-experimentation Fri, 22 May 2026 10:02:40 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=55358 Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer for Ardent Partners, has been tracking how procurement evolves for 20 years and publishing an annual report for the past decade to help…

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]]> Winning 2026: The CPO 45-Second Briefing – “The AI Siphon: Where the Procurement Budget Goes to Live” https://cporising.com/2026/05/15/winning-2026-the-cpo-45-second-briefing-the-ai-siphon-where-the-procurement-budget-goes-to-live/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=winning-2026-the-cpo-45-second-briefing-the-ai-siphon-where-the-procurement-budget-goes-to-live Fri, 15 May 2026 10:02:42 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=55276 Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer for Ardent Partners, has been tracking how procurement evolves for 20 years and publishing an annual report for the past decade to help…

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]]> Winning 2026: The CPO 45-Second Briefing – “Beyond the Vendor: Supplier Management as a Value Engine” https://cporising.com/2026/05/08/winning-2026-the-cpo-45-second-briefing-beyond-the-vendor-supplier-management-as-a-value-engine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=winning-2026-the-cpo-45-second-briefing-beyond-the-vendor-supplier-management-as-a-value-engine Fri, 08 May 2026 10:02:38 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=55282 Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer for Ardent Partners, has been tracking how procurement evolves for 20 years and publishing an annual report for the past decade to help…

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]]> Winning 2026: The CPO 45-Second Briefing – “AI Skill-Set Deficit: The Talent Shift” https://cporising.com/2026/05/01/winning-2026-the-cpo-45-second-briefing-procurement-platforms-become-systems-of-business-insight/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=winning-2026-the-cpo-45-second-briefing-procurement-platforms-become-systems-of-business-insight Fri, 01 May 2026 10:02:40 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=55272 Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer for Ardent Partners, has been tracking how procurement evolves for 20 years and publishing an annual report for the past decade to help…

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]]> Winning 2026: The CPO 45-Second Briefing – “Procurement Platforms Become Systems of Business Insight” https://cporising.com/2026/04/17/winning-2026-the-cpo-45-second-briefing-procurement-platforms-become-systems-of-business-insight-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=winning-2026-the-cpo-45-second-briefing-procurement-platforms-become-systems-of-business-insight-2 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:02:30 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=55262 Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer for Ardent Partners, has been tracking how procurement evolves for 20 years and publishing an annual report for the past decade to help…

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]]> Procurement Predictions 2026 (Part Three): Talent, Technology, and the Road to Procurement’s Harvest Year https://cporising.com/2026/04/13/procurement-predictions-2026-part-three-talent-technology-and-the-road-to-procurements-harvest-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=procurement-predictions-2026-part-three-talent-technology-and-the-road-to-procurements-harvest-year Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:02:06 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=55230 We are launching a new article series based on Ardent Partners’ recent webinar, Procurement 2026: BIG Trends and Predictions. The original session delivered forward-looking insights designed to help procurement leaders…

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]]> Winning 2026: The CPO 45-Second Briefing – “The Genesis of Autonomy: Procurement’s Year Zero” https://cporising.com/2026/04/10/winning-2026-the-cpo-45-second-briefing-the-genesis-of-autonomy-procurements-year-zero/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=winning-2026-the-cpo-45-second-briefing-the-genesis-of-autonomy-procurements-year-zero Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:02:23 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=55086 Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer for Ardent Partners, has been tracking how procurement evolves for 20 years and publishing an annual report for the past decade to help…

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]]> Procurement Predictions 2026 (Part Two): Spend Visibility to Decision Augmentation https://cporising.com/2026/04/06/procurement-predictions-2026-part-two-spend-visibility-to-decision-augmentation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=procurement-predictions-2026-part-two-spend-visibility-to-decision-augmentation Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:02:26 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=55228 We are launching a new article series based on Ardent Partners’ recent webinar, Procurement 2026: BIG Trends and Predictions. The original session delivered forward-looking insights designed to help procurement leaders…

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]]> Winning 2026: The CPO 45-Second Briefing – “The Low-Grade Fever: Persistent Inflation” https://cporising.com/2026/04/03/winning-2026-the-cpo-45-second-briefing-the-low-grade-fever-persistent-inflation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=winning-2026-the-cpo-45-second-briefing-the-low-grade-fever-persistent-inflation Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:02:35 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=55084 Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer for Ardent Partners, has been tracking how procurement evolves for 20 years and publishing an annual report for the past decade to help…

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]]> Procurement Predictions 2026 (Part One): Why Procurement Must Think End-to-End https://cporising.com/2026/03/30/procurement-predictions-2026-part-one-why-procurement-must-think-end-to-end/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=procurement-predictions-2026-part-one-why-procurement-must-think-end-to-end Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:02:33 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=55134 We are launching a new article series based on Ardent Partners’ recent webinar, Procurement 2026: BIG Trends and Predictions. The original session delivered forward-looking insights designed to help procurement leaders…

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]]> Winning 2026: The CPO 45-Second Briefing – “Supplier Risk Management Becomes a Core Operating Discipline” https://cporising.com/2026/03/27/winning-2026-the-cpo-45-second-briefing-supplier-risk-management-becomes-a-core-operating-discipline/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=winning-2026-the-cpo-45-second-briefing-supplier-risk-management-becomes-a-core-operating-discipline Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:02:16 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=55082 Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer for Ardent Partners, has been tracking how procurement evolves for 20 years and publishing an annual report for the past decade to help…

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]]> Procurement Trends 2026 (Part Three): Redefining Procurement Value in 2026 https://cporising.com/2026/03/23/procurement-trends-2026-part-three-redefining-procurement-value-in-2026/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=procurement-trends-2026-part-three-redefining-procurement-value-in-2026 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:02:50 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=55131 We are launching a new article series based on Ardent Partners’ recent webinar, Procurement 2026: BIG Trends and Predictions. The original session delivered forward-looking insights designed to help procurement leaders…

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]]> Procurement Trends 2026 (Part Two): Entering the Age of Autonomous Procurement https://cporising.com/2026/03/16/procurement-trends-2026-part-two-entering-the-age-of-autonomous-procurement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=procurement-trends-2026-part-two-entering-the-age-of-autonomous-procurement Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:02:01 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=55108 We are launching a new article series based on Ardent Partners’ recent webinar, Procurement 2026: BIG Trends and Predictions. The original session delivered forward-looking insights designed to help procurement leaders…

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]]> Winning 2026: The CPO 45-Second Briefing – “Savings Tops the CPO Priority List (Again)” https://cporising.com/2026/03/13/winning-2026-the-cpo-45-second-briefing-savings-tops-the-cpo-priority-list-again/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=winning-2026-the-cpo-45-second-briefing-savings-tops-the-cpo-priority-list-again Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:02:08 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=55080 Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer for Ardent Partners, has been tracking how procurement evolves for 20 years and publishing an annual report for the past decade to help…

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]]> Procurement Trends 2026 (Part One): Thriving in an Age of Structural Volatility https://cporising.com/2026/03/09/procurement-trends-2026-part-one-thriving-in-an-age-of-structural-volatility/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=procurement-trends-2026-part-one-thriving-in-an-age-of-structural-volatility Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:02:17 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=55106 We are launching a new article series based on Ardent Partners’ recent webinar, Procurement 2026: BIG Trends and Predictions. The original session delivered forward-looking insights designed to help procurement leaders…

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]]> Winning 2026: The CPO 45-Second Briefing – “Global Market Turbulence: Navigating the Economic Fog” https://cporising.com/2026/03/06/winning-2026-the-cpo-45-second-briefing-global-market-turbulence-navigating-the-economic-fog/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=winning-2026-the-cpo-45-second-briefing-global-market-turbulence-navigating-the-economic-fog Fri, 06 Mar 2026 11:02:00 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=55073 Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer for Ardent Partners, has been tracking how procurement evolves for 20 years and publishing an annual report for the past decade to help…

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]]> Winning 2026: The CPO 45-Second Briefing – “Category Management Evolves into Category Intelligence” https://cporising.com/2026/02/27/winning-2026-the-cpo-45-second-briefing-category-management-evolves-into-category-intelligence/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=winning-2026-the-cpo-45-second-briefing-category-management-evolves-into-category-intelligence Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:02:25 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=54995 Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer for Ardent Partners, has been tracking how procurement evolves for 20 years and publishing an annual report for the past decade to help…

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]]> Meet the New Tariffs, Same as the Old Tariffs: Why 2026 Requires ‘Trade Engineering’ https://cporising.com/2026/02/26/meet-the-new-tariffs-same-as-the-old-tariffs-why-2026-requires-trade-engineering/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=meet-the-new-tariffs-same-as-the-old-tariffs-why-2026-requires-trade-engineering Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:02:30 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=55011 EMERGENCY ALERT 🚨: The ‘Executive End-Run’ on Tariffs In today’s emergency post which is an echo of my newsletter on LinkedIn, I highlight the tariff prediction I made in our…

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]]> Winning 2026: The CPO 45-Second Briefing – “Permanent Beta Mode” https://cporising.com/2026/02/20/winning-2026-the-cpo-45-second-briefing-1-trend-1-prediction-2-takeaways-in-under-a-minute/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=winning-2026-the-cpo-45-second-briefing-1-trend-1-prediction-2-takeaways-in-under-a-minute Fri, 20 Feb 2026 11:02:23 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=54915 Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer for Ardent Partners, has been tracking how procurement evolves for 20 years and publishing an annual report for the past decade to help…

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]]> The AI Productivity Dividend: The CPO’s Choice Between Efficiency and Impact https://cporising.com/2026/02/19/the-ai-productivity-dividend-the-cpos-choice-between-efficiency-and-impact/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-ai-productivity-dividend-the-cpos-choice-between-efficiency-and-impact Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:02:26 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=54978 We recently published our annual Procurement 2026: BIG Trends and Predictions report. It’s a report I’ve been writing for about a decade that distills months of market data, conversations with…

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]]> NEW WEBINAR: Procurement 2026: BIG Trends and Predictions https://cporising.com/2026/01/09/new-webinar-procurement-2026-big-trends-and-predictions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-webinar-procurement-2026-big-trends-and-predictions Fri, 09 Jan 2026 11:02:55 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=54832 Join Ardent Partners and Ivalua on January 22nd (11 AM ET) as they discuss Procurement 2026: BIG Trends and Predictions. Calling all CPOs!!!! As global markets stabilize and AI moves…

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