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CPO Rising Listicle: 8 Reasons Why a CPO Needs a Strong Strategic Sourcing Operation

By Andrew Bartolini September 13, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

Fridays (in 2024) means that it’s time for another CPO Rising Listicle. Each list will include a variety of procurement tips, trends, insights, research, lists, strategies, and/or recommendations designed to help…

Announcing Ardent Partners’ 2024 Strategic Sourcing Technology Advisor Report

By Magnus Bergfors September 9, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

We are happy to announce the official launch of Ardent Partners' 2024 Strategic Sourcing Technology Advisor report. This is a report designed to guide sourcing and procurement teams through the…

CPO Rising Listicle: Achieve Best-in-Class Vendor Management Performance with Six Strategies

By Andrew Bartolini September 6, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Strategy

Magnus Mondays — The Supplier Management Tech Series — Part 2: Supplier Information Management

By Magnus Bergfors September 3, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Strategy, Technology

Last week we started a series of articles on supplier management. In that article, we covered some of the functionality that’s needed across all the components of supplier management. This…

Magnus Mondays — The Supplier Management Tech Series — Part 1: Platform Capabilities

By Magnus Bergfors August 26, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Strategy, Technology

Supplier management is a complex and critical activity for procurement organizations. A key problem is that many procurement professionals lack the tools needed to efficiently manage supplier relationships, information, performance,…

Magnus Mondays — Graphite Connect: Supplier Management, Network Style

By Magnus Bergfors January 29, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

As part of the Magnus Mondays series featuring the latest procurement technology trends and insights, we will also spotlight interesting briefings and updates that we receive from different solution providers…

Guest Article: 3 Best-Practice Tips for Running Procurement Auctions

By John Yuva January 24, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

[Editor’s Note: Today’s article is a guest post from Blake Wetzel, CEO of AIQ, a leader in procurement consulting and e-auctions. AIQ provides an end-to-end service, from performing the spend…

Technology Round-Up — October 11, 2023

By John Yuva October 11, 2023Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up Series returns today with fresh supply management technology news and updates covering a few recent major announcements. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend management solution provider…

CPO Rising 2023: Procurement’s Biggest Challenges

By Andrew Bartolini August 14, 2023Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy, Technology

Today, we feature our ongoing coverage of this year's 18th-annual CPO-themed report, where my team and I continue our nearly two-decade-long dialogue with chief procurement officers (CPOs) and other procurement…

Ivalua NOW 2023 – Dispatch #4: Successfully Unlocking Agility Within Procurement

By John Yuva May 30, 2023Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

The Ardent Partners analyst team descended on Nashville on May 3rd and 4th for the ivalua NOW 2023: Americas conference. This event was well attended and came on the heels…