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Procurement 2021 Big Trends – More Uncertainty

By Phil Bartolini February 15, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General

[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published its procurement-themed report, “Procurement 2021: Big Trends and Predictions”. Over the next few weeks, this site will feature articles highlighting the key discussion points from…

Procurement 2021: A Few BIG Trends

By Andrew Bartolini January 29, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, People, Technology

The Process to Develop Ardent's Annual BIG Trends and Predictions List Earlier this week, nearly 1,000 of you registered for our 8th annual Procurement: BIG Trends and Predictions webinar. If…

Best of 2020: The Key Themes for the Modern CPO’s Agenda (Digitization)

By Andrew Bartolini January 22, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Technology

In ten years’ time, the procurement profession and the role of the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) has changed in many unique and profound ways. Yet, just like 2010, CPOs and other procurement leaders…

Throwback Thursday: Artificial Intelligence: Making the Procurement World Smarter

By Phil Bartolini December 3, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General

[Editor's Note: We continue our “Throwback Thursday” series with another look at a past entry on artificial intelligence in the world of procurement.] If procurement 4.0 technologies are making the world…

Ardent’s “2K20 Series” – Three Pillars for Managing a Remote (and Productive) Workforce Session

By Phil Bartolini November 30, 2020Articles, Complex Categories, General, People

Ardent Partners hosted The CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Series – The Resiliency Imperative as a way to bring together our global community of procurement, finance, and supply management professionals and collectively tackle…

CPO Rising – 20/20 Vision (Session 2)

By Andrew Bartolini November 17, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Solution Providers, Technology

Countdown to the CPO Honors 2020 Ceremony…

By Andrew Bartolini September 25, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People

Today’s article is a friendly reminder that there are only three weeks left to nominate your favorite CPOs, procurement leaders and teams for their performance. On November 17th, Ardent Partners…

Ardent’s “2K20 Series” – The Role of Sustainability in the Post-COVID-19 Supply Chain Session

By Phil Bartolini September 14, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General

REMINDER – Submit Nominations for CPO Honors 2020

By Phil Bartolini August 14, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Solution Providers

Today’s article is a friendly reminder that this fall, Ardent Partners will recognize Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs), their teams, and a select group of industry experts and providers for outstanding…

Throwback Thursday – CPO Rising 2015: The Agility Agenda

By Andrew Bartolini July 9, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Strategy

Over the past few Thursdays, I have been highlighting the 15 annual CPO/State of Procurement reports that I have written. After several years of focusing on the importance of procurement…