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Source-to-Settle Transformation: Two Headings — One Destination
“Procurement transformation” has become a common theme for many Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and other procurement leaders who are searching for an advantage in an increasingly competitive and complex business marketplace.... Read more
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Supply Management’s Long, Slow March Towards Digital Transformation
Editor’s Note: Today’s article is a sample from Ardent Partners’ latest research report, CPO Rising 2018: The Age of Intelligence (click to register and download). Readers can access all of this year’s... Read more
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Contingent Workforce Management’s “Age of Intelligence” is Here
In any business function, visibility is paramount. The wide scope of enterprise operations, from invoice-processing and supplier management to talent acquisition and spend management, necessitates a modern focus on the... Read more
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Now Accepting Nominations for the CPO Honors Awards — Is Your Team a Best-in-Class Procurement Department?
Ardent Partners is excited to announce the second annual CPO Honors Gala that will recognize the top CPOs and their teams for outstanding performance and execution over the last year.... Read more
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Best Practices in Supplier Identification
In an age where enterprises are more reliant upon their suppliers than at any other time in history, it is a fundamental truth that to achieve both procurement success and... Read more
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Payables Place First Thing: Fraud on Ice
A Connecticut man recently pleaded guilty to defrauding the owners of a Stamford ice rink, where he worked as general manager, of nearly a half-million dollars. Stamford police said the... Read more
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The Age of Intelligence: Ascending to the Next Level of Procurement Performance – New WEBINAR!
Are you free next Tuesday, September 25 at 1:00 PM Eastern Time? Join Ardent Partners’ Founder and Chief Research Officer, Andrew Bartolini, on a webinar entitled The Age of Intelligence:... Read more
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How Category Intelligence can Drive Procurement Agility on “Buy or No Buy” Decisions (Guest Post)
[Editor’s Note: Today’s article is a guest publication from Beroe Inc. Ardent Partners is happy to review and feature guest publications from authors across the procurement and supply management industry. If... Read more
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Payables Place First Thing: Unpaid invoices: Liabilities or Assets?
Most people rightfully assume an unpaid invoice is a liability. After all, an invoice means you or your organization owe another organization or person payment for goods or services they... Read more
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What Upwork’s IPO Filing Means for the World of Digital Staffing
Between the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast and insights here on CPO Rising, we’ve come to learn that the Future of Work runs on three core attributes: technology, talent, and the... Read more