The New ‘Normal’ Workspace in Accounts Payable and P2P
Now in year three, COVID-19 continues to persist, and its outlook for the remainder of 2022 remains unclear. However, it is clear that much of the pre-pandemic world has faded…
The Top Challenges Facing Accounts Payable in 2021
As many businesses faced tough times due to supply chain issues, worker and workplace restrictions, broad-based operational disruptions, and major revenue shortfalls, executives had to contend with health and safety…
SAP Ariba LIVE Goes Virtual – Part 1
Ardent Partners takes the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic with the utmost seriousness. Please click here to read our approach in these uncertain times. A global pandemic could not completely disrupt the…
From the Archives: A Primer for Contemporary Contingent Workforce Management
Editor's Note: We interrupt our regularly-scheduled Tuesday morning programming to bring you an oldie but goodie from Ardent's Research Director and VP of Research, Christopher J. Dwyer. Chris is on…
Ardent’s Analysis: Coupa Acquires VMS Provider DCR Workforce
Last Tuesday afternoon, leading business spend management and cloud solution provider, Coupa Software, announced that it had acquired the “technology assets” of Vendor Management System (“VMS”), DCR Workforce (“DCR”). Terms…
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…
Spend Data: The “Black Gold” That Sits Within Every Enterprise
In today’s fast-paced and constantly evolving business world, information is king. Many corporate strategies, whether created in the executive boardroom or by the professionals running day-to-day operations, are often fueled…
Ardent Partners Announces CPO Rising 2016 Event – March 29 & 30 (Boston, MA)
We are extremely pleased to announce that next March, a select group of Chief Procurement Officers and other business leaders will come together at the Harvard Club in Boston for…
SURVEY: The 2015 “State of ePayables” Market Research Study
There’s no denying that the world of accounts payable is changing … and evolving. It’s becoming a function that is now considered to be more of a strategic information “hub”…
Instant Analysis: SAP Announces Plans to Acquire Concur for $8.3 Billion
Yesterday afternoon, global software provider SAP AG (NYSE Ticker - SAP) announced its intent to purchase Seattle-based travel, expense and invoice management solution provider Concur (Nasdaq Ticker - CNQR) for…