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Best of 2024: Magnus Mondays — Contract Lifecycle Management: A Different but Critical Procurement Technology

By Magnus Bergfors January 13, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2024 articles as we reflect on last year and begin tackling 2025. Contract Lifecycle Management…

Evolution Continues in Contract Management

By Andrew Bartolini November 22, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

Over the last few years, the contract management (or contract lifecycle management) solution space has seen some exciting new innovations, after lagging behind other areas in the supply management space…

CPO Rising Listicle: Four Pillars of Strategic Sourcing

By Andrew Bartolini September 20, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, Process, Strategic Sourcing

Ardent Partners believes that there are “four pillars” that should serve as the foundation for any strategic sourcing program. These are the primary sub-process areas that drive all sourcing activity…

Announcing Ardent Partners’ 2024 Strategic Sourcing Technology Advisor Report

By Magnus Bergfors September 9, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

We are happy to announce the official launch of Ardent Partners' 2024 Strategic Sourcing Technology Advisor report. This is a report designed to guide sourcing and procurement teams through the…

CPO Rising Listicle: Procurement AI in Action, Part 1

By Andrew Bartolini April 5, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Lists, Process, Strategy, Technology

It's Friday, which means we're sharing another CPO Rising Listicle. Each list will include a variety of procurement tips, trends, insights, research, lists, strategies, and/or recommendations designed to help procurement teams improve…

CPO Rising Listicle: Don’t Negotiate a Supplier Contract Without These 4 Things

By Andrew Bartolini March 22, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

Magnus Mondays — Contract Lifecycle Management: A Different but Critical Procurement Technology

By Magnus Bergfors February 12, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) has come a long way in the last 25 years or so. The technology started as simple databases where some key metadata was collected to enable…

New Innovations Drive Contract Solutions

By Andrew Bartolini June 19, 2023Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

CPO Rising Listicle: Four Most Important Things to Have on Hand When Negotiating a Supplier Contract

By Andrew Bartolini & John Yuva May 12, 2023Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

Fridays (in 2023) means that it’s time for another CPO Rising Listicle. Each list will include a variety of procurement tips, trends, insights, research, lists, strategies, and/or recommendations designed to help procurement…

Contract Analytics: A View into Value, Risk, and Opportunity

By Andrew Bartolini March 13, 2023Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Technology

Automated contract management solutions that feature robust analytics and reporting tools can help procurement organizations offset staff shortages, perform more of the “heavy lifting” needed to manage and search through…