CPO News – October 6, 2017
Former Atlanta CPO Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy, Accepted Bribes In April, we brought you a story out of Atlanta concerning Adam Smith, the former Chief Procurement Officer who was terminated…
Technology Round-Up – October 5, 2017
CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend…
Webinar! Strategic Spend Management – Last Chance to Register (9/27)!
"By surveying thousands of distinct organizations over the years, Ardent Partners has been able to clearly establish that the groups that manage very high levels of spend perform significantly better…
Meet the Speakers of CPO Rising 2017! Welcoming Back Bill McNally of NASA
Last year, we were fortunate to have Bill McNally, deputy chief acquisition officer at NASA, who directs procurement across the entire space agency, join Ardent Partners' inaugural CPO Rising Procurement Executive…
Technology Round-Up – September 21, 2017
CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend…
Webinar! Strategic Spend Management: Best-in-Class Strategies for CPO Success
Join Ardent Partners’ Chief Research Officer, Andrew Bartolini, and special guests from BuyerQuest and Kimberly-Clark in an exclusive webinar on Wednesday, September 27th at 2 PM ET, sponsored by BuyerQuest, where they will…
Technology Round-Up – September 14, 2017
CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend…
Getting Agile and Efficient with Modern Contract Management Tools
Today as in years past, the speed of business continues to increase. Markets evolve, products improve, requirements change, and timelines shrink. Time gets more valuable every year, particularly as workloads increase…
CPO Rising 2017: Technology Mastery
There is a very clear difference between doing something and doing something well. This concept rings true for the users of supply management technology who, by and large, struggle to…
Beyond Price: Finding the Right Suppliers Using Sophisticated Sourcing Strategies
Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published a new sourcing-themed report, Beyond Price: Finding the Right Suppliers Using Sophisticated Sourcing Strategies, sponsored by EC Sourcing Group. If you would like to access…