CPO News — March 6, 2019
Welcome to a late winter edition of CPO News! Over the past couple of months there have been some higher-profile appointments and promotions that occurred in the procurement world, and…
Three Lessons Learned from 25 Years of Conducting E-Auctions
Publisher’s Note: Today we welcome back Jacob Gorm Larsen, longtime “friend of the site,” and a onetime Keynote Speaker at our annual CPO Rising Summit, as a guest contributor. Jacob is also the director…
New Webinar – The Future of Procurement: Apps, Talent, & Innovation
The Future of Procurement: Apps, Talent, & Innovation Click Here to Register The business world is forcing its executives, like the Chief Procurement Officer (“CPO”), to adapt to changing market…
Monday First Thing: Celebrating 25 Years of eAuctions and the Digital Procurement Journey
Publisher's Note: Today we welcome our first "Monday First Thing" guest "contributor to the fold. And we couldn't be more pleased than to start with Jacob Gorm Larsen, longtime "friend of the…
Artificial Intelligence for Procurement Gets a Reality Check
Over the past few years (it's hard to say since when, exactly), the procurement technology industry and the business technology industry as a whole have embraced the term "artificial intelligence,"…
Monday First Thing: Our Procurement Mantra for 2019? “Value Expansion!”
As I enter year 20 in this industry and year 10 at Ardent Partners, I've spent a significant amount of time reflecting on the progression of the Chief Procurement Officer…
Throwback Thursday: The “CPO Bump”
Publisher’s Note: In 2019, Ardent Partners is celebrating 10 years of delivering "Research with Results" to Chief Procurement Officers and other readers of this site, including published reports, eBooks, presentations,…
Throwback Thursday: What’s Past is Prologue!
Publisher’s Note: In 2019, Ardent Partners is celebrating 10 years of delivering “Research with Results” to Chief Procurement Officers and other readers of this site, including published reports, eBooks, presentations, insights, articles and events.…
Best of 2018: CPO Rising 2018: The Rise (and Rise) of Procurement Intelligence
Editor’s Note: We’re coming to the end of this winter’s “best of” 2018 article series here on CPO Rising, a reflection of the year that was as we prepare for…
Best of 2018: The Consumerization of Procurement Technologies: A Hot Take on Some Hot Tech
Editor’s Note: We're coming to the end of this winter's “best of” 2018 article series here on CPO Rising, a reflection of the year that was as we prepare for…