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Spend Analysis & Sourcing: Connecting the Sourcing Dots for Greater Value

By Andrew Bartolini April 13, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

I recently exchanged notes with a colleague who commented that recently, CPO Rising seems to have been very focused on operational procurement and complex spend management over the past month…

Instant Analysis: Selectica Acquires b-pack for $12.5 Million

By Andrew Bartolini March 31, 2015Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Selectica (NASDAQ: SLTC) made yet another smart acquisition—its second in two years—with an agreement announced yesterday, March 30, to acquire b-pack for $12.5 million in cash and stock. The deal is…

The Real Cost of Contract Non-Compliance: A Multi-Stakeholder View

By Andrew Bartolini March 17, 2015Articles, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy2 Comments

Editor's Note: Last week, we published a couple of articles previewing our new Collaborative Contract Management report, sponsored by Iasta, and available for download here. Today's article is a 'spin off' from the report, and…

Research Preview: Collaborative Contract Management: Procurement’s Role in Enhancing Compliance and Mitigating Risk

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team March 13, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Ardent Partners recently published a new research report, “Collaborative Contract Management: Procurement’s Role in Enhancing Compliance and Mitigating Risk.” It’s an exciting and refreshing look at how Chief Procurement Officers…

Introducing Ardent Partners’ Collaborative Contract Management Report

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team March 10, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Today’s article is the first in a series of articles centered on our new Collaborative Contract Management report, sponsored by Iasta, and available for download here [Publisher's note: The links in this article…

Technology Round-Up – February 24, 2015 – Part III

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team February 24, 2015Articles, General, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Editor’s Note: Welcome to February’s edition of our Technology Round-Up. Over the past month, we’ve tracked so many exciting developments within the supply management solution provider market that we decided…

Technology Round-Up – February 17, 2015 – Part I

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team February 17, 2015Articles, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Editor's Note: Welcome to February's edition of our Technology Round-Up. Over the past month, we've tracked so many exciting developments within the supply management solution provider market that we decided…

Sailing Downstream: Why Source-to-Settle Defines Procurement Transformation in 2015 (Webinar)

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team February 13, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

For sure, enterprises as a whole and procurement teams in particular can log significant financial and operational improvements through implementing basic strategic sourcing processes, such as spend analysis, sourcing/ eSourcing,…

Collaborative Contract Management: Procurement’s Role in Enhancing Compliance and Mitigating Risk (Webinar)

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team February 9, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

In 2015, collaboration is the name of the game in procurement and frequently entails working with key internal stakeholders (like line-of-business managers and legal departments) or preferred suppliers to drive…

Deem – Moving Beyond Travel and Expense Management

By Andrew Bartolini February 3, 2015Articles, Complex Categories, Process, Solution Providers, Technology

For procurement practitioners, managing spend across multiple categories and aligning them to the larger source-to-settle process is both a challenge and a goal. Manual, disparate processes require more time and…