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The True Impact of Procurement on Contingent Workforce Management
CPO Rising has, for quite some time, featured content that speaks to the growing role of procurement in managing the contemporary contingent workforce. Ardent Partners’ landmark State of Contingent Workforce... Read more
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The Transformation of Today’s Non-Employee Workforce
[Editor’s note: Today’s article previously appeared in the May issue of HRO Today under the title of “Catalysts of Change.” We are republishing it here for those CPO Rising readers... Read more
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AP Predictions for 2015: Networks Will Become the Critical Link to Suppliers
Following our series on trends in accounts payable, CPO Rising is going to take a look at predictions for the future of AP. Today’s installment, the second of four, will take a... Read more
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How Can Enterprises Sustain High Business Traveler Morale?
[Editor’s Note: Today’s article was developed from an interview with resident Ardent Partners business travel / expense management expert, Christopher J. Dwyer, with the team at MarketWatch. To gain more... Read more
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Research Preview – Sailing Downstream: How Source-to-Settle Defines Procurement Transformation in 2015
Today’s article is centered on our recent Sailing Downstream: Why “Source-to-Settle” Defines Procurement Transformation in 2015 report, sponsored by Zycus, and available for download here (registration required). This research report discusses the two principal ways... Read more
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UPCOMING WEBINAR: Building the Next-Gen CWM Program
[Editor’s note: Readers of CPO Rising know that the site’s contributors often present their thought leadership ideas, research findings, and industry insights on webcasts throughout the year. Today’s article is... Read more
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CPO Rising 2015 – What is an Agility Agenda?
Ardent Partners recently published my annual CPO-themed report – CPO Rising 2015: The Agility Agenda (click to download, registration required) – that is drawn from the responses of more than 300 Chief Procurement... Read more
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How Will Business Networks Transform Talent Engagement?
[Editor’s Note: On June 2, Ardent Partners’ resident Contingent Workforce Management analyst and Research Director, Christopher J. Dwyer, will deliver a webinar presentation on “Building the Next-Generation Contingent Workforce Management... Read more
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ISM at 100: Conflict Minerals Compliance – Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Ardent Partners’ analyst team attended the 100th annual Institute for Supply Management (ISM) conference in Phoenix a couple of weeks ago. Risk, in many of its forms, was a regular topic throughout the... Read more
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How to Build a Compelling Business Case for Supplier Networks
[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners, in conjunction with Hubwoo, recently published a helpful guide on How to Build a Compelling Business Case for Supplier Networks. Today’s article features snippets of the guide, which... Read more