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Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 235: Listener Mailbag (April Edition)

By Christopher Dwyer April 4, 2018Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

This week’s all-new edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast, sponsored by ZeroChaos, is the monthly “listener mailbag” for April and highlights several fascinating concepts within the new world of…

Technology Round-Up – March 22, 2018

By Andrew Bartolini March 22, 2018Articles, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend…

CWM Technology Round-Up – March 20, 2018

By Andrew Bartolini March 20, 2018Articles, Complex Categories, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of contingent workforce management (CWM) solution-provider news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing,…

Procurement 2018 Trends & Predictions Roundtable Discussion – Part I

By Andrew Bartolini March 13, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

A few weeks ago, I shared with you some of the BIG procurement trends that we at Ardent Partners, in conjunction with our sponsors, Beeline and Ivalua, shared on our…

Five Things to Consider Before Beginning Digital Transformation

By Andrew Bartolini March 7, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

The Chinese philosopher Laozi once wrote in the Tao Te Ching that "a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." The statement is as true today as it was in the sixth…

A Tale of Two Procurement Departments

By Andrew Bartolini March 5, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief,…

Six More Big Procurement Predictions for 2018

By Andrew Bartolini February 27, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Lists, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

A few weeks ago, I shared with you some of the BIG procurement trends that we at Ardent Partners, in conjunction with our sponsors, Beeline and Ivalua, shared on our Procurement: Big Trends and Predictions webinar…

Five Design Strategies for a Successful P2P Expansion

By Andrew Bartolini February 7, 2018Articles, Lists, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

There are many paths to Procure-to-Pay (P2P) excellence and many starting points. A P2P automation project may start with a focus in one area within either accounts payable (AP) or…

NEW Survey: The State of Procurement 2018 – Age of Intelligence

By Andrew Bartolini January 25, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

I am pleased to announce that the survey for our annual “State of Procurement and the CPO” report is now open. If you have 15 minutes to spare today or later this…

Best of 2017: Reflections on The CPO Rising 2017 Summit (Part 1): CPOs Rise and Shine

By Andrew Bartolini January 11, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: We're coming to the end of our “best of” 2017 article series as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. Today, Andrew reflects on our…