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Procurement Experts on CPO Rising – Achieving Big Returns on Spend Under Management

By Andrew Bartolini June 27, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Podcast, Procurement Rising

Our “Procurement Experts on CPO Rising” series continues today with an excerpt from my 2021 episode of the Procurement Rising Podcast — Greg Tennyson, who at the time was the Vice President,…

Procurement Experts on CPO Rising — Moving Procurement into the Spotlight

By Andrew Bartolini June 20, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Podcast, Procurement Rising

Our “Procurement Experts on CPO Rising” series continues today with an excerpt from my 2021 episode of the Procurement Rising Podcast – Tom Cassidy, CPO at Bayada (click to listen to the full…

CPO Rising 2022: The Data Revolution (NEW Webinar)

By John Yuva June 2, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Join Ardent Partners and Keelvar on Wednesday, June 8, at 11:00 a.m. EDT for a new webinar focused on Ardent Partners' 17th annual State of Procurement research study. The report…

When Will “The Greatest Resignation” Become “The Great Resettling”?

By Christopher Dwyer April 27, 2022Articles, Complex Categories, Future of Work, General, Process

When we take a 30,000-foot purview of what’s happening right now regarding “The Great Resignation,” it looks pretty dire: nearly four-plus million workers have left their positions each month since…

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…