CPO

The value driven by the average sourcing team over the last decade has, in many cases, been significant and transformative. But, competitive forces at play in a rapidly changing business environment require that many tried and true strategies must be enhanced if they are to retain their impact. Here are a few ways to unlock [...]

(Publisher’s note: Our challenge to each reader is to pick and view one great CFO / CPO / Leadership session today. If you do, we bet you can’t just stop at one!)  Our inaugural CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Series brought more than 2000 procurement, finance, and HR professionals together around the topics that matter to business leaders [...]

Ardent Partners takes the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic with the utmost seriousness. Please click here to read our approach in these uncertain times. From March 31 through May 7, Ardent Partners will host The CPO Rising 2K20 – The Resiliency Imperative, an exciting new online series that focuses on the key strategies that procurement, supply chain, finance, [...]

In 2019, the duties of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) continue to expand, straddling the traditional areas of financial stewardship and the more progressive areas of strategic and business leadership, while frequently including direct responsibility for certain business functions. This significant, role-based expansion is perhaps best-evidenced by the “CEO-in-Waiting” status that many CFOs now appear [...]

[Editor’s Note: Our colleague at Ardent Partners, Matt York, wrote an excellent column last week highlighting three key takeaways from our CPO Rising Summit in Boston and I thought his insights would be valuable to share on PayablesPlace as well. Two weeks ago, delegates, speakers, and supply management solutions providers descended upon the historic Harvard [...]

Last week Ardent Partners hosted its fourth annual CPO Rising Summit at Boston’s Harvard Club where CPOs and senior procurement leaders gathered to discuss best practices, learn about emerging market trends, and collaborate with like-minded peers. All in, there were over 150 attendees from across North America that took part. The event featured nearly two [...]

One never really knows what the coming business environment will hold. We are in the midst or quite possibly at the tail end of one of the longest market expansions in modern times. History tells us one thing, nothing lasts forever. Given this undeniable truth, it behooves organizations to plan and take appropriate steps for [...]

Publisher’s Note: In 2019, Ardent Partners is celebrating 10 years of delivering “Research with Results” to readers of our network of sites, including published reports, eBooks, presentations, insights, articles and events. To commemorate the occasion, we are going to reflect on the firm’s first decade by presenting a “throwback” series that will include a blend of top [...]

[Editor’s Note: Join us tomorrow, July 24 at 12pm ET, for a complimentary webinar presentation entitled “Is Your Procurement Team Best-in-Class? Four Key Enablers for Success” (click to register), sponsored by Canon and Tradeshift.] In 2019, the tried and true procurement strategies still work. But, it is clear today that the procurement profession needs new, [...]

Publisher’s Note: I am very pleased to share with you Ardent Partners’ annual state of procurement research report, CPO Rising 2019. Those of you who have followed us over the years know that this report is a culmination of a year’s worth of research, conversations, and insights.  And, it is available now by clicking here.  In 2019, [...]