A Tale of Two Procurement Departments
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief,…
Six More Big Procurement Predictions for 2018
A few weeks ago, I shared with you some of the BIG procurement trends that we at Ardent Partners, in conjunction with our sponsors, Beeline and Ivalua, shared on our Procurement: Big Trends and Predictions webinar…
Five Ways to Improve the CPO-CFO Relationship
Heightened volatility and increased business risk have combined with tight and uncertain credit markets to ensure that having cash and maintaining direct access to it will remain a priority of…
Technology Round-Up – February 15, 2018
CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend…
Technology Round-Up – February 8, 2018
CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend…
Determine: Enhancing P2P and More in 2018
Members of Ardent Partners’ analyst team took a briefing from the team at Determine covering the company’s recent procure-to-pay (P2P) product enhancements and its product roadmap for 2018. The briefing was…
The State of Procurement Technology in 2018 — Happening Now! (Webinar, 1/30)
What is The State of Procurement Technology in 2018? Join Ardent Partners' Chief Research Officer, Andrew Bartolini, and Research Analyst, Matt York, along with Zycus's Richard Waugh, on Tuesday, January 30 at 11:00…
Technology Round-Up – January 18, 2018
CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend…
Best of 2017: SAP Ariba Partners with IBM Emptoris to Bring Cognitive Procurement to the Masses
Editor’s Note: We’ve come to the end of our “best of” 2017 article series and are looking forward to the year ahead, particularly Andrew Bartolini’s annual CPO Rising benchmark research study.…
Technology Round-Up – November 30, 2017
CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend…