Magnus Mondays — Let’s Manage More Spend
At Ardent Partners, we have researched procurement metrics and performance for almost 20 years (Andrew Bartolini started tracking it before he founded Ardent). One of the key metrics we follow…
Magnus Mondays — Build in Agility and Source More
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…
Technology Round-Up — February 5, 2025
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…
Technology Round-Up — August 14, 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…
Magnus Mondays — The Procurement Data Paradox
“Data is the new oil” has been spouted as a truism for a number of years. This is primarily due to the promises of all the nice things AI will…
Magnus Mondays — What About That Spend Visibility?
Last week OpenAI released its new flagship model GPT-4o (o is for omni, as in working across audio, visuals, and text at the same time). GenAI news and hype is…
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…
Technology Round-Up — February 14, 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…
Technology Round-Up — January 31, 2024
CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up Series returns today with fresh supply management technology news and updates covering a few recent major announcements. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend management solution provider…