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Payables Place First Thing: The Expected Trajectory of AP – Part I
[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published our annual AP-themed report, The State of ePayables 2018: The Future of AP is Now. Today’s article is part of an on-going series focused on the... Read more
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Six CPO Strategies for Navigating Through and Managing Change
The interesting angle to navigating change is how exactly Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and their teams react to it; in an age when “agility” has become a desired status for... Read more
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Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 309: A Future of Work “Grab Bag”
Welcome to another all-new episode of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast. This week’s edition is a “grab bag” discussion of various Future of Work-related topics, including how and why artificial... Read more
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In Case You Missed It: Highlights from the CPO Rising 2017 Summit!
As we gear up to take the field for CPO Rising 2018 in less than three months, we can’t help but reflect on what a success (and great fun) CPO... Read more
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Just Two Weeks Remain for Early-Bird Pricing to the CPO Rising Summit!
With the “dog days of summer” upon us, it’s easy to forget that the fall is right around the corner. And that is why we at Ardent Partners want to... Read more
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Defining Procurement Intelligence and Putting it to Work
Friends, procurement intelligence isn’t just about IQ (the intelligence quotient), but EQ (the effectiveness quotient). While intelligence is critical, a precise measure of procurement intelligence is less important than the performance... Read more
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The Winds of Change: ISM Prepares to Launch Refreshed CPSM Exam
As summer turns to fall and we prepare for the kids to go back to school, many procurement practitioners are also preparing to hit the books. But just as the... Read more
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Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 308: Five Reasons Why the Future of Work Should Be a Priority for Today’s Businesses
Another all-new episode of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast discusses the five reasons why the Future of Work should be a priority for today’s businesses. From enterprise growth and global... Read more
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CPO Rising 2018: Created or Evolved? Defining the Intelligent Procurement Department
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... Read more
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The Best-in-Class Contract Management Program: More than Just Contracts
There are several key components to the modern procurement function that are unheralded in nature and often considered to be more tactical than strategic. However, in the greater purview of... Read more