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Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 404: Listener Mailbag Edition for July
Welcome to another all-new episode of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast. This week’s episode tackles topics such as diversity and inclusion, the human elements of the Future of Work, a... Read more
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When Blockchain Meets Supply Chain — July 17, 2019
Editor’s Note: In 2019, just about everyone in the technology world is talking about and writing about Blockchain distributed digital ledgers, including the supply management world. It’s not the cool... Read more
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Contingent Workforce Myths…Debunked
With non-employee workers (including freelancers, temporary workers, SOW-based labor and contractors) comprising more and more of the average company’s total workforce, the current perception of contingent workforce management is sometimes... Read more
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Monday First Thing: Reaching for AI in Procurement: A Frank Discussion on its Potential and Reality
Here’s a great interview staring Ardent Partners’ Senior Research Analyst and tech futurist, Matthew York, and SpendHQ’s Director of Product Marketing, Constantine Limberakis, on the role that artificial (or augmented) intelligence... Read more
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Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 403: A Discussion with Paul Vincent, Global Head of Services Procurement at Hays Talent Solutions
This week’s all-new episode of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast features a conversation with Paul Vincent, Global Head of Services Procurement at Hays Talent Solutions. Paul and I discuss why... Read more
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Six Strategies to Manage Supplier and Third-Party Risk
Organizations today and for the foreseeable future must have visibility into supplier and third-party operations in order to mitigate risks and achieve compliance. But, that is often easier said than... Read more
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Zycus’s Analyst Day: A “Magical” Time in Park City
Park City, Utah is home to majestic mountain views, great skiing, breath-taking hiking (literally), and bountiful wild game. It hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics, and very recently, it hosted Zycus‘s Analyst... Read more
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Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 402: Why is the Transformation of Business Strategy So Critical to the Future of Work?
Welcome to another all-new episode of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast. This week, we chat about why the transformation of business strategy is so critical to the Future of Work... Read more
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Technology Round-Up — July 3, 2019 (Coupa Inspire Edition)
Coupa Inspire was held last week, June 24-27 in Las Vegas at the chic Cosmopolitan Hotel and Conference Center. Ardent Partners’ analyst team was in attendance. During the conference, Coupa Software, the San... Read more
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The Rise of Analytics for Procurement: Strategies for Success
Editor’s Note: Today’s article picks up where a previous article, Beyond Savings and Risk: Next-Gen Procurement Analytics are Coming into their Own, left off. There is an enormous amount of value... Read more