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The Future of Work Meets “Game of Thrones”
While today’s article is a fun mashup of the most popular show on television and parallels to the world of business, we do have to be respectful of those who... Read more
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Monday First Thing: House of Procurement (Part 1) – Innovation
Publisher’s Note: Today’s article includes a large excerpt Ardent’s annual “State of Procurement” research report, CPO Rising 2019: Value Expansion. This report is based upon the responses from more than 300 CPOs... Read more
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Beeline Conference 2019 Recap: The Age of Talent-Driven Digital Transformation
To say that the Vendor Management System (VMS) market has been volatile over the past several years is an understatement. Global VMS provider Beeline has first-hand experienced the true scope... Read more
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New Report from Ardent Partners, CPO Rising 2019, Available Now!
Publisher’s Note: This report is no longer available for download. If you enjoy our research be sure to register for our upcoming webinar, The CPO’s Metrics that Matter in 2019,... Read more
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The Importance of SOW Management and Services Procurement in Today’s Evolving World of Work
It has been said here on CPO Rising and in Ardent’s research that there is an inherent link between contingent workforce management (CWM) and the Future of Work, attributed to... Read more
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Insights from CPO Rising 2019: #ValueExpansion — New Webinar from Ardent Partners!
CPO Rising 2019: #ValueExpansion is the research project that just keeps on giving…. Join Ardent Partners’ Founder and Chief Research Officer, Andrew Bartolini, and Xeeva’s Director of Product Marketing, Jessica... Read more
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Monday First Thing: Art Meets Innovation at IvaluaNOW 2019
Last week, I had the pleasure of attending IvaluaNOW, Ivalua’s bi-annual user conference in Chicago. It follows closely on the heals of its other user conference, IvaluaNOW in Paris, which it held in... Read more
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The Illusory Magic of Business Technology: Scenes from IvaluaNOW 2019
Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of attending IvaluaNOW, Ivalua’s bi-annual user conference in Chicago. It follows closely on the heals of its other user conference, IvaluaNOW in Paris, which... Read more
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Throwback Thursday: Business or Sourcing: What Skill Sets Does Your CPO Value Most?
Publisher’s Note: In 2019, Ardent Partners is celebrating 10 years of delivering “Research with Results” to Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and other readers of this site, including published reports, eBooks, presentations, insights, articles and... Read more
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Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 337: Monthly Listener Mailbag (April Edition)
This week’s all-new edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast, sponsored by Checkr, is the April edition of our monthly “listener mailbag.” This week, we discuss: Why discussions about the... Read more