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Advanced Sourcing and Procurement Technologies: Natural Language Processing

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 20, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: Did you miss last week’s webinar, The Procurement (and Sourcing) Technology Outlook for 2017? Do not despair, we recorded it for you to listen at your leisure. Click…

Uncertainty Looms for 2017 – Part I

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 19, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, People

We have said for a few years now that this is an exciting time to work in procurement. Given the state of the world, that might be an understatement. And given…

ePayables Technology Outlook for 2017 (Part 2)

By Andrew Bartolini December 16, 2016Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Technology

Editor's Note: Join us next Tuesday, December 20th at 2 PM EST for a complimentary webinar where Ardent’s Chief Research Officer, Andrew Bartolini, will share our Outlook for AP technology…

Advanced Sourcing and Procurement Technologies: Artificial Intelligence

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 15, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Editor's Note: Did you miss yesterday's webinar, The Procurement (and Sourcing) Technology Outlook for 2017? Do not despair, we recorded it for you to listen at your leisure. Click here…

Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 125: IQNavigator/Beeline Merger Analysis and Interview with Catalant CEO Rob Biederman

By Christopher Dwyer December 14, 2016Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

This week’s edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast is certainly a loaded one. Some highlights of Episode 125, sponsored by ZeroChaos, include: An analysis of the IQNavigator/Beeline merger, announced…

Ardent Analysis: Impact and Implications of IQNavigator and Beeline Merger

By Christopher Dwyer December 13, 2016Articles, Complex Categories, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Earlier today, we posted a discussion of the merger that was announced last night between IQNavigator ("IQN") and Beeline. This article continues that discussion with additional analysis The global contingent…

Navigating Towards the Future: IQNavigator and Beeline Announce Merger

By Christopher Dwyer December 13, 2016Articles, Complex Categories, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

For most technology industries, merger and acquisition (M&A) activity happens on a consistent basis, owing to the progressive nature of software and business requirements. In the world of contingent workforce…

Technology Round-Up – December 13, 2016

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 13, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Rosslyn Data Technologies Partners with Dun & Bradstreet for Self-Service Spend Analysis On November 10, London-based Rosslyn Data Technologies, which provides cloud-based big data management and analytics solutions for enterprise procurement…

Advanced Sourcing and Procurement Technologies: Machine Learning

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 12, 2016Articles, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Ardent Partners’ recent research report, Sourcing and Procurement: The 2016-2017 Technology and Innovation Outlook Report, chronicles the evolution of sourcing and procurement technologies over the last two decades to where they are today and…

The Best-in-Class Contingent Workforce Management Program

By Christopher Dwyer December 9, 2016Articles, Complex Categories, General, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

If 2015 was the tipping point for the non-employee workforce, then 2016 was the year that it truly broke into new heights. Propelled by the “gig economy” and boosted by…