Big Data and Meetings / Events Management
On CPO Rising, we like to keep it interesting so we’ve tackled a variety of complex spend categories and how the concept of “Big Data” impacted core strategies, approaches and…
Basware & MasterCard Announce New B2B ePayment Solution
We've said it before - the ePayments market has just shifted into second gear We've also said that depending on where you are, managing ePayments can be difficult and cumbersome…
Contingent Workforce Management: A Framework for Success
I’m excited to announce that Ardent Partners has just launched the new survey to our first research study on Contingent Workforce Management CPO Rising readers now have the chance to…
Designing a Procurement Transformation for Best-in-Class Performance
Earlier this past summer, I published a research series on Procurement Transformation to help procurement organizations design, plan, build and execute a proper procurement transformation program and utilize leading-edge strategies…
A Working Capital Marketplace
Optimizing working capital has been discussed frequently in the P2P and AP spaces and is often promoted or marketed as a benefit to automating the invoice and payment process. Yes,…
The Talent Wars: Why Talent Will Be the #1 Focus in Contingent Workforce Management
Quickly: name the three things your organization is focused on in regards to managing its contingent workforce program. Need some help? 1. Cost savings, right? Every company, no matter the…
Don’t Overlook Contract Talent Onboarding (and Offboarding)
[Publisher's note: Ardent’s Research Director, Christopher J. Dwyer is here to talk about an issue that plagues even the best managers of Contingent Workforce Management programs across the world: onboarding…
BravoSolution and Basware Form Global Partnership to Attack the Source-to-Pay Market
After months of work at the executive levels within each company, BravoSolution and Basware yesterday announced the formation of a new global partnership that will be focused on jointly attacking the…
Mobility and Complex Spend Management (Part II)
The first article in this two-part series highlighted the growing rise of mobile applications and solutions within the greater framework of complex spend management. Earlier, we discussed how mobile apps…
ePayables Solutions (Part 3): Payments
Based on research from Ardent’s latest report – ePayables 2013: AP’s New Dawn, Ardent Partners’ annual market research report focused on the state of accounts payable. The report is available…