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Best-in-Class Contingent Workforce Management: A (Re)Focus on Cost Savings
Back in 2006, when I first started covering the contingent workforce and staffing industries, discussions around contingent workforce management (CWM) programs were dominated by a traditional commodity-led focus. Historically, the... Read more
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The CPO Rising 2K20 Summit is in the Books!
The CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Summit – The Resiliency Imperative wrapped up yesterday, and while the live-streamed event is finished, the team at Ardent Partners is still going over all... Read more
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Ardent Partners Announces the Full Agenda for The CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Summit on May 7th
We’re pleased to announce the full agenda for The CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Summit scheduled for next Thursday, May 7th. Register to watch 12 C-level executives present ideas, strategies, and insights... Read more
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Throwback Thursday: The CPO’s Strategic Agenda 2006 – Managing People, Managing Spend
With the World Premiere Webinar of my 15th annual CPO Rising / State of Procurement research just a few hours away (it’s not too late to register), I’ve decided that... Read more
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Solving AP’s Reliance on Paper – Phase 1 – Invoice Sending & Receipt
In honor of earth day which took place on April 22, this week we are going to discuss the delivery and receipt of invoices. It’s impossible to know exactly how... Read more
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The Agile Workforce in Unprecedented Times
Today’s article includes a “sneak peek” of the upcoming Ardent Partners research study, The State of Contingent Workforce Management 2020, which is slated for publication in early May. To say... Read more
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The Elements of Procurement Mastery – Leadership During Times of Crisis
The walls of the elite art museums around the world are covered with the works of the leading artists of their periods, literal masterpieces by artistic masters. Today’s Best-in-Class Chief... Read more
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Please Take Ardent Partners’ 2020 State of ePayables Market Research Survey
Ardent Partner’s 2020 State of ePayables Survey is Now Open All Respondents Will Receive the Study When it Publishes (click here) Now in its 15th year, Ardent Partners annual ‘State of... Read more
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Throwback Thursday – Chief Procurement Officer: The Position
Publisher’s Note: While the days are starting to blend together, it is actually Thursday or Throwback Thursday as we call it on these pages. Given the number of conversations I have... Read more
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Solving AP’s Reliance on Paper
As we discussed last week over on Payables Place, AP’s reliance on paper has left many organizations struggling to adapt and overcome to our new reality of having to work... Read more