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Technology Round-Up – February 9, 2017

By Andrew Bartolini February 9, 2017Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

GEP Publishes Procurement Outlook for 2017 On February 8, GEP, a New Jersey-based provider of procurement software and business process outsourcing (BPO) services, published its annual business and economic outlook and analysis of implications…

How CIOs and CPOs Learned to Stopped Worrying and Love Innovation

By Andrew Bartolini February 6, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: This article is based upon Ardent Partners’ recent report, The CPO and CIO’s New Approach to Evaluating Enterprise Technology (sponsored by Coupa). Click to download (registration required). Historically, most Chief…

How Innovative Supply Management Technologies Create Opportunity for CPOs

By Andrew Bartolini January 30, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Editor's Note: This article is based upon Ardent Partners’ recent report, The CPO and CIO’s New Approach to Evaluating Enterprise Technology (sponsored by Coupa). Click to download (registration required). The age of…

Technology Round-Up – January 26, 2017

By Andrew Bartolini January 26, 2017Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Coupa Closes the Loop with Acquisition of Spend360 A couple of weeks ago, Coupa Software, one of the leading supply management solution providers in our industry, announced that it had…

One Job, Two Legacies: How CIOs and CPOs Historically Evaluated Enterprise Technology

By Andrew Bartolini January 23, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

For some time, Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and IT departments have been in the driver’s seat when it comes to evaluating and adopting technology solutions. However, Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and procurement…

Best of 2016: A CPO and a Diplomat’s View of Supply Risk Management

By Andrew Bartolini January 9, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

Editor’s Note: This week on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2016 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. We also invite…

Best of 2016: How Source-to-Settle Solutions Manage (and Leverage) Big Data – A Series Introduction

By Andrew Bartolini January 5, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: This week on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2016 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. In the digital…

Best of 2016: From CFO to CEO: A Conversation with Louie Psallidas of Uno’s – Part I

By Andrew Bartolini January 3, 2017Articles, Events, People, Process, Strategy

Editor’s Note: This week on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2016 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. Ardent Partners is…

Best of 2016: Ardent Partners Welcomes Jacob Larsen of Maersk Group to CPO Rising 2016!

By Andrew Bartolini January 2, 2017Articles, Events, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: This week on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2016 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. We also have…

Best of 2016: Heidi Landry: An Expat CPO’s Journey across the Procurement Landscape

By Andrew Bartolini December 30, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, People, Process, Strategy

Editor’s Note: This week on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2016 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. We also have…