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Procurement’s Key Value Drivers in the Financial Services Industry

By Andrew Bartolini April 25, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

With heightened levels of regulation, competition, and risk, procurement departments in the financial services sector, by and large, are more heavily scrutinized and their performance, and that of their suppliers…

CPO Rising 2022: The Data Revolution (New Webinar)

By Phil Bartolini April 22, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

Ardent Partners Monthly Webinar Series CPO Rising 2022: The Data Revolution 2022 will be one of the most challenging years yet for CPOs and their teams. But there is also…

The “Innovative” Impact of Contract Solutions – Part 2

By Andrew Bartolini April 20, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

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…

The “Innovative” Impact of Contract Solutions – Part 1

By Andrew Bartolini April 15, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

Three Breakthrough Procurement Technology Predictions for 2022

By Andrew Bartolini April 13, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Technology

For nearly a decade, our team gathers to discuss and review the prior year and lay out plans for the new one. We review, in depth, the key findings and…

CPO Rising 2022: The Data Revolution

By Phil Bartolini April 4, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

In 2022, more procurement departments than ever before are mining new insights and impacting performance with the use of advanced analytics. As long time analysts, it is clear that a…

Friendly Reminder: We Have a CPO-Themed Podcast (Procurement Rising)

By Phil Bartolini March 14, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Podcast, Procurement Rising

Just a friendly reminder that we have a CPO-themed Podcast that we think you will enjoy. In each episode, our Chief Research Officer, Andrew Bartolini, discusses topics that matter to…

Procurement Transformation: Best-in-Class Strategies for Hospitality CPOs

By Andrew Bartolini March 11, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

Event season is ramping up and the Ardent team will be making a few appearances at user conferences and other industry shows. We are, however, not going to host the…

Procurement 2022: Big Trends & Predictions Part 3 – The Supply Chain

By Andrew Bartolini March 7, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

For nearly a decade, our team gathers to discuss and review the prior year and lay out plans for the new one. We review, in depth, the key findings and…

Procurement 2022: Big Trends & Predictions Part 2 – Inflation Ahead

By Andrew Bartolini March 4, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

For nearly a decade, our team gathers to discuss and review the prior year and lay out plans for the new one. We review, in depth, the key findings and…