SAPPHIRE 2015: Running Simple and Connecting the Business World
In a busy week that began in Phoenix at ISM’s 100th annual conference (more on that conference next week), I was able, nonetheless, to get to SAPPHIRE in Orlando for the Day 2 Keynotes featuring Bernd...
View ArticleISM at 100: A Conversation with Tom Derry
Last week, I had the pleasure to meet with Tom Derry, CEO of the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), at its 100 thannual conference in Phoenix, Arizona (Matt York, our editor, sat in and helped...
View ArticleIBM Empower 2015: Back to the Future
In 2006, I attended my first Emptoris Empower conference as an industry analyst. The company, of course, has changed significantly since then, most notably via two acquisitions (IBM acquired the...
View ArticleISM at 100: Robert Gates on Global Stability and Supply Risk
[Editor's note: the views expressed by Dr. Robert Gates do not necessarily reflect the views of Ardent Partners or its employees. Our goal with this piece is to present a view of global supply risk...
View ArticleISM at 100: Conflict Minerals Compliance – Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Ardent Partners’ analyst team attended the 100th annual Institute for Supply Management (ISM)conference in Phoenix a couple of weeks ago. Risk, in many of its forms, was a regular topic throughout the...
View ArticleAvidXchange’s Payables Revolution
As Mike Praeger, CEO of AvidXchange, took the stage to introduce the final session of the two-dayRevolution Conference held this week in Costa Mesa, Calif., he both cheered and encouraged the large...
View ArticleUPCOMING WEBINAR: Building the Next-Gen CWM Program
[Editor’s note: Readers of CPO Rising know that the site’s contributors often present their thought leadership ideas, research findings, and industry insights on webcasts throughout the year. Today’s...
View ArticleISM at 100: The Hidden Risks Lurking Within Supplier Relationships
Ardent Partners’ analyst team attended the 100th annual Institute for Supply Management (ISM)conference in Phoenix a couple of weeks ago. Risk, in many of its forms, was a regular topic throughout the...
View ArticleTwo Days With Beeline and the Future of the Extended Workforce
[Editor’s note: Last week, resident contingent workforce management (CWM) expert and Ardent Partners research director, Christopher J. Dwyer, joined Vendor Management System (VMS) provider Beeline for...
View ArticleAribaLIVE 2015: Looking to the Future of Business Commerce
[Publisher's Note: Today’s article is an analysis of two similar but separate presentations delivered by Ariba executives at their user conferences this spring. The first was at AribaLIVE in Las Vegas...
View ArticleCPO News – July 7, 2015
Vora Ventures Names Carol Hays as VP of Strategic Sourcing Services On June 11, Vora Ventures, a Cincinnati-based private-equity firm that invests in up and coming IT providers, announced that it has...
View ArticleWhat Diplomatic Relations with Cuba Could Mean for Chief Procurement Officers
With the recent news that the U.S. and Cuban governments are re-opening embassies in each other’s capital cities, the possibility that the U.S. and Cuba will eventually normalize economic relations...
View ArticleCPO News – September 4, 2015
Rite Aid Names Frank Ho Vice President of Indirect Procurement In mid-July, Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD), the Pennsylvania-based pharmacy retail chain, announced that it has promoted Frank Ho to Vice President...
View ArticleUpcoming Webinar: Global Compliance and the Expansion of Today’s CWM Programs
It’s no secret that today’s non-employee workforce—comprised of temporary staff, freelancers, independent talent, and professional services—is rapidly growing and evolving. As businesses continue to...
View ArticleUpcoming Webinar: Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Innovative Solutions and...
Join Ardent Partners and DocuSign on Wednesday, November 18 at 1:00 PM EST for this free webinar that explores findings from our recent research report, Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Innovative Solutions...
View ArticleArdent Partners Announces CPO Rising 2016 Event – March 29 & 30 (Boston, MA)
We are extremely pleased to announce that next March, a select group of Chief Procurement Officers and other business leaders will come together at the Harvard Club in Boston for the inaugural CPO...
View ArticleCall for Speakers – CPO Rising 2016
Ardent Partners is looking for CPOs and other procurement executives from all industries and geographies to present on mainstage presentations, lead breakout sessions, and join executive panel...
View ArticleCPO Insider: Procurement Outsourcing (Episode 1) – It Begins
For more than a decade, Ardent Partners’ analysts have worked with, interviewed, advised, and surveyed thousands of Chief Procurement Officers (“CPOs”) each year. This work coupled, with more than 10...
View ArticleCPO Insider: Procurement Outsourcing (Episode 2) – A Business Case is Made
In many ways, our upcoming event, CPO Rising 2016: The Agility Agenda, epitomizes the research and work we have done for years, working with, advising, and surveying thousands of Chief Procurement...
View ArticleCPO Insider: Procurement Outsourcing (Episode 3) – The Counterproposal
In many ways, our upcoming event, CPO Rising 2016: The Agility Agenda, epitomizes the research and work we have done for years, working with, advising, and surveying thousands of Chief Procurement...
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