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AP 2022 BIG Trends: ePayments Rapid Expansion, Cash Remains King, and AP Gets Holistic
Today, we look at three important Accounts Payables’ BIG Trends for 2022. Big Trend #1 – ePayments Continue their Rapid Expansion The restrictions put in place because of the pandemic... Read more
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Introducing Arkestro and Predictive Procurement Orchestration
Conference season is upon us and my team and I will be slowly wading back into the waters for the first time since the shutdown. Trip #1 for me was... Read more
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The Intersection of Data and Sourcing
The Intersection of Data and Sourcing Prior to my time as an analyst, I was a strategic sourcing consultant, or more specifically, an eSourcing consultant, since I always used an... Read more
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Procurement Experts on CPO Rising – Transitioning Into a New CPO Role
Our “Procurement Experts on CPO Rising” series continues today an excerpt from my 2021 episode of the Procurement Rising Podcast – Ian Maher, Global Atlantic Financial Group (click to listen to the full... Read more
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Use Cases for Data and Intelligent Procurement
Ardent Partners’ 17th annual State of Procurement report — CPO Rising 2022: The Data Revolution — is coming soon and I want to thank the 350+ procurement leaders who’ve taken... Read more
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Two Years Later…
Publisher’s note: We invite our procurement readers interested in services procurement, contingent/extended workforce staffing, talent, and the future of work to visit our sister site, The Future of Work Exchange.... Read more
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Procurement Experts on CPO Rising (Mergers, Acquisitions AND CPOs)
Our “Procurement Experts on CPO Rising” series continues today an excerpt from my 2021 episode of the Procurement Rising Podcast – Alejandro Gusis, Univar (click to listen to the full interview). Note that... Read more
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Friendly Reminder: We Have a CPO-Themed Podcast (Procurement Rising)
Just a friendly reminder that we have a CPO-themed Podcast that we think you will enjoy. In each episode, our Chief Research Officer, Andrew Bartolini, discusses topics that matter to... Read more
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Procurement Transformation: Best-in-Class Strategies for Hospitality CPOs
Event season is ramping up and the Ardent team will be making a few appearances at user conferences and other industry shows. We are, however, not going to host the... Read more
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Procurement Experts on CPO Rising (Deploying Technology During a Pandemic)
On January 4, 2010, Ardent Partners launched CPO Rising as a new resource to procurement leaders around the world. The site tagline then (and now) was (and is) straight and to the... Read more