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CPO Rising Listicle: AI in Action — Procurement, Part 3

By John Yuva March 7, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Lists, Process, Strategy, Technology

It's Friday, which means we're sharing another CPO Rising Listicle. Each list will include a variety of procurement tips, trends, insights, research, lists, strategies, and/or recommendations designed to help procurement teams…

Magnus Mondays — Build in Agility and Source More

By Magnus Bergfors February 17, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

The fact we are living in times of uncertainty should not have escaped anyone at this point. It’s been pointed out continually by pundits, with most CPOs aware of it…

CPO Rising Listicle: AI in Action — Procurement, Part 1

By Andrew Bartolini February 7, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Lists, Process, Strategy, Technology

Procurement Achievements Over a Quarter Century

By Andrew Bartolini January 31, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, Strategy, Technology

When business historians reflect on the first quarter-century of the new millennium, the broad-based transformation that occurred within the average enterprise’s procurement department will be on the list of top…

Magnus Mondays — SAP Spend Connect: Data, Intelligence, and Suite

By Magnus Bergfors October 21, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, General, People, Process, Solution Providers, Technology

I spent last week in Las Vegas attending SAP Spend Connect. Spend Connect is the evolution of the old Ariba Live and now covers the entirety of SAP Intelligent Spend…

Magnus Mondays — Conferences, Innovations, and Sore Feet

By Magnus Bergfors October 14, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

This time of the year is always full of conferences and last week was certainly a whirlwind! Early Tuesday morning I flew down to Amsterdam for Keelvar Konnect and on…

CPO Rising Listicle: Four Pillars of Strategic Sourcing

By Andrew Bartolini September 20, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, Process, Strategic Sourcing

Ardent Partners believes that there are “four pillars” that should serve as the foundation for any strategic sourcing program. These are the primary sub-process areas that drive all sourcing activity…

Announcing Ardent Partners’ 2024 Strategic Sourcing Technology Advisor Report

By Magnus Bergfors September 9, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

We are happy to announce the official launch of Ardent Partners' 2024 Strategic Sourcing Technology Advisor report. This is a report designed to guide sourcing and procurement teams through the…

Biggest Achievements for Procurement Over the Last 25 Years

By John Yuva August 30, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, Strategy, Technology

Technology Round-Up — August 14, 2024

By John Yuva August 14, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Solution Providers, Technology

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…