Technology Round-Up – March 18, 2020
We at Ardent Partners take the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic with the utmost seriousness. Accordingly, we have taken organizational precautions to minimize the risk of staff infection and the…
NEW Survey: The State of Procurement 2020 – Strategic Vision for the New Decade
I am pleased to announce that the survey for our annual “State of Procurement and the CPO” report is now open. If you have 15 minutes to spare today or later this…
20 for 2020: The Key Themes for the Modern CPO’s Agenda (#13 – Monetization / Value Creation)
In ten years’ time, the procurement profession and the role of the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) has changed in many unique and profound ways. Yet, just like 2010, CPOs and other procurement leaders…
Throwback Thursday: 10 for 2010: ROA – Areas to Improve Your Returns
Editor’s Note: As we look back over the last decade, we thought it’d be fun to look at some of the big themes we wrote about ten years ago. How…
Workday “Scouts” a Big Opportunity in Strategic Sourcing
Ardent Partners recently took a briefing with the leadership team of Workday (led by Eric Washer, vice president of product strategy) to discuss its recent acquisition of Scout RFP ("Scout"), a cloud-based strategic…
Technology Round-Up — January 29, 2020
CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today, in this first edition for 2020, with fresh supply management technology news and updates from the past month. If you are a sourcing, procurement,…
Best of 2019: From Industry 4.0 to Procurement 4.0: Turning Innovative Ideas into Innovation
Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2019 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. …
Technology Round-Up — December 11, 2019
CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with an assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing,…
Technology Round-Up — November 27, 2019
CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with an assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing,…
Technology Round-Up — November 7, 2019
CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with an assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing,…