The Seat Is Dead: How AI Is Rewriting Software Economics
The Seat Is Dead: Why AI Is Forcing a Fundamental Rewrite of Software Economics AI is not just changing how work gets done, it is redefining what enterprises pay for.…
Best of 2025: Stop Talking Costs: 7 Ways CPOs Can Master the C-Suite
Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2025 articles as we reflect on last year and begin tackling 2026. [Today’s article was…
Stop Talking Costs: 7 Ways CPOs Can Master the C-Suite
[Editor’s Note: Today’s article is a guest post from Alun Rafique, CEO for Market Dojo, a technology company offering Software as a Service built by procurement professionals, for procurement professionals. Its…
CPO Rising 2025: Navigating Global Uncertainty & Unlocking an AI-Driven Future
It has been my great honor to work with and research Chief Procurement Officers for so many years. Later this week, Ardent Partners will be publishing the 20th annual CPO…
Procurement Achievements Over a Quarter Century
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…
Best of 2024: eSourcing 2.0: Making the Case in 2024
Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2024 articles as we reflect on last year and begin tackling 2025. If you missed…
Black Friday – Retail Shopping, Supply Chains, and Sales Reminder
Attention Shoppers! The day after Thanksgiving in the US has long been known as Black Friday, the dark name for what is generally considered the biggest shopping day of the year…
Evolution Continues in Contract Management
Over the last few years, the contract management (or contract lifecycle management) solution space has seen some exciting new innovations, after lagging behind other areas in the supply management space…
eSourcing 2.0: Making the Case in 2024
If you missed yesterday's webinar "Sprint to Sourcing Gold: Optimize Your Procurement Strategy," I emphasized the critical importance that eSourcing technology plays in a strategic sourcing program when it comes…
Biggest Achievements for Procurement Over the Last 25 Years
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…