Procurement 2021: Visibility into Savings, Spend, & Impact
Ardent recently completed its sixteenth annual CPO-themed market research study, “The State of Procurement & the CPO”, which is part of an ongoing dialogue that my team and I have had with…
Procurement 2021: Using Data to Become More Agile and Intelligent
Ardent recently completed its sixteenth annual CPO-themed market research study, “The State of Procurement & the CPO”, which is part of an ongoing dialogue that my team and I have had with…
Procurement Rising Podcast – The State of Procurement 2021 Address (Part 2)
Today, Episode 109 of our Procurement Rising Podcast In this podcast series, I interview Chief Procurement Officers and Best-in-Class procurement leaders as well as technology and business experts working in procurement and…
eSourcing and Advanced Sourcing Technologies in 2021
One of the striking data points in our 2021 State of Procurement and the CPO report is that the Best-in-Class adopt individual supply management applications by up to 92% more…
Procurement’s Key Capabilities in 2021
Ardent recently completed its sixteenth annual CPO-themed market research study, “The State of Procurement & the CPO”, which is part of an ongoing dialogue that my team and I have had with…
Throwback Thursday: Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Some Final Thoughts
[Editor’s Note: We continue our “Throwback” series with another look at a past entry on the skills needed for today’s procurement leaders.] Since poor procurement staff capabilities have been a…
The CPO’s Hurdles in 2021
Ardent recently completed its sixteenth annual CPO-themed market research study, “The State of Procurement & the CPO”, which is part of an ongoing dialogue that my team and I have had with…
Procurement Rising Podcast – The State of Procurement 2021 Address (Part 1)
Today, Episode 108 of our Procurement Rising Podcast In this podcast series, I interview Chief Procurement Officers and Best-in-Class procurement leaders as well as technology and business experts working in procurement and…
Flashback Friday: Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Summary (Part II)
[Editor’s Note: We continue our “Throwback/Flashback” series with another look at a past entry on the skills needed for today’s procurement leaders.] Over the past several months, we’ve featured a…
The CPO’s Priorities in 2021
Ardent recently completed its sixteenth annual CPO-themed market research study, "The State of Procurement & the CPO", which is part of an ongoing dialogue that my team and I have had with…