Five Procurement Strategies to Unlock Greater Value
The value driven by the average sourcing team over the last decade has, in many cases, been significant and transformative. But, competitive forces at play in a rapidly changing business…
(Throwback Thurs) B2B Payments: The Impact of ePayments on Current AP Processes
[Publisher's note: Ardent Partners new report is now available - 2020 B2B Payments Technology Landscape please click here - Request the report (practitioners with business email only) today!] Each year, Ardent Partners conducts…
B2B Payments: “The Last Mile” of the P2P Process Finally Gets its Due
[Editor's Note: Last chance to download Ardent's 15th annual State of P2P in 2020: Ensuring Continuity, Building Resiliency, and Rising to the Challenge market research report. Get your copy before…
Is Spend Under Management Still Procurement’s Gold Standard
Over the course of my career in supply management, I have had the great fortune to work with a large number of highly successful Chief Procurement Officers and procurement organizations that have…
Three Strategies for Success in the Age of Intelligence
Heightened competition in a global marketplace that is increasingly interconnected means that the decisions, operations, and performance made across an enterprise’s supply chain can have a more direct and lasting…
Throwback Thursday – CPO Rising 2016: The Art and Science of Procurement, Part 3
Our ongoing series that looks at the 15 annual CPO/State of Procurement reports that I have written continues today with Part Three of CPO Rising 2016: The Art and Science…
Smart Strategies for Tough Times – New Webinar
Ardent is excited to announce a brand new webinar, "ePayables 2020: Smart Strategies for Tough Times". Join Ardent's VP of Research, Bob Cohen, and special guests as they discuss the key…
Throwback Thursday – CPO Rising 2016: The Art and Science of Procurement, Part 2
“One can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself.” – Leonardo da Vinci Our ongoing series that looks at the 15 annual CPO/State of Procurement reports that…
90% of CPOs…
Since 2010, Ardent Partners has conducted more procurement-themed market research than any other firm or consultancy in the industry. In that time, Ardent has benchmarked thousands of distinct organizations across all…
Throwback Thursday – CPO Rising 2016: The Art and Science of Procurement
“To develop a complete mind: Study the science of art; Study the art of science. Learn how to see.” ~ Leonardo Da Vinci, Artist & Scientist After a few weeks away…