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CPO Rising 2016 Summit: Sourcing, Supply Risk, and Contract Management

By Andrew Bartolini March 25, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing

The modern procurement executive must focus on a number of functional areas in order to remain competitive in today’s business world. This includes tasks like managing supplier relationships, sourcing the…

CPO Rising 2016 Summit: Showcasing the Value of Sourcing Across All Categories

By Andrew Bartolini March 23, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Strategic Sourcing

Developing and maintaining an effective sourcing program is one of many game-changers that Ardent Partners has espoused for procurement teams over the last several years. Running a sourcing program that…

Ardent Partners Welcomes Harold “Hal” Good, Procurement Luminary, to CPO Rising 2016!

By Andrew Bartolini March 21, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Strategy

Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks we will highlight some of the outstanding executives that are presenting at the CPO Rising 2016 Summit. Today we continue the series with an…

Ardent Partners Welcomes Ramsay Chu to CPO Rising 2016 (Speaker Spotlight)

By Andrew Bartolini February 23, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing

Publisher's Note: Unfortunately, Ramsay was a last minute cancellation for CPO Rising 2016 due to a corporate-wide travel suspension. However, we expect to see him at CPO Rising 2017. Ardent Partners…

Last Chance to Participate in the CPO Rising 2016 Research Study!

By Andrew Bartolini February 17, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

If you haven't already, we invite you to participate in the 2016 edition of our annual CPO Rising research study, which will close on Monday at 8 pm ET. This…

Ardent Partners Welcomes Jacob Larsen of Maersk Group to CPO Rising 2016!

By Andrew Bartolini February 17, 2016Articles, Events, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Editor's Note: Over the next few weeks we will highlight some of the outstanding executives that are presenting at the CPO Rising 2016 Summit. Today we continue the series with an…

Ardent’s Annual CPO Survey is Live (“The Art & Science of Procurement”)

By Andrew Bartolini January 15, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Ardent Partners conducts one CPO-focused market research study each year and we’d like to invite you to participate in it. By taking the survey, you have an opportunity to help advance the collective…

Best of 2015: CPO Serial: Four Lessons Learned, Our CPO Reflects Part II

By Andrew Bartolini January 11, 2016Articles, General, Lists, People, Process, Strategy

Editor's Note: As we reflect on 2015 with our "best of" series, Ardent Partners would like to invite you to our Procurement 2016: Big Trends and Predictions webinar that we…

Best of 2015: From Airman to Spaceman: Bill McNally’s Ascent into NASA Procurement

By Andrew Bartolini January 7, 2016Articles, Events, General, People, Strategy

Editor’s Note: This week on CPO Rising, we’re publishing a series of “best of” articles from 2015 as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.…

Best of 2015: CPO Serial: Four Lessons Learned, Our CPO Reflects Part I

By Andrew Bartolini January 4, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, People, Process, Strategy

Editor’s Note: This week on CPO Rising, we’re publishing a series of “best of” articles from 2015 as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.…