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Procurement 2021 Big Predictions – Procurement Performance & Global Supply Chain

By Phil Bartolini March 15, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process

While the procurement industry is consistently evolving and shifting, 2021 begins after a truly unprecedented year. In 2020, Chief Procurement Officers and their teams were forced to face massive disruptions, extreme threats,…

Procurement 2021 Big Trends: Technology is the Linchpin to Procurement Operations

By Andrew Bartolini March 8, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Technology

2021: It’s Time for Procurement to Engage

By Andrew Bartolini March 5, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

“The whole notion of collaboration, both internally and externally, I think, is something that, in procurement, we have to be really religious about. We have to be really militant about…

Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 527: A Conversation with Maria Luoni, President of RightSourcing

By Christopher Dwyer March 3, 2021Articles, Complex Categories, Contingent Workforce Weekly, General, People, Podcast

This week’s all-new Contingent Workforce Weekly episode, sponsored by Beeline, features a conversation with Maria Luoni, President of RightSourcing. Maria and I chat about the evolving world of work, the…

Procurement 2021 Big Prediction – Big Data & AI Make Major Impacts

By Phil Bartolini March 1, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Technology

On Being BOLD in 2021

By Andrew Bartolini February 26, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy

Recent studies of human behavior and thinking invariably show that there are a large number of natural influences or biases that can affect individual and organizational decision-making. It is a…

Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 526: A Conversation with Marc Husain, Managing Director at VectorVMS

By Christopher Dwyer February 24, 2021Articles, Complex Categories, Contingent Workforce Weekly, Podcast, Solution Providers

This week’s all-new Contingent Workforce Weekly episode, sponsored by Beeline, features the return of Marc Husain, Managing Director at VectorVMS, to the podcast. Marc and I chat about the reality…

A Practical Guide to E-auctions for Procurement – Book published today!

By Andrew Bartolini February 23, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Publisher’s Note: Today’s article is a guest publication from Jacob Larsen, Director of Digital Procurement at Maersk Group, renowned procurement technologist and eAuctions expert. Jacob is also a longtime friend…

Procurement 2021 Big Prediction – Procurement Drives Business Strategies

By Phil Bartolini February 22, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Strategy

[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published its procurement-themed report, “Procurement 2021: Big Trends and Predictions”. Over the next few weeks, this site will feature articles highlighting the key discussion points from the…

BOLD Procurement Strategies for Uncertain Times – New Webinar

By Phil Bartolini February 19, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General

In 2021, many Chief Procurement Officers and their teams will be asked to deliver heroic results in the face of daunting uncertainty. To succeed, procurement leaders must follow the courage…