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Throwback Thursday: CPO Rising 2011: Innovative Ideas for the Decade Ahead

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

Over the past few Thursdays, I have been highlighting the 15 annual CPO/State of Procurement reports that I have written. In June 2011, the report series was given the formal…

Throwback Thursday – The CFO and the CPO: One World, Two Worldviews

By Andrew Bartolini June 4, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy

Over the past few Thursdays, I have been highlighting the 15 annual CPO/State of Procurement reports that I have written. Near the end of Ardent Partners' first year (2010), I…

20 for 2020: The Key Themes for the Modern CPO’s Agenda (#20 – Leadership)

By Andrew Bartolini May 29, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, People, Process, Strategy

We began this series in January as a way to aggregate important ideas for procurement leaders as they set their organizations’ course as they head into the new decade. It…

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…

Throwback Thursday – Chief Procurement Officer: The Position

By Andrew Bartolini April 16, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

Publisher's Note: While the days are starting to blend together, it is actually Thursday or Throwback Thursday as we call it on these pages. Given the number of conversations I have…

Now Accepting Nominations for CPO Honors 2020

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

Ardent Partners is excited to announce that it is now accepting nominations for the fifth-annual CPO Honors. The CPO Honors is an opportunity to celebrate the procurement profession and recognize…

Best of 2019: To Build a Procurement Team, Think Big — But Start Small

By Andrew Bartolini January 10, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: Today concludes CPO Rising's “best of” 2019 article series from last year, as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. Stay tuned for…

CPO News — December 6, 2019

By Andrew Bartolini December 6, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Strategic Sourcing

Welcome to the winter edition of CPO News! Over the past several months there have been some higher-profile appointments and promotions that occurred in the procurement world, and we wanted…

CPO Rising 2019 Highlights: Three CPO Mantras to Generate Impact

By Andrew Bartolini November 25, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, People, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

The CPO Rising 2019 Summit was almost a month ago, and we at Ardent Partners have offered recaps of the overall event, as well as closer looks at a couple…

To Build a Procurement Team, Think Big — But Start Small

By Andrew Bartolini November 22, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

Last month at CPO Rising 2019, attendees had the pleasure of hearing from Bill Browning, Director of Procurement at Carbonite and a “friend of the firm,” who delivered a presentation entitled,…