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Your AI Risk is Greater than Your AI Value … without Strong Governance

By John Yuva October 26, 2026Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Strategy

The faster an aircraft moves, the more important its control systems become. Speed creates possibility, but it also compresses reaction time, magnifies mistakes, and raises the consequences when something goes…

CPOs, It’s Time to Own Your Data

By Andrew Bartolini October 12, 2026Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Strategy

There is an old saying about planting a tree: the best time was twenty years ago, and the second best time is today. I have been thinking about that proverb…

Procurement AI in Action

By Andrew Bartolini October 7, 2026Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Procurement AI in Action If the first step in the journey is building the infrastructure, the next step is determining how and where intelligence will be applied, and at what…

The Path to AI-First Procurement, Pt.6: The Data Problem Underneath Procurement’s AI Ambition

By Andrew Bartolini September 14, 2026Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Our new article series, "The Path to AI-First Procurement: Closing the Gap Between AI Ambition and Execution," based on new research from Ardent Partners and sponsored by Ivalua, looks at…

ProcureTech Pulse: AI in Review

By John Yuva September 2, 2026Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Solution Providers, Technology

CPO Rising’s ProcureTech Pulse series continues this week with a look back at the most important AI-related ProcureTech news, announcements, and developments from the first half of the year. From…