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Flashback Friday: How New or Improved Technologies Can Transform Procurement – P2P

By Andrew Bartolini August 20, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay

[Editor’s Note: We continue our “Flashback” series with a look at how improved technologies can transform procurement] As Chief Procurement Officers (“CPOs”) and procurement practitioners move into the year ahead,…

Procurement in the Fast Lane: Key Metrics for the CPO’s Dashboard

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

Procurement in the Fast Lane: Key Metrics for the CPO’s Dashboard On the racetrack, professional drivers believe that if everything seems under control, you are not driving fast enough. The…

Procurement Performance in 2021

By Andrew Bartolini August 16, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

Peter Drucker said the difference between management and leadership is “doing things right” (i.e., management) and “doing the right things” (i.e., leadership). The procurement profession needs more and stronger leadership.…

Throwback Thursday: How New or Improved Technologies Can Transform Procurement – Supplier Management

By Andrew Bartolini August 12, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

[Editor’s Note: We continue our “Throwback” series with a look at how improved technologies can transform procurement] As Chief Procurement Officers (“CPOs”) and procurement practitioners move forward, they have the…

ePayables 2021: To Be Strategic, AP Must Act Strategic

By Andrew Bartolini August 11, 2021Articles, General, Procure-to-Pay

Swagger is often an understated element of success. After all, nothing succeeds like success! Those that act like they can win and succeed are often those that perform the strongest…

Procurement 2021: Recommendations for the Year

By Andrew Bartolini August 9, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General

Ardent recently completed its sixteenth annual CPO-themed market research study, “The State of Procurement & the CPO”, which is part of an ongoing dialogue that my team and I have had with…

Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 603: “Hot Vax Summer” Meets the Delta Variant

By Christopher Dwyer August 5, 2021Articles, Complex Categories, Contingent Workforce Weekly, General, Podcast

An all-new edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly episode, sponsored by DZConneX, a Yoh company, highlights how summer reopenings and return-to-office plans are currently being derailed by the Delta variant…

Throwback Thursday: How New or Improved Technologies Can Transform Procurement – Contract Management

By Andrew Bartolini July 29, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Strategy

[Editor’s Note: We continue our “Throwback” series with a look at how improved technologies can transform procurement] As Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and procurement practitioners move into 2016, they have…

Procurement 2021: The State of Procurement

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

Ardent recently completed its sixteenth annual CPO-themed market research study, “The State of Procurement & the CPO”, which is part of an ongoing dialogue that my team and I have had with…

The State of Accounts Payable in 2021: AP is an Enterprise Value Driver

By Andrew Bartolini July 22, 2021Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay

Ardent recently completed its annual AP-themed market research study, “The State of ePayables 2021: Operating in the New Normal”, which is part of an ongoing dialogue that the Ardent team has had…