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Procurement in the Fast Lane: Key Metrics for the CPO’s Dashboard

By Phil Bartolini August 19, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General

Procurement in the Fast Lane: Key Metrics for the CPO’s Dashboard On the racetrack, professional drivers believe that if everything seems under control, you are not driving fast enough. The…

Procurement Performance in 2021

By Andrew Bartolini August 16, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

Peter Drucker said the difference between management and leadership is “doing things right” (i.e., management) and “doing the right things” (i.e., leadership). The procurement profession needs more and stronger leadership.…

Throwback Thursday: How New or Improved Technologies Can Transform Procurement – Supplier Management

By Andrew Bartolini August 12, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

[Editor’s Note: We continue our “Throwback” series with a look at how improved technologies can transform procurement] As Chief Procurement Officers (“CPOs”) and procurement practitioners move forward, they have the…

Procurement 2021: Recommendations for the Year

By Andrew Bartolini August 9, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General

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: The Best-in-Class Advantage

By Phil Bartolini August 2, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process

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: How New or Improved Technologies Can Transform Procurement – Contract Management

By Andrew Bartolini July 29, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Strategy

[Editor’s Note: We continue our “Throwback” series with a look at how improved technologies can transform procurement] As Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and procurement practitioners move into 2016, they have…

Procurement 2021: The State of Procurement

By Andrew Bartolini July 26, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

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…

Flashback Friday: How New or Improved Technologies Can Transform Procurement – Spend Analysis and eSourcing

By Andrew Bartolini July 23, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process

[Editor’s Note: We continue our “Flashback” series with a look at how improved technologies can transform procurement] Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and procurement practitioners have the need and the capability for advanced…

Procurement 2021: Leadership and Precision Performance

By Andrew Bartolini July 19, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Strategy

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: Technology Adoption

By Andrew Bartolini July 12, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Strategy, Technology

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…