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Winning 2026: The CPO 45-Second Briefing – “The AI Siphon: Where the Procurement Budget Goes to Live”

Winning 2026: The CPO 45-Second Briefing – “The AI Siphon: Where the Procurement Budget Goes to Live”

Posted by By John Yuva May 15, 2026Posted inArticles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Strategy, Technology
Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer for Ardent Partners, has been tracking how procurement evolves for 20 years and publishing an annual report for the past decade to help…
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NEW WEBINAR: Supplier Management: The Integrated Advantage

NEW WEBINAR: Supplier Management: The Integrated Advantage

Posted by By John Yuva May 13, 2026Posted inArticles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology
Join Ardent Partners, along with SAP and Sonae Arauco, on May 28th (11 AM ET) as they discuss Supplier Management: The Integrated Advantage. In a period defined by persistent global…
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AI as a Defining Force in Procurement Evolution

AI as a Defining Force in Procurement Evolution

Posted by By John Yuva May 11, 2026Posted inArticles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Strategy, Technology
Procurement is entering a defining moment as artificial intelligence (AI) moves from experimental use cases to core operational capability. According to Ardent Partners, nearly three-quarters of chief procurement officers believe…
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Winning 2026: The CPO 45-Second Briefing – “Beyond the Vendor: Supplier Management as a Value Engine”

Winning 2026: The CPO 45-Second Briefing – “Beyond the Vendor: Supplier Management as a Value Engine”

Posted by By John Yuva May 8, 2026Posted inArticles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Strategy, Technology
Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer for Ardent Partners, has been tracking how procurement evolves for 20 years and publishing an annual report for the past decade to help…
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Procurement News — May 6, 2026

Procurement News — May 6, 2026

Posted by By John Yuva May 6, 2026Posted inArticles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People
Welcome to Procurement News, part of our ongoing aggregate news series covering recent supply management headlines and trends pertinent to Chief Procurement Officers and other procurement leaders! Contact us with…
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The Front Door Problem: A Deep Dive into Zycus Merlin Intake (Part One)

The Front Door Problem: A Deep Dive into Zycus Merlin Intake (Part One)

Posted by By Andrew Bartolini May 4, 2026Posted inArticles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology
Every procurement transformation has a blind spot, and for most enterprises, it sits right at the beginning of the process. Not at sourcing. Not at contracts. Not even at purchase…
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Winning 2026: The CPO 45-Second Briefing – “AI Skill-Set Deficit: The Talent Shift”

Winning 2026: The CPO 45-Second Briefing – “AI Skill-Set Deficit: The Talent Shift”

Posted by By John Yuva May 1, 2026Posted inArticles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Strategy, Technology
Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer for Ardent Partners, has been tracking how procurement evolves for 20 years and publishing an annual report for the past decade to help…
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ProcureTech Pulse — April 29, 2026

ProcureTech Pulse — April 29, 2026

Posted by By John Yuva April 29, 2026Posted inArticles, General, Process, Solution Providers, Technology
CPO Rising's ProcureTech Pulse series continues this week with fresh supply management technology news and updates covering a few recent major announcements. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend…
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Redefining Procurement, AP, and Financial Control with Unified Orchestration

Redefining Procurement, AP, and Financial Control with Unified Orchestration

Posted by By Andrew Bartolini April 27, 2026Posted inArticles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology
Last week, we explored how the relationship between procurement and accounts payable (AP) is undergoing a profound transformation. What was once viewed as a transactional, back-office function is rapidly becoming…
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A technical slide from Ivalua NOW 2026 showing the IVA Studio library of ready-to-deploy AI skills across Supplier Management, Sourcing, Contracts, eProcurement, Invoicing, and Platform solutions.

Inside IVA Studio: Architecting the Autonomous Procurement Workforce

Posted by By Andrew Bartolini April 24, 2026Posted inArticles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology
(This is Part 2 of our series on the 2026 Ivalua NOW conference in Paris. You can read Part 1: Procurement Enters the Agentic AI Era [here].) As we discussed…
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