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Magnus Mondays: Procurement Tech — Suites vs. Specialists Part Five: The Final Factors

By Magnus Bergfors December 11, 2023Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve discussed the question of suites vs. specialists in the procurement technology space. As I mentioned in the first article, it’s not an either/or…

CPO Rising Listicle: Revisiting This Year’s Top Barriers to CPO Success

By Andrew Bartolini December 8, 2023Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, People, Process, 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…

Technology Round-Up — December 6, 2023

By John Yuva December 6, 2023Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up Series returns today with fresh supply management technology news and updates covering a few recent major announcements. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend management solution provider…

Magnus Mondays: Procurement Tech — Suites vs. Specialists Part Four: How Your Spend Profile Impacts Your Strategy

By Magnus Bergfors December 4, 2023Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Over the last couple of weeks, we have published a series of articles on the topic of solution suites vs. specialist providers in the procurement technology space. In the first…

CPO Rising Listicle: 10 Ways CPO Rising Brings Engagement and Education to Readers

By Andrew Bartolini December 1, 2023Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Strategy

‘Tis the Season for December Webinars

By John Yuva November 29, 2023Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, Procure-to-Pay

As 2024 quickly approaches, Ardent Partners is ending the year with two exciting webinars focusing on trends related to Accounts Payable and Procurement. Take a moment to review our December…

Magnus Mondays: Procurement Tech — Suites vs. Specialists Part Three: I Wish I Was Special

By Magnus Bergfors November 27, 2023Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

In part 1 of this series, we introduced and framed the familiar topic of suites vs. specialists in the procurement solutions space. And last week in part 2, we looked…

Black Friday – Shopping, Supply Chains, and Sales Reminder

By Andrew Bartolini November 24, 2023Articles, Events

Attention Shoppers! The day after Thanksgiving in the US has long been known as Black Friday, the dark name for what is generally considered the biggest shopping day of the year…

Procurement News — November 22, 2023

By John Yuva November 22, 2023Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

Welcome to Procurement News, part of our ongoing aggregate news series covering recent supply management headlines and trends pertinent to Chief Procurement Officers and other procurement leaders. Contact us with your…

Magnus Mondays: Procurement Tech — Suites vs. Specialists Part Two (Home Suite Home)

By Magnus Bergfors November 20, 2023Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

In last week’s article, we kicked off our discussion on suites vs. specialist providers by discussing the primary considerations in setting an overall procurement technology strategy. Generally, it is not…