The Dog Days of Summer
[Editor’s note: it has become somewhat of a tradition for us at CPO Rising to bring you “The Dog Days of Summer” in late August, so we thought we’d re-publish…
Throwback Thursday – CPO Rising: The CPO’s Agenda for 2008
In February 2008, I wrote our third annual CPO-themed State of Procurement report and created a subtitle that has since become a Ardent Partners' brand - "CPO Rising" - that…
Throwback Thursday: The CPO’s Strategic Agenda 2007 – Managing Performance, Reporting to the CFO
We continue our “Throwback Thursday” series with another look at a past entry in our State of Procurement research series. And, as the co-author of this edition, it is great to…
Throwback Thursday: The CPO’s Strategic Agenda 2006 – Managing People, Managing Spend
With the World Premiere Webinar of my 15th annual CPO Rising / State of Procurement research just a few hours away (it's not too late to register), I've decided that…
Throwback Thursday – Chief Procurement Officer: The Position
Publisher's Note: While the days are starting to blend together, it is actually Thursday or Throwback Thursday as we call it on these pages. Given the number of conversations I have…
The Resiliency Imperative – CPO Leadership in Times of Crisis (Session 7 Overview)
UPDATE - VIEW THIS SESSION NOW - ON-DEMAND The Resiliency Imperative sessions continues with CPO Leadership in Times of Crisis (click to register) and this is going to be fantastic one that loyal CPO…
Best of 2019: To Build a Procurement Team, Think Big — But Start Small
Editor’s Note: Today concludes CPO Rising's “best of” 2019 article series from last year, as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. Stay tuned for…
CPO Rising 2019 Highlights: Three CPO Mantras to Generate Impact
The CPO Rising 2019 Summit was almost a month ago, and we at Ardent Partners have offered recaps of the overall event, as well as closer looks at a couple…
To Build a Procurement Team, Think Big — But Start Small
Last month at CPO Rising 2019, attendees had the pleasure of hearing from Bill Browning, Director of Procurement at Carbonite and a “friend of the firm,” who delivered a presentation entitled,…
Three Takeaways from the CPO Rising 2019 Summit
One week ago, delegates, speakers, and supply management solutions providers descended upon the historic Harvard Club of Boston for Ardent Partners’ fourth-annual CPO Rising procurement executive summit. The Ardent team had arrived…