April Webinars Bring May… Results (Coupa – April 10)
The analyst team at Ardent Partners has a busy month planned on the research and webinar front so over the next few days, we’ll share (and invite you to) our…
Rites of Spring (2014): Procurement’s “Annual Cleaning”
Although it's still a little chilly in our neck of the wood (Boston), spring is officially upon us so, now is the time to move those sweaters to the bottom…
April Webinars Bring May… Results (Hubwoo – April 9)
The analyst team at Ardent Partners has a busy month planned on the research and webinar front so over the next few days, we'll share (and invite you to) our…
“We have no specific procurement goals.”
In the early days of the firm, I did a regional tour to visit different procurement organizations to get their feedback on my plans for CPO Rising and Ardent Partners.…
How Are We Doing? Five Questions to Evaluate Your CWM Program
CPO Rising often presents content that addresses a wide variety of supply management concerns beyond the "core" or more traditional areas. As Chief Procurement Officers place more spend under management,…
Procurement Transformation: Buzzword…or a Viable Strategy?
Today, we’ll discuss a concept that some Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) have made a top priority over recent years: procurement transformation. Within the greater procurement and sourcing industry, new and…
Start Measuring It
[Publisher's Note: Ardent Partners is hosting a new webinar. Click for details and to register "Game of Thrones: How a Strong CFO-CPO Alliance Can Command Top Performance" - July 25…
Adding Value to the Business Unit (One CPO’s View of the World)
Today, we are pleased to welcome procurement industry leader and "friend of the site," Scott Forest as a guest contributor. Scott's been adding value to his business units by managing…
Procurement Performance: Reporting Out, Managing In – A Case Study
I recently caught up with a procurement executive and "friend of the site" to discuss eProcurement systems and the complexity of managing back-end systems for a company that has been…
Keeping Score
Even the Chief Procurement Officers who focus almost solely on savings realize that procurement can deliver value across a wide range of areas. To misquote Vince Lombardi, "Savings isn't everything....…