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Throwback Thursday – The CPO’s Agenda 2009: Smart Strategies for Tough Times

By Andrew Bartolini May 28, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

In April 2009, I wrote our fourth annual CPO-themed State of Procurement report in the throes of the great recession. Things looked pretty bleak and there was a high degree…

Technology Round-Up – May 22, 2020

By Phil Bartolini May 22, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Solution Providers, Technology

CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with fresh supply management technology news and updates from the past month. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend management solution provider and…

Throwback Thursday – CPO Rising: The CPO’s Agenda for 2008

By Andrew Bartolini May 21, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

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…

HR, Workforce, and Talent Management (Track 4)

By Christopher Dwyer May 20, 2020Articles, Complex Categories, Events, General, Procure-to-Pay

Our inaugural CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Series brought more than 2000 procurement, finance, and HR professionals together around the topics that matter to business leaders right now (i.e. how to ensure continuity,…

The CFO and Finance/AP Leadership (Track 3)

By Andrew Bartolini May 19, 2020Articles, Events, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay

(Publisher’s note: Our challenge to each reader is to pick and view one great CFO /AP / Finance Leadership session today!) Our inaugural CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Series brought more than 2000…

Supply Chain & Supply Risk Management (Track 2)

By Phil Bartolini May 18, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, Solution Providers, Technology

(Publisher’s note: Our challenge to each reader is to pick and view one great Supply Chain Management/Supply Risk Management session today.) Our inaugural CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Series brought more than 2000…

The CPO and Procurement Leadership (Track 1)

By Andrew Bartolini May 15, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Strategy

(Publisher's note: Our challenge to each reader is to pick and view one great CPO/Leadership session today. If you do, we bet you can't just stop at one!) Our inaugural…

Throwback Thursday: The CPO’s Strategic Agenda 2007 – Managing Performance, Reporting to the CFO

By Christopher Dwyer May 14, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy

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…

CPO Rising 2K20 – The Resiliency Imperative… So, Now What?

By Andrew Bartolini May 11, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Strategy

If you've visited this site anytime over the past 6 weeks, you couldn't help but notice that we've been busy pulling together a virtual series designed for procurement and supply…

The Resiliency Imperative – Top Strategies for Leading a Resilient Procurement Organization (Session 19)

By Phil Bartolini May 4, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Solution Providers, Technology

The Resiliency Imperative continues tomorrow May 5th at 2 PM ET with an on-demand session Session 19: Top Strategies for Leading a Resilient Procurement Organization, sponsored by ScoutRFP (A Workday…