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Advanced Sourcing and Procurement Technologies – A Series Introduction

By Andrew Bartolini October 21, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

The analyst team at Ardent Partners has been writing about procurement people, processes, technologies, and industry best practices that have helped to propel the profession forward even before the firm's creation.…

ePayables Study Hall – The Approach

By Andrew Bartolini October 20, 2016Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Technology

We continue to build out our ePayables Study Hall series with this article focused on how to begin a push for AP transformation or “The Approach” (The first two articles are…

Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 118: Adapting to a New World of Work

By Christopher Dwyer October 19, 2016Articles, Complex Categories, People, Strategy

This week’s episode of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast, sponsored by ZeroChaos, highlights how businesses today are adapting to the “new world of work” that is fueled by on-demand talent,…

Technology Round-Up – October 18, 2016

By Andrew Bartolini October 18, 2016Articles, Complex Categories, General, People, Solution Providers, Technology

Coupa Conducts Successful IPO On Thursday, October 6, Coupa (Nasdaq: Coup), the California-based provider of spend management solutions for the cloud, made its long-awaited initial public offering (IPO), with Coupa CEO and…

Next-Gen CWM Analytics: How User-Level Flexibility Leads to Agile Analytics

By Christopher Dwyer October 17, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Process, Strategy, Technology

The contract talent industry has experienced a strategic evolution over the past few years, one that has seen this complex category shift from an understated workforce alternative to viable corporate…

ePayables Study Hall: The Opportunities

By Andrew Bartolini October 14, 2016Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Technology

ePayables Study Hall – The Opportunities Last time, the ePayables Study Hall series began with a look at some (but, not all) of the key challenges facing the average accounts…

ePayables Study Hall: The Challenges

By Andrew Bartolini October 13, 2016Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

Over the next few weeks, we will spend some time focusing on ePayables by presenting an educational series– an "ePayables Study Hall," if you will – that is intended as…

Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 117: October Listener Mailbag

By Christopher Dwyer October 12, 2016Articles, Complex Categories, Process, Technology

This week’s episode of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast, sponsored by ZeroChaos, is an October “listener mailbag” edition. During today’s podcast, we address and answer questions related to: The real…

Webinar! Ardent Partners’ 2016-2017 ePayables Technology and Innovation Outlook!

By Andrew Bartolini October 11, 2016Articles, Events, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Join Ardent Partners and Perfect Commerce on Thursday, October 27 at 2:00 PM EST for a complimentary webinar on our ePayables: The 2016-2017 Technology and Innovation Outlook Report. Innovative technologies can, and…

Next-Gen CWM Analytics: VMS and the Path to True Intelligence

By Christopher Dwyer October 10, 2016Articles, Complex Categories, Process, Technology

Ardent Partners has identified the components to “agile analytics” within a contingent workforce management (CWM) program, a concept that builds upon the foundation of business intelligence (BI) and applies its…