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Technology Round-Up – April 14, 2016

By Andrew Bartolini April 14, 2016Articles, Complex Categories, Process, Solution Providers, Technology

ICon Professional Services and Synergy Services Merge, Rebrand as TalentWave On March 31, ICon Professional Services and Synergy Services, two contingent workforce management ("CWM") solution providers that had merged in October…

WEBINAR! The Future of Talent: Where is Work Headed in 2016…and Beyond?

By Andrew Bartolini April 13, 2016Articles, Complex Categories, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Nearly 35% of today’s total workforce is considered “non-employee” or “contingent,” a critical representation of just how much the world of talent has evolved in recent years. As the makeup…

How New or Improved Technologies Can Transform Procurement – Supplier Management

By Andrew Bartolini April 11, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

As Chief Procurement Officers ("CPOs") and procurement practitioners move into 2016, they have the need and the capability for advanced technology solutions to automate and link the source-to-settle process – upstream, strategic…

CPO News – April 8, 2016

By Andrew Bartolini April 8, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, People, Strategic Sourcing

Editor's Note: Welcome to another edition of CPO News! Just a week ago, we capped off our inaugural and highly successful CPO Rising procurement executive summit where we met over…

Bob Kane: an “Old School” CPO with a “New School” Style

By Andrew Bartolini March 29, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology2 Comments

Ardent Partners is pleased to welcome Robert “Bob” Kane to CPO Rising 2016 today in Boston, where he will give a talk on Managing Risk in a Global Supply Chain.…

Technology Round-Up – March 24, 2016

By Andrew Bartolini March 24, 2016Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing

E2Open Acquires Terra Technology On March 8, E2Open (NASDAQ: EOPN), a California-based provider of supply chain collaboration, planning, and execution solutions for the cloud, announced that it acquired Terra Technology, the Connecticut-based…

Ardent Partners Welcomes Harold “Hal” Good, Procurement Luminary, to CPO Rising 2016!

By Andrew Bartolini March 21, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Strategy

Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks we will highlight some of the outstanding executives that are presenting at the CPO Rising 2016 Summit. Today we continue the series with an…

How New or Improved Technologies Can Transform Procurement – Contract Management

By Andrew Bartolini March 16, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

As Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and procurement practitioners move into 2016, they have the need and the capability for advanced technology solutions to automate and link the source-to-settle process – upstream, strategic…

Webinar Preview: Savings and Risk: The Rise of Analytics for Procurement – March 23

By Andrew Bartolini March 15, 2016Events, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Editor's Note: Join Ardent Partners' Chief Research Officer, Andrew Bartolini, along with representatives and clients of Determine, Inc. on Wednesday, March 23 at 2:00 pm EST for this complementary webinar…

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

By Andrew Bartolini March 14, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, People, Process, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks we will highlight some of the outstanding executives that are presenting at the CPO Rising 2016 Summit. Today we continue the series with an…