Is Your Procurement Transformation Built to Last?
There are many ways to begin a procurement transformation - an initiative may start with a focus in either strategic sourcing or operational procurement, or it may pursue a “Big…
Ivalua NOW 2022: We Are Stronger Together
Leading supply management suite provider, Ivalua's annual user conference Ivalua Now returned as an in-person (but also virtual) conference in Washington, D.C. last week and it was another stellar showing…
Ardent Announces New Roundtable Event for Procurement Execs. (6/14)
Ardent Partners And The Future Of Work Exchange Invite Procurement Executives To Attend This Inaugural Future Of Work Event Ardent Partners’ 2022 research has shown that: 94% of all businesses…
Introducing Arkestro and Predictive Procurement Orchestration
Conference season is upon us and my team and I will be slowly wading back into the waters for the first time since the shutdown. Trip #1 for me was…
Announcing The CPO Honors 2021 Finalists
With more than 230 nominations submitted and evaluated, I am very pleased to announce the finalists for The CPO Honors 2020 Awards, to be held on November 16th at 2…
Two Great Online Events – Ardent’s “CPO Spectacular” Webinars
Ardent's Monthly Webinar Series The CPO SPECTACULAR Webinars Ardent Partners is pleased to present two great webinars that focus on the future of procurement. This mini webinar series is targeted…
The Six Keys to Selecting the Right Technology (New Webinar)
For most Chief Procurement Officers and their teams in 2021, technology has become a powerful enabler of the sustainable efficiencies and strategic value that can transform operations and improve performance.…
Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 603: “Hot Vax Summer” Meets the Delta Variant
An all-new edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly episode, sponsored by DZConneX, a Yoh company, highlights how summer reopenings and return-to-office plans are currently being derailed by the Delta variant…
Beeline’s Tech Expo Reinforces the Growth and Impact of the Extended Workforce
Going into 2020, 43.5% of the average company’s workforce was considered “non-employee,” a figure that was vastly larger than it was only several years ago. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated many…
Announcing CPO Rising 2K21 Livestream Event
CPO Rising 2K21 Livestream Register to watch Ardent Partners and special guests present ideas, strategies, and insights that can help CPOs and other procurement leaders navigate their teams through these…