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Throwback Thursday: How New or Improved Technologies Can Transform Procurement – Supplier Management
[Editor’s Note: We continue our “Throwback” series with a look at how improved technologies can transform procurement] As Chief Procurement Officers (“CPOs”) and procurement practitioners move forward, they have the... Read more
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Throwback Thursday: How New or Improved Technologies Can Transform Procurement – Contract Management
[Editor’s Note: We continue our “Throwback” series with a look at how improved technologies can transform procurement] As Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and procurement practitioners move into 2016, they have... Read more
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Procurement 2021: Leadership and Precision Performance
Ardent recently completed its sixteenth annual CPO-themed market research study, “The State of Procurement & the CPO”, which is part of an ongoing dialogue that my team and I have had with... Read more
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Ardent’s New Report on Procurement Technology Selection is Available
The “Source-to-Settle” process is often referred to as “supply management” or “spend management.” Each of these terms refers to the buyer-supplier relationship in its entirety, including the sourcing, contracting, procurement,... Read more
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Procurement 2021: Technology Adoption
Ardent recently completed its sixteenth annual CPO-themed market research study, “The State of Procurement & the CPO”, which is part of an ongoing dialogue that my team and I have had with... Read more
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Procurement 2021: Using Data to Become More Agile and Intelligent
Ardent recently completed its sixteenth annual CPO-themed market research study, “The State of Procurement & the CPO”, which is part of an ongoing dialogue that my team and I have had with... Read more
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NEW WEBINAR: 2021 CPO Report – State of Procurement & Solution Priorities
You are invited to attend a new webinar on June 30 at 11 am ET –> 2021 CPO Report – State of Procurement & Solution Priorities In Ardent Partners’ 16th annual... Read more
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Looking Back on Season Five of the “Contingent Workforce Weekly” Podcast
Back in May 2016, I sat down at my desk with an expensive microphone, professional studio software, and several pages of notes. A few months prior, I pitched an idea... Read more
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Procurement and the CPO as Trusted Advisor
The business world is forcing its executives, like the Chief Procurement Officer (“CPO”), to adapt to changing market conditions, customer demands, and technology innovations in order to drive greater value.... Read more
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Best-of-Breed AP Automation Solutions Make (More) Sense
[Editor’s Note: Ardent recently published a new research report entitled “Why Best-of-Breed Solutions Consistently Beat ERPs in the Accounts Payable Arena“, sponsored by Esker. This new report is available for... Read more