Technology Round-Up – March 18, 2020
We at Ardent Partners take the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic with the utmost seriousness. Accordingly, we have taken organizational precautions to minimize the risk of staff infection and the…
20 for 2020: The Key Themes for the Modern CPO’s Agenda (#17 – Supply Chain Resilience)
We at Ardent Partners take the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic with the utmost seriousness. Accordingly, we have taken organizational precautions to minimize the risk of staff infection and the…
2020 Vision: SpendHQ’s New Spend Analysis Tool for the New Decade
The Ardent Partners team recently took a briefing from SpendHQ, the Atlanta-based provider of spend analysis SaaS solutions for procurement. On the call from SpendHQ were David Bush, chief revenue officer,…
CWM Technology Round-Up – March 10, 2020
CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of contingent workforce management (CWM) solution-provider news and updates from the past month to share with our community. It includes the latest news from…
20 for 2020: The Key Themes for the Modern CPO’s Agenda (#16 – Uncertainty)
In ten years’ time, the procurement profession and the role of the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) has changed in many unique and profound ways. Yet, just like 2010, CPOs and other procurement leaders…
Announcing the AP Metrics that Matter in 2020 eBook!
Ardent Partners is excited to announce the publication of its annual eBook, “Ardent Partners’ AP Metrics that Matter in 2020”, which is available for download here. Over the next few weeks,…
20 for 2020: The Key Themes for the Modern CPO’s Agenda (#13 – Monetization / Value Creation)
In ten years’ time, the procurement profession and the role of the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) has changed in many unique and profound ways. Yet, just like 2010, CPOs and other procurement leaders…
20 for 2020: The Key Themes for the Modern CPO’s Agenda (#12 – Consumerization)
In ten years’ time, the procurement profession and the role of the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) has changed in many unique and profound ways. Yet, just like 2010, CPOs and other procurement leaders…
When Blockchain Meets Supply Chain — February 19, 2020
Editor’s Note:Well, it's 2020, and we've taken a few months off from Blockchain. Luckily, everyone in the technology world is still talking and writing about Blockchain distributed digital ledgers, including…
20 for 2020: The Key Themes for the Modern CPO’s Agenda (#11 – Supply Chain Risk Management)
In ten years’ time, the procurement profession and the role of the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) has changed in many unique and profound ways. Yet, just like 2010, CPOs and other procurement leaders…