source-to-pay Archives - CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT https://cporising.com/tag/source-to-pay/ Analyst-led research and intelligence for the procurement community. Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:05:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://cporising.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CPOR-Favicon-75x75.png source-to-pay Archives - CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT https://cporising.com/tag/source-to-pay/ 32 32 Best of 2025: Part Two: Scale New Heights — How Technology is Transforming Spend Management https://cporising.com/2026/01/23/best-of-2025-part-two-scale-new-heights-how-technology-is-transforming-spend-management/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-of-2025-part-two-scale-new-heights-how-technology-is-transforming-spend-management Fri, 23 Jan 2026 11:02:17 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=54806 Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2025 articles as we reflect on last year and begin tackling 2026. Did you miss…

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]]> Best of 2025: Zycus Goes All-in on Agentic AI at Horizon 2025 https://cporising.com/2026/01/14/best-of-2025-zycus-goes-all-in-on-agentic-ai-at-horizon-2025/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-of-2025-zycus-goes-all-in-on-agentic-ai-at-horizon-2025 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 11:02:26 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=54808 Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2025 articles as we reflect on last year and begin tackling 2026. I attended Zycus’…

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]]> Best of 2025: Part One: Scale New Heights — How Technology is Transforming Spend Management https://cporising.com/2026/01/05/best-of-2025-part-one-scale-new-heights-how-technology-is-transforming-spend-management/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-of-2025-part-one-scale-new-heights-how-technology-is-transforming-spend-management Mon, 05 Jan 2026 11:02:02 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=54804 Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2025 articles as we reflect on last year and begin tackling 2026. Did you miss…

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]]> From Generative AI to Next-Gen Supplier Performance: The Milestones That Moved SAP Ariba Forward This Year https://cporising.com/2025/12/12/from-generative-ai-to-next-gen-supplier-performance-the-milestones-that-moved-sap-ariba-forward-this-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-generative-ai-to-next-gen-supplier-performance-the-milestones-that-moved-sap-ariba-forward-this-year Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:02:15 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=54739 Last year, Ardent Partners published its Supplier Management Technology Advisor Report: https://lnkd.in/eJdM_FVk, designed to help sourcing and procurement leaders navigate the supplier management solution provider market and select the best-fit…

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]]> NEW WEBINAR: Better Together: Connecting Finance & Procurement for Smarter Source-to-Pay https://cporising.com/2025/11/25/new-webinar-better-together-connecting-finance-procurement-for-smarter-source-to-pay/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-webinar-better-together-connecting-finance-procurement-for-smarter-source-to-pay Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:02:51 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=54682 Join Ardent Partners and Esker on December 4th (11 AM ET) as they discuss Better Together: Connecting Finance & Procurement for Smarter Source-to-Pay. Finance and Procurement have long shared similar…

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]]> The Path Forward: Building Procurement’s Foundation for an AI-Driven Future https://cporising.com/2025/11/19/the-path-forward-building-procurements-foundation-for-an-ai-driven-future/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-path-forward-building-procurements-foundation-for-an-ai-driven-future Wed, 19 Nov 2025 11:02:12 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=54668 Did you miss the recent webinar “The State of S2P Digitization 2025,” featuring Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer for Ardent Partners, and Vishal Patel, SVP, product and customer…

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]]> The State of Source-to-Pay Transformation in 2025: Navigating Uncertainty Through Technology and AI https://cporising.com/2025/11/12/the-state-of-source-to-pay-transformation-in-2025-navigating-uncertainty-through-technology-and-ai/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-state-of-source-to-pay-transformation-in-2025-navigating-uncertainty-through-technology-and-ai Wed, 12 Nov 2025 11:02:38 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=54645 Did you miss the recent webinar “The State of S2P Digitization 2025,” featuring Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer for Ardent Partners, and Vishal Patel, SVP, product and customer…

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]]> Zycus Goes All-in on Agentic AI at Horizon 2025 https://cporising.com/2025/10/03/zycus-goes-all-in-on-agentic-ai-at-horizon-2025/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=zycus-goes-all-in-on-agentic-ai-at-horizon-2025 Fri, 03 Oct 2025 10:02:22 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=54530 I attended Zycus’ Horizon 2025 event last week in Laguna Niguel, CA. This annual event serves brings together 200+ customers and partners plus a few analysts. Horizon is a fixture…

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]]> NEW WEBINAR: The State of S2P Digitization 2025 https://cporising.com/2025/06/27/new-webinar-the-state-of-s2p-digitization-2025/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-webinar-the-state-of-s2p-digitization-2025 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 10:02:35 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=54307 Join Ardent Partners and Ivalua on July 10th (10 AM ET) as they discuss The State of S2P Digitization 2025. In 2025, as global trade tensions and economic uncertainty continue…

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]]> Part Two: Scale New Heights — How Technology is Transforming Spend Management https://cporising.com/2025/03/21/part-two-scale-new-heights-how-technology-is-transforming-spend-management/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=part-two-scale-new-heights-how-technology-is-transforming-spend-management Fri, 21 Mar 2025 10:02:23 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=54043 Did you miss Ardent Partners’ recent webinar, Scale New Heights: Improve Performance by Optimizing Your Procurement Technology, that shed light on reaching the next level of procurement performance by building a…

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]]> Part One: Scale New Heights — How Technology is Transforming Spend Management https://cporising.com/2025/03/14/part-one-scale-new-heights-how-technology-is-transforming-spend-management/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=part-one-scale-new-heights-how-technology-is-transforming-spend-management Fri, 14 Mar 2025 10:02:10 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=53771 Did you miss Ardent Partners’ recent webinar, Scale New Heights: Improve Performance by Optimizing Your Procurement Technology, that shed light on reaching the next level of procurement performance by building a…

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]]> Magnus Mondays — Suites, Specialists, and IM&PPO https://cporising.com/2025/03/10/magnus-mondays-suites-specialists-and-imppo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=magnus-mondays-suites-specialists-and-imppo Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:02:50 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=53759 About a year ago, I wrote a series of articles on the topic of suites vs. specialists (click here to read). In today’s article, I return to that topic and…

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]]> Magnus Mondays — Feature, Product, or Company? https://cporising.com/2024/11/04/magnus-mondays-feature-product-or-company/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=magnus-mondays-feature-product-or-company Mon, 04 Nov 2024 11:02:47 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=53363 When I joined Ardent Partners a year ago, my very first article was about the proliferation of procurement solutions. My experience at the DPW conference and, perhaps to a lesser…

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]]> Technology Round-Up — October 16, 2024 https://cporising.com/2024/10/16/technology-round-up-october-16-2024/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-october-16-2024 Wed, 16 Oct 2024 10:02:09 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=53311 CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up 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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]]> Technology Round-Up — August 14, 2024 https://cporising.com/2024/08/14/technology-round-up-august-14-2024/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-august-14-2024 Wed, 14 Aug 2024 10:02:32 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=53094 CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up 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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]]> Magnus Mondays — A Couple of Truths on IM&PPO and S2P Solutions https://cporising.com/2024/08/12/a-couple-of-truths-on-imppo-and-s2p-solutions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-couple-of-truths-on-imppo-and-s2p-solutions Mon, 12 Aug 2024 10:02:29 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=53085 This summer I’ve done considerable research into the Intake Management and Procurement Process Orchestration (IM&PPO) space. It’s a relatively new and exciting area and an example of the resurgence of…

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]]> Technology Round-Up — July 10, 2024 https://cporising.com/2024/07/10/technology-round-up-july-10-2024/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-july-10-2024 Wed, 10 Jul 2024 10:02:20 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=49475 CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up 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 management…

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]]> NEW WEBINAR: The State of Source-to-Pay Digitization 2024 https://cporising.com/2024/06/18/new-webinar-the-state-of-source-to-pay-digitization-2024/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-webinar-the-state-of-source-to-pay-digitization-2024 Tue, 18 Jun 2024 10:02:31 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=49419 Source-to-Pay (S2P) technology has become an essential part of the modern enterprise IT stack, empowering organizations in all aspects of their operations. Just as customers, employees, and financials have their…

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