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How 2020 Validated the Promise of Digital Transformation (NEW WEBINAR)

By Phil Bartolini December 8, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Technology

In ten years’ time, the procurement profession and the role of the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) has changed in many unique and profound ways. Yet, just like after the Great Recession, CPOs…

Technology Round-Up – September 18, 2020

By Phil Bartolini September 18, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Solution Providers, Technology

CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with fresh supply management technology news and updates from the past month. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend management solution provider and you are…

Ardent’s “2K20 Series” – Speaker Spotlight: Marcus Rogers

By Phil Bartolini July 24, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People

In April and May, Ardent Partners hosted The CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Series – The Resiliency Imperative as a way to bring together our global community of procurement, finance, and supply management…

How to Transform Vendor Performance through Innovative Contract Management (NEW WEBINAR)

By Phil Bartolini July 16, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Solution Providers, Strategy

[Editor's Note: Ardent Founder and Chief Research Officer, Andrew Bartolini is pleased to present a new webinar "Transforming Vendor Performance through Innovative Contract Management" next Wednesday, July 22nd @ 11…

Compliance – Embrace It, Don’t Fear

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team June 17, 2020Articles, General, People, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

Some hear the word ‘compliance’ and embrace it, others hear the word and fear it. ‘Compliance’ is a concept that haunts nearly many professional across the greater enterprise, no matter…

What Are the Procurement Challenges and Trends to Track? (New Webinar)

By Phil Bartolini June 11, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General

Establishing and measuring relevant and actionable metrics is an important part of any business function since it provides the opportunity to set, track, and ultimately achieve goals and objectives while…

CPO Rising 2K20 – The Resiliency Imperative… So, Now What?

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

If you've visited this site anytime over the past 6 weeks, you couldn't help but notice that we've been busy pulling together a virtual series designed for procurement and supply…

The Resiliency Imperative – Top Strategies for Leading a Resilient Procurement Organization (Session 19)

By Phil Bartolini May 4, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Solution Providers, Technology

The Resiliency Imperative continues tomorrow May 5th at 2 PM ET with an on-demand session Session 19: Top Strategies for Leading a Resilient Procurement Organization, sponsored by ScoutRFP (A Workday…

Monday First Thing: Key Takeaways from Basware Connect

By Andrew Bartolini April 29, 2019Articles, Events, General, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

Some of the Ardent Partners analyst team (Bob Cohen & myself) journeyed to Chicago last week to attend Basware's North American User Conference, Basware Connect, one of the few user…

Monday First Thing: The Metrics that Matter in 2019

By Andrew Bartolini April 22, 2019Articles, General, Lists, Process, Strategy, Technology

I hope that even casual readers of this site know that my firm, Ardent Partners, has spent that past decade performing extensive market research in the areas of sourcing/procurement, accounts…