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20 for 2020: The Key Themes for the Modern CPO’s Agenda (#19 – Cash Management)

By Andrew Bartolini April 17, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, People, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

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…

How CFOs Can Build and Nurture Alliances with CPOs

By Andrew Bartolini November 8, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Strategy

In 2019, the duties of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) continue to expand, straddling the traditional areas of financial stewardship and the more progressive areas of strategic and business leadership,…

The CFO: From CPA to CEO (in-Waiting)

By Andrew Bartolini July 5, 2019Articles, People, Strategy

From the earliest of entrepreneurs to the largest of today’s global corporations, significant time and resources have been invested in the development of financial management expertise and capabilities – an…

Throwback Thursday: CPO & CFO: Building a More Perfect Union

By Andrew Bartolini June 6, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Solution Providers, Strategy

Publisher’s Note: In 2019, Ardent Partners is celebrating 10 years of delivering “Research with Results” to Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and other readers of this site, including published reports, eBooks, presentations, insights, articles and…

Throwback Thursday: Suppliers — Pay Them Now or Pay Them Later?

By Andrew Bartolini March 7, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

The Dog Days of Summer

By Andrew Bartolini August 14, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Strategy

[Editor’s note: it has become somewhat of a tradition for us at CPO Rising to bring you “The Dog Days of Summer” in August, so we thought we’d re-publish this…

CPO Rising 2017 Topic: Strategies to Build a Better CFO Relationship

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team July 5, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Strategy1 Comment

Building and maintaining a healthy working relationship with the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is an integral part of many Chief Procurement Officer's (CPO's) job -- largely because many CPOs report directly…

The State of Accounts Payable 2017 (New Video)

By Andrew Bartolini June 20, 2017Articles, Events, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

With today’s article, we are excited to announce the publication of Ardent Partners’ latest AP research report, “The State of ePayables 2017: The Convergence of Cash, Suppliers, and Cash”, which…

P2P Technology Round-Up – May 18, 2017

By Andrew Bartolini May 18, 2017Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

CPO Rising’s P2P Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of ePayables, B2B payment, and P2P solution-provider news and updates from the past month. If you are an AP or P2P…

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

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team 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…