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Technology Round-Up – December 10, 2015

By Andrew Bartolini December 10, 2015Articles, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

SciQuest Updates Spend Automation Suite with Strategic Sourcing Capabilities Last week, North Carolina-based SciQuest (Nasdaq: SQI), which offers automated spend management solutions for procurement practitioners, announced that it has updated its spend automation suite…

Upcoming Webinar – 5 Transformative Strategies to Unlock More Procurement Value

By Andrew Bartolini December 9, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

As we head into 2016, many Chief Procurement Officers (“CPOs”) and their departments will find themselves at a crossroads, struggling to maintain their momentum while the speed and complexity of…

Research Preview: The State of Strategic Sourcing 2015 – eSourcing

By Andrew Bartolini December 7, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Ardent Partners is pleased to announce the publication of The State of Strategic Sourcing 2015: The Four Pillars of Sourcing Success report. Interested readers can download this exciting and informative annual research…

CPO Rising 2016 Topic: Procurement-led Innovation

By Andrew Bartolini December 4, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Process, Strategy, Technology

Publisher's Note: Join us on March 29 & 30, 2016 at the Harvard Club of Boston for CPO Rising 2016: The Agility Agenda. This executive summit will bring together business…

Research Preview: Leveraging Contract Analytics to Uncover Hidden Costs, Risks, and Opportunity

By Andrew Bartolini December 2, 2015Articles, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Today’s article is the first of two articles from a report that we recently published, entitled, Digging Deep: Leveraging Contract Analytics to Uncover Hidden Costs, Risks, and Opportunity, sponsored by Seal and available…

How to Transform Procurement in Five Steps – Step Three: Technology

By Andrew Bartolini December 1, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Strategy, Technology

Editor's Note: Procurement transformation will be a big topic at Ardent Partners' inaugural CPO Rising executive symposium next year. Join us in Boston on March 29-30 for what is shaping…

Research Preview: The State of Strategic Sourcing – Spend Analysis

By Andrew Bartolini November 30, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

What Does 2016 Hold for Events Management?

By Christopher Dwyer November 25, 2015Articles, Complex Categories, Events, Process, Strategy, Technology

Editor's Note: Speaking of events management in 2016, Andrew Bartolini, Ardent Partners' Managing Partner, invites you to our inaugural CPO Rising Procurement Executive Summit that we're holding in Boston in…

Ivalua on Air: Whirlpool, Generali Group Offer Tips for Deploying a Global Spend Management Solution

By Andrew Bartolini November 24, 2015Articles, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Technology

Ardent Partners analysts have written extensively on the value of supply management solutions to the enterprise at large, including the cost savings the organization can accrue from procurement having better…

Research Preview: The State of Strategic Sourcing 2015 – Sourcing Capabilities

By Andrew Bartolini November 23, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Technology