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Procurement 2021: Using Data to Become More Agile and Intelligent

By Andrew Bartolini June 29, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Strategy

Ardent recently completed its sixteenth annual CPO-themed market research study, “The State of Procurement & the CPO”, which is part of an ongoing dialogue that my team and I have had with…

Procurement Rising Podcast – The State of Procurement 2021 Address (Part 2)

By Andrew Bartolini June 28, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Podcast, Procurement Rising

Today, Episode 109 of our Procurement Rising Podcast In this podcast series, I interview Chief Procurement Officers and Best-in-Class procurement leaders as well as technology and business experts working in procurement and…

Procurement’s Key Capabilities in 2021

By Andrew Bartolini June 21, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process1 Comment

Ardent recently completed its sixteenth annual CPO-themed market research study, “The State of Procurement & the CPO”, which is part of an ongoing dialogue that my team and I have had with…

Throwback Thursday: Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Some Final Thoughts

By Andrew Bartolini June 17, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

[Editor’s Note: We continue our “Throwback” series with another look at a past entry on the skills needed for today’s procurement leaders.] Since poor procurement staff capabilities have been a…

The CPO’s Hurdles in 2021

By Andrew Bartolini June 15, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process

Ardent recently completed its sixteenth annual CPO-themed market research study, “The State of Procurement & the CPO”, which is part of an ongoing dialogue that my team and I have had with…

Procurement Rising Podcast – The State of Procurement 2021 Address (Part 1)

By Andrew Bartolini June 14, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Podcast, Procurement Rising

Today, Episode 108 of our Procurement Rising Podcast In this podcast series, I interview Chief Procurement Officers and Best-in-Class procurement leaders as well as technology and business experts working in procurement and…

Flashback Friday: Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Summary (Part II)

By Andrew Bartolini June 11, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Technology

[Editor’s Note: We continue our “Throwback/Flashback” series with another look at a past entry on the skills needed for today’s procurement leaders.] Over the past several months, we’ve featured a…

The CPO’s Priorities in 2021

By Andrew Bartolini June 8, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

Ardent recently completed its sixteenth annual CPO-themed market research study, "The State of Procurement & the CPO", which is part of an ongoing dialogue that my team and I have had with…

The Four Distinct Elements That Drive Procurement Excellence w/ John Dickson, CPO AstraZeneca

By Andrew Bartolini June 7, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Podcast, Procurement Rising

Last week on the Procurement Rising Podcast, I had a great conversation (click to listen!) with John Dickson, the Chief Procurement Officer at AstraZeneca on the Procurement Rising Podcast Series.…

Throwback Thursday: Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Summary (Part I)

By Andrew Bartolini June 3, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing1 Comment

[Editor’s Note: We continue our “Throwback Thursday” series with another look at a past entry on the skills needed for today’s procurement leaders.] Over the past month and a half,…