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Technology Round-Up – December 16, 2014
SAP Completes Concur Acquisition for $8.3 Billion On December 4, global software provider SAP AG (NYSE Ticker – SAP) announced that it had completed its $8.3 billion acquisition (or $129 per... Read more
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Contract Management Reporting: Trust, but Verify
In the mid-to-late 1980s, U.S. President Ronald Reagan adopted an old Russian proverb, “doveryai no proveryai” (trust, but verify) to emphasize to Soviet Premiere Mikhail Gorbachev the need to ensure... Read more
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Visibility: What Does it Mean in the Contract Process?
Our short series of articles on the concept of visibility and what it means for Chief Procurement Officers continues this month. The response to this series has been so strong... Read more
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The State of Strategic Sourcing – Connecting the Dots
Ardent Partners’ The State of Strategic Sourcing: Connecting the Dots is now out and available. Interested readers can find the report here and here. This research report analyzes the strategic... Read more
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Technology Round-Up, November 13, 2014
Horizon 2014: Zycus Delivers Zycus’ 3rd annual user conference, Horizon, was held this week at the Ritz-Carlton in (on?) Amelia Island, Florida, starting this past Sunday and continuing through Tuesday... Read more
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Technology Round-Up – October 14, 2014
BravoSolution Appoints Jim Wetekamp as its next CEO By Andrew Bartolini Last week, BravoSolution, a supply management solution provider, announced that its current SVP of Solution Strategy and industry veteran,... Read more
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Research Preview: The State of Strategic Sourcing in 2014
In the next few weeks, the analyst team at Ardent Partners will publish our annual State of Strategic Sourcing benchmark study. This study builds on last year’s research on the... Read more
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The Four Pillars of the Modern Strategic Sourcing Program
We’re gearing up to launch our annual benchmark study on the state of strategic sourcing and the excitement is….. palpable. The topic is so rich and exciting that throughout the... Read more
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Zycus: A Briefing in Several Parts
Ardent Partners receives regular briefings from most of the solution providers in the broader supply management market. As a firm, we’ve covered the distinct application markets for years and have... Read more
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Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro: Summary (Part I)
Over the past month and a half, we’ve featured a series entitled, “Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro,” wherein we’ve defined 14 core procurement skills and discussed their importance to... Read more