Andrew Bartolini | Procurement Analyst & CPO Research Specialist

The Path to CPO Isn’t Better Spend Analysis (Guest Post)

By Andrew Bartolini June 28, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

[Editor's Note: Today's article is a guest publication from Matthew Holzapfel, Product Marketer at Tamr Inc. Ardent Partners is happy to review and feature guest publications from authors across the procurement and…

Upcoming Webinar: ePayables 2016: Eyes on the Prize

By Andrew Bartolini June 27, 2016Articles, Events, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

In 2016, the accounts payable (“AP”) team is well positioned to move beyond providing value to the enterprise based on increased efficiency and towards becoming an intelligence hub for the…

ePayables 2016: AP’s Perception Problem

By Andrew Bartolini June 24, 2016Articles, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: Today’s article is a sneak peek into the findings from Ardent Partners’ latest AP research report, “ePayables 2016: Eyes on Prize,” available for download here. Throughout June and…

Throwback Thursday: Procurement Fraud Prevention (3) – Why It’s Important

By Andrew Bartolini June 23, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process

Editor’s Note: In the spirit of “Throwback Thursday,” we’re bringing our audience this gem from all the way back to late summer 2010, Ardent’s first summer. It’s been some time…

How Source-to-Settle Solutions Manage (and Leverage) Big Data – eSourcing

By Andrew Bartolini June 22, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

In the digital age, organizations as a whole and procurement departments in particular swim in data. It is everywhere, spread across an alphabet soup of internal and external systems –…

The Accounts Payable Team Needs to Keep Its “Eyes on the Prize” (New Report)

By Andrew Bartolini June 20, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: Today’s article is a sneak peek into the findings from Ardent Partners’ latest AP research report, “ePayables 2016: Eyes on Prize,” available for download here. Over the next…

Technology Round-Up – June 17, 2016

By Andrew Bartolini June 17, 2016Articles, Complex Categories, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

ESM Solutions Announces New Sourcing Tool On May 18, ESM Solutions, the Pennsylvania-based company that provides SaaS-based sourcing and P2P solutions, announced the release of a new suite of sourcing solutions aptly called "ESM…

UPCOMING WEBINAR: Unlocking Cash with Supply Chain Finance

By Andrew Bartolini June 16, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

As businesses continue to eliminate manual- and paper-based processes from the front-end of the accounts payable (“AP”) function, attention has turned to streamlining and driving more value from the payment…

ISM 2016: Behind the ISM Manufacturing Index

By Andrew Bartolini June 15, 2016Articles, Events, General, People, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Last month, the Ardent Partners analyst team took the short flight out to Indianapolis to attend the Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) 101st annual conference. For the second year in a row,…

Five AP Metrics that Matter

By Andrew Bartolini June 14, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay

Building a business case for accounts payable (“AP”) automation is a critical part of transforming the invoice management process. Without a detailed business case that can convince stakeholders to invest…