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Research Preview: Leveraging Contract Analytics to Uncover Hidden Costs, Risks, and Opportunity

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 2, 2015Articles, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Today’s article is the first of two articles from a report that we recently published, entitled, Digging Deep: Leveraging Contract Analytics to Uncover Hidden Costs, Risks, and Opportunity, sponsored by Seal and available…

Happy Thanksgiving!

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team November 26, 2015Articles, General

Whether you’re watching parades, football, a dog show, or your family argue over politics, everyone at Ardent Partners wishes you a safe and Happy Thanksgiving! If you're taking a break from the…

Technology Round-Up – November 19, 2015

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team November 19, 2015Articles, General, Solution Providers, Technology

Intrigo Announces Collaboration with Ariba on Direct Materials Procurement Intrigo Systems, a California-based integrated business planning (IBP) and managed service provider (MSP) for SAP solutions, announced that it is partnering…

Andrew Bartolini Discusses the 2015 State of Strategic Sourcing Research Report (Video)

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team November 18, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Interested readers can download this exciting and informative annual research report by clicking The State of Strategic Sourcing 2015: The Four Pillars of Sourcing Success.

What is the State of Strategic Sourcing in 2015? Access the Report and Find Out!

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team November 13, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Ardent Partners is pleased to announce the publication of The State of Strategic Sourcing 2015: The Four Pillars of Sourcing Success report. Interested readers can download this exciting and informative annual research…

Technology Round-Up – November 12, 2015

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team November 12, 2015Articles, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Capita Outsourcing Seeks to Acquire Rival Xchanging It has been widely reported that Capita, a London-based business process management and outsourcing services provider, recently launched a bid to acquire Chicago-based…

Upcoming Webinar: Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Innovative Solutions and Strategies for Better Contract Management

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team November 11, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Join Ardent Partners and DocuSign on Wednesday, November 18 at 1:00 PM EST for this free webinar that explores findings from our recent research report, Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Innovative Solutions and Strategies for…

Video Invitation to CPO Rising 2016 – The Procurement Event of 2016!

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team November 9, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People

To register or learn more about the event, click here!

CPO News – November 6, 2015

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team November 6, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategic Sourcing

Garwood Becomes Corporate VP of Procurement at Rand Logistics Earlier this fall, Rand Logistics, Inc. (NASDAQ:RLOG), a New York-based bulk shipping services provider that serves the Great Lakes region, announced that…

Technology Round-Up – November 4, 2015

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team November 4, 2015Articles, Complex Categories, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

BravoSolution Deploys a Procurement Data Analytics Tool in the Cloud On October 27, BravoSolution, a Chicago-based provider of strategic sourcing solutions for procurement teams, announced that it has launched a cloud-based…