An ePayables Business Case Made Easy
As we mentioned in an article last week, Ardent Partners is initiating its technology coverage with the launch of the its first SMARTSet™. A SMARTSet is a low-cost, comprehensive set…
Technology Adoption – An Expert’s View: Iasta (2)
As part of our ongoing Technology Adoption series, we thought it would be helpful to capture and share the perspectives from a few industry leaders who face the challenge of…
Technology Adoption – An Expert’s View: Iasta (1)
As part of our ongoing Technology Adoption series, we thought it would be helpful to capture and share the perspectives from a few industry leaders who face the challenge of…
Introducing The ePayables SMARTSet
We often highlight the thought-leadership reports and presentations that Ardent Partners publishes/presents on the pages of CPO Rising as a way to share some of our key research findings and…
Six Major Trends for AP in 2012
While I have personally have spent a good deal of my time over the past six years focusing on the accounts payable market, at Ardent Partners, we have another analyst…
CPOs on the Rise in 2011: Calling all Suppliers
CPOs on the Rise in 2011 continues - In our last article we introduced you to an EMEA-based Chief Procurement Officer who works for a company that operates in 38…
CPOs on the Rise in 2011: Calling All Suppliers
So, where were we? Ahh, that’s right – the CPOs on the Rise in 2011 series is back and with a big push coming up we plan to focus on…
Analyst Q&A – 2012 Outlook (3)
Where are we headed in 2012? It may be too soon to predict but I gave it my best shot during a recent media session. What follows is a rough…
Analyst Q&A – 2012 Outlook (2)
Today, we continue with the second part of the content from my recent media interview that focused on the current business cycle and where we are headed in 2012. Part…
Analyst Q & A – 2012 Outlook (1)
When I'm not working diligently sourcing stories, interviews and ideas for this site, CPO Rising, I wear an industry analyst hat (but I am still laser-focused on supply management) and…