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Technology Round-Up – November 16, 2017

By Andrew Bartolini November 16, 2017Articles, Complex Categories, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

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…

Supplier Information Management – A Key Enabler You Probably Don’t Have

By Andrew Bartolini October 27, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Ardent Partners research consistently finds that suppliers will remain a top focus for Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and their procurement organizations over the next three years. This makes sense since…

Technology Round-Up – October 19, 2017

By Andrew Bartolini October 19, 2017Articles, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Supplier Performance and Risk Management – Bosom Buddies

By Andrew Bartolini October 13, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Ardent Partners research consistently finds that suppliers will remain a top focus for Chief Procurement Officers (“CPOs”) and their procurement organizations over the next three years. This makes sense since…

CPO Rising 2017: Procurement Hurdles (and last chance to download!)

By Andrew Bartolini September 29, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

While the tech adoption and mastery issues discussed previously here on CPO Rising are not unique to procurement departments, the major hurdles that Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) face in pursuit of their…

Webinar! Strategic Spend Management: Best-in-Class Strategies for CPO Success

By Andrew Bartolini September 18, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Join Ardent Partners’ Chief Research Officer, Andrew Bartolini, and special guests from BuyerQuest and Kimberly-Clark in an exclusive webinar on Wednesday, September 27th at 2 PM ET, sponsored by BuyerQuest, where they will…

Technology Round-Up – September 14, 2017

By Andrew Bartolini September 14, 2017Articles, Complex Categories, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Supply Management Technology: Key Solution Selection Criteria

By Andrew Bartolini September 13, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology2 Comments

Earlier this year, I conducted my yearly procurement benchmark study, CPO Rising, and surveyed more than 300 Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and other supply management leaders and practitioners on current trends in procurement…

CPO Rising 2017: Tools of the Trade

By Andrew Bartolini August 28, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Publisher's Note: We recently published my twelfth annual CPO-themed report, CPO Rising 2017: Tools of the Trade. Today’s article is part of an ongoing series focused on the report’s key…

Technology Round-Up – August 17, 2017

By Andrew Bartolini August 17, 2017Articles, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology