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Converting to Guided Sourcing: How hard can it be?

How hard can it be? “How hard can it be?” This phrase, often uttered with youthful zeal and optimism, captures the refreshing attitude of those unburdened by past failures, ready…

Get Ready: Guided Sourcing is Here!

Are You Prepared? SAP Ariba introduced Guided Sourcing in November 2021 and announced in March 2024 that support for Classic Sourcing will end in Q1 2025. This means that customers…

SAP Ariba Guided Sourcing: What It Is and What It’s Not

This is the first of a series of blogs on Guided Sourcing from CCP Global. You know Guided Sourcing is coming but what does it fully entail? Why convert from…

Keys to a Successful AI Implementation in AP

I recently had the pleasure of joining AppZen on Tour in Dallas to discuss one of my favorite topics: Change Management! Specifically, I focused on ways that Artificial Intelligence can…

SAP Ariba – Mandatory Transition to Guided Sourcing in 2025

As technology advances and customer needs evolve, SAP continues to innovate to improve our products. This year, customers using the classic sourcing UX in SAP Ariba Sourcing will be transitioned…

Ariba 2024 Q1 Release: Our Top Feature Picks

The SAP Ariba 2024 Q1 Release includes over 60 features.  Most of the features in this release focus in the Upstream applications – SAP Strategic Sourcing Suite, SAP Ariba Supplier Risk,…

SAP Ariba and AI together deliver tangible results

AI is quickly emerging in all industries and the results continue to be encouraging.  From highly reported fields such as medical, where AI is successfully condensing research timeframes through Machine Learning…

Real-Time Support for Procurement Webcast Series – Single Sign-On (SSO) in Intelligent Configuration Manager (ICM)

Webcast Announcement The SAP Platform team will be hosting a new customer learning session to provide insights on Single Sign-On (SSO) in Intelligent Configuration Manager (ICM). This webcast will cover major aspects…

Upcoming SAP Ariba Website Certificate Renewal

SAP Ariba will be replacing a number of expiring web certificates on Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 4 PM PST – 7 PM PST. You will want to ensure that…

Make sure your browsers are up to date and ready for use with your SAP Ariba applications.

As of March 2, 2024, SAP Ariba will only be supporting the following browser versions: How can you quickly tell which browser you are using to make sure you will…

SAP Ariba Guided Sourcing: Key Features and Tips for A Successful Rollout

SAP Ariba always recommends that organizations take advantage of feature improvements to the platform that enhance user experience and adoption. For 2024, SAP is focusing on Guided Sourcing. Their goal…

Ariba 2023 Q4 Release: Our Top Feature Picks

The SAP Ariba 2023 Q4 Release includes about 90 new features. The theme of this release centers around user convenience, many features are focused on improved user experience and SAP…