CPO News – July 15, 2016
Raymond Schlaff Joins Wood Group As Chief Procurement Officer Earlier this spring, multiple oil and gas trade publications reported that Raymond Schlaff, a 30 year procurement veteran, was selected as…
How Source-to-Settle Solutions Manage (and Leverage) Big Data – Contract Management
In the digital age, organizations as a whole and procurement departments in particular swim in data. It is everywhere, spread across an alphabet soup of internal and external systems –…
CPO Rising 2016: Why CPOs Must Align Procurement More Closely with the Enterprise (and How)
Editor’s Note: Today and for the next few weeks, we will feature a series of articles based in large part on Ardent Partners’ flagship research report, CPO Rising 2016: The Art…
CPO Rising 2016: The Continued De-Emphasis on Savings
Editor's Note: Today and for the next few weeks, we will feature a series of articles based in large part on Ardent Partners' flagship research report, CPO Rising 2016: The…
The Path to CPO Isn’t Better Spend Analysis (Guest Post)
[Editor's Note: Today's article is a guest publication from Matthew Holzapfel, Product Marketer at Tamr Inc. Ardent Partners is happy to review and feature guest publications from authors across the procurement and…
Throwback Thursday: Procurement Fraud Prevention (3) – Why It’s Important
Editor’s Note: In the spirit of “Throwback Thursday,” we’re bringing our audience this gem from all the way back to late summer 2010, Ardent’s first summer. It’s been some time…
How Source-to-Settle Solutions Manage (and Leverage) Big Data – eSourcing
In the digital age, organizations as a whole and procurement departments in particular swim in data. It is everywhere, spread across an alphabet soup of internal and external systems –…
Webinar! The Future of Procurement Analytics: How to Get BIG Value from BIG Data
For those working in procurement and supply management, BIG Data is a BIG opportunity...don't let it become a BIG Problem! Join Ardent Partners and Tamr on a webinar on Thursday, June 23 at 2:00 PM. Learn More and Register Now!…
Procurement Analytics in 2016: The Quest for Visibility
Editor's Note: Today we're talking about procurement analytics and the quest for visibility in 2016. On June 23, we're going to be discussing The Future of Procurement Analytics: How to Get…
How Source-to-Settle Solutions Manage (and Leverage) Big Data – Spend Analysis
In the digital age, organizations as a whole and procurement departments in particular swim in data. It is everywhere, spread across an alphabet soup of internal and external systems –…