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Learn from the Best: Great Speakers Fill the Agenda at the CPO Rising 2017 Summit

By Andrew Bartolini August 24, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Strategy

Learn from and Network with Top Chief Procurement Officers It may not surprise you, but I honestly believe that the speaker roster we're assembling for our CPO Rising 2017 Summit…

The Dog Days of Summer

By Andrew Bartolini August 14, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Strategy

[Editor’s note: it has become somewhat of a tradition for us at CPO Rising to bring you “The Dog Days of Summer” in August, so we thought we’d re-publish this…

CPO News – August 4, 2017

By Andrew Bartolini August 4, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

Editor's Note: On November 8 & 9, 2017, a select group of Chief Procurement Officers and other business leaders will come together at the Harvard Club in Boston’s Back Bay for the CPO Rising…

ePayables Convergence Part I: Cash Management

By Andrew Bartolini August 1, 2017Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published our annual AP-themed report, The State of ePayables 2017: The Convergence of Cash, Suppliers, and Intelligence. Today’s article is part of new four-part series focused on…

Ardent Partners Formally Launches The CPO Rising 2017 Summit

By Andrew Bartolini July 28, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Solution Providers, Strategy1 Comment

The two-day executive symposium is designed to help procurement organizations improve performance and drive innovation. BOSTON, MA (PRWEB) July 27, 2017 The advances of the procurement profession and the rise…

Meet the Speakers of CPO Rising 2017! Welcoming Back Gregg Brandyberry

By Andrew Bartolini July 19, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

Editor's Note: Today on CPO Rising, we revisit the long and illustrious career of Gregg Brandyberry, President of Rapid Deployment Procurement Excellence, Inc., and one of three members of the CPO Rising Hall of Fame…

Looking Back, Around, and Ahead on Procurement Technology Adoption

By Andrew Bartolini July 17, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

We recently published my twelfth annual CPO-themed report, CPO Rising 2017: Tools of the Trade. Today’s article is part of an ongoing series focused on the report’s key findings. You can…

An Update on Conflict Minerals Regulations in the U.S.

By Andrew Bartolini July 14, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

Earlier this year, Ardent Partners analysts tracked a bevy of fast-moving developments concerning Section 1502 (the Conflict Minerals Provision) of the 2010 Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act -…

How Procurement Can Lead Enterprises through Global Uncertainty, Risk, and Disruption

By Andrew Bartolini July 7, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Earlier this year, and again at the Institute for Supply Management’s 102nd annual conference in Orlando, Florida, Ardent Partners analysts were pleased to interview M.L. Peck, ISM’s Chief Content and Engagement Officer.…

CPO Rising 2017 Topic: Strategies to Build a Better CFO Relationship

By Andrew Bartolini July 5, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Strategy1 Comment

Building and maintaining a healthy working relationship with the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is an integral part of many Chief Procurement Officer's (CPO's) job -- largely because many CPOs report directly…