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Zycus: A Briefing in Several Parts
Ardent Partners receives regular briefings from most of the solution providers in the broader supply management market. As a firm, we’ve covered the distinct application markets for years and have... Read more
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Technology Round-Up – July 23, 2014
Basware Releases Second Quarter Earnings Report Earlier this month, Basware, the Finnish Procure-to-Pay (P2P) and eInvoicing solution provider, held its second quarter earnings call, led by their CEO Esa Tihila... Read more
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CPO Rising 2014: Convergence – Top Challenges in 2014 (IV)
Ardent Partners recently published our annual CPO Rising report (entitled CPO Rising 2014: Convergence) and of all the reports we publish this year, the focus of this report is exactly geared towards our... Read more
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CPO Rising’s 2014 Hot Tech Prospects – BuyerQuest
Last Thursday, the 30 NBA teams spent an evening drafting the top college and international prospects in the world of basketball. Drafting the right player can potentially impact a team’s... Read more
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Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Operational Procurement
Most Chief Procurement Officers love to invest in their people. So, in that vein, over the next few weeks we will be analyzing the key skills and capabilities (or higher-level competencies)... Read more
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Tracking the Evolution of the VMS Platform
Discussions regarding contingent workforce management (CWM) technology are frequent here at CPO Rising, and often revolve not only around the benefits and results that enterprises achieve by utilizing these solutions,... Read more
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Coupa Inspire 2014: Coupa’s New Language of Success
Earlier this month I attended Coupa’s user conference, Coupa INSPIRE, in San Francisco. This second annual conference built upon the success of last year’s event and provided great insight into... Read more
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Driving Value through a Connected P2P Process – Part II: Hire a P2P Lead
We discuss the Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process frequently on CPO Rising because of its central importance to Chief Procurement Officers and procurement operations. We also see it is as a “Hot... Read more
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What Will Take You “Swifter, Higher, Faster” in 2014?
The XXII Winter Games are still going strong in Sochi, Russia and will continue through this Sunday. I must admit that I have not watched as much as I would... Read more
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Driving Value Through a Connected P2P Process – Part 1
We discuss the Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process frequently on CPO Rising because of its central importance to Chief Procurement Officers and procurement operations. We also see it is as a “Hot... Read more