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Upcoming Webinar: Procurement 2016: Big Trends and Predictions

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team January 8, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Technology

The procurement industry is constantly evolving and shifting, forcing supply management professionals across the globe to prepare for change and respond to rapid innovation in supply markets, changing dynamics in…

Best of 2015: CPO Rising 2015: The Agility Agenda – Best-in-Class Procurement Performance

By Andrew Bartolini January 6, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy

Editor’s Note: This week on CPO Rising, we’re publishing a series of “best of” articles from 2015 as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.…

Best of 2015: CPO Serial: Four Lessons Learned, Our CPO Reflects Part I

By Andrew Bartolini January 4, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, People, Process, Strategy

Editor’s Note: This week on CPO Rising, we’re publishing a series of “best of” articles from 2015 as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.…

Research Preview: The State of Strategic Sourcing – Supplier Management

By Andrew Bartolini December 21, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Ardent Partners is pleased to announce the publication of The State of Strategic Sourcing 2015: The Four Pillars of Sourcing Success report. Interested readers can download this exciting and informative annual research…

The CPO’s Top Performance Metrics

By Andrew Bartolini December 17, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, Strategy

Join us on March 29 & 30, 2016 at the Harvard Club of Boston for CPO Rising 2016: The Agility Agenda. This executive summit will bring together business executives and supply…

Research Preview: Leveraging Contract Analytics to Uncover Hidden Costs, Risks, and Opportunity

By Andrew Bartolini December 16, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Today’s article is the second of two articles from a report that we recently published, entitled, Digging Deep: Leveraging Contract Analytics to Uncover Hidden Costs, Risks, and Opportunity, sponsored by Seal and available for free…

Research Preview: The State of Strategic Sourcing 2015 – Contract Management

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 14, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Procurement Should Become a Hub for Supplier Innovation

By Andrew Bartolini December 11, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Strategy

Join us on March 29 & 30, 2016 at the Harvard Club of Boston for CPO Rising 2016: The Agility Agenda. This executive summit will bring together business executives and supply…

Research Preview: Innovative Solutions and Strategies for Better Contract Management – Part I

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 10, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Today’s article is the first of two articles from a report that we recently published, entitled, Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Innovative Solutions and Strategies for Better Contract Management, sponsored by DocuSign and available for free…

Upcoming Webinar – 5 Transformative Strategies to Unlock More Procurement Value

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 9, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

As we head into 2016, many Chief Procurement Officers (“CPOs”) and their departments will find themselves at a crossroads, struggling to maintain their momentum while the speed and complexity of…