Magnus Mondays — The Proliferation of eSourcing
A couple of months ago I wrote an article on innovation in the eSourcing space. New (relatively at least) solution providers like Globality, Pactum, Arkestro, and Fairmarkit have entered the…
Magnus Mondays (Reprisal) — It’s Time to Improve eSourcing Adoption
[**Over the next few weeks, we'll be running "best of" Magnus Mondays posts, reprising some of the most popular topics of the series. Magnus returns with new content in August.]…
Magnus Mondays — Don’t Leave Money on the Table, Optimize!
It’s always been a mystery to me why so few organizations use sourcing optimization. Yes, it can be complex to use but there is so much value to get from…
Technology Round-Up — May 8, 2024
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…
Magnus Mondays — Coupa Inspire 2024: From BSM to Margin Multipliers
Last week the Ardent Partners analyst team attended Coupa Inspire at the fashionable Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. According to Coupa, this was the largest Inspire so far…
Accenture Grows Procurement Services Through Acquisitions
CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up series continues this week with a focus on Accenture's latest acquisitions and its growth strategy for Procurement Services. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend management…
Magnus Mondays — Navigating the Raw Essentials: A Primer on Direct Materials
In one of my articles about suites vs. specialists, I briefly mentioned dedicating a future piece to direct materials. Today’s article will do just that. I’ll look at direct materials…
Guest Article: How to Navigate 2024 with Confidence — Procurement’s “Words of the Year”
[Editor’s Note: Today’s article is a guest post from Market Dojo, a technology company offering Software as a Service built by procurement professionals, for procurement professionals. Its solutions enable procurement to…
Magnus Mondays: It’s Time to Improve eSourcing Adoption
When I first started reading CPO Rising more than a decade ago, I remember Ardent’s founder and chief research officer, Andrew Bartolini, introducing the concept of eSourcing 2.0, which is…
NEW WEBINAR: 2021 CPO Report – State of Procurement & Solution Priorities
You are invited to attend a new webinar on June 30 at 11 am ET --> 2021 CPO Report - State of Procurement & Solution Priorities In Ardent Partners’ 16th annual…