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Next-Gen Spend: Accelerating Procurement Performance with Spend Analytics

By Andrew Bartolini September 3, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Technology

There may be no greater advantage for the modern enterprise than visibility. Today’s procurement organizations are often under pressure to not only drive down costs while improving category management, but…

Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 605: As the Summer Ends, Business Agility and Flexibility Will Be Paramount

By Christopher Dwyer September 2, 2021Articles, Contingent Workforce Weekly, General, People, Podcast

Welcome to an all-new edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly episode, sponsored by DZConneX, a Yoh company. As the summer ends, the arrival of fall brings continued uncertainty to both…

The Accounts Payable Benchmarks in 2021

By Andrew Bartolini September 1, 2021Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay1 Comment

The performance of the typical AP function is rooted in its ability to effectively manage the many facets of the invoice and payment processes. To effectively drive AP forward into…

The 2021 Procurement Benchmarks – Part 2

By Andrew Bartolini August 30, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General

Ardent’s analysis in this report determined Best-in-Class procurement performance by identifying the top 20% of performers in the spend under management metric. As a group, they have placed, on average,…

Once More, With Feeling: Empathy Is the Only Way Forward

By Christopher Dwyer August 27, 2021Articles, Complex Categories, General, People

“The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy, we can all sense a mysterious connection to each other.” – Meryl Streep Over the past…

Becoming a CPO: The One Constant is Change

By Andrew Bartolini August 26, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

It is an interesting time to be working in procurement; perhaps, more interesting than in any other era. This is true across all industries and regions of the world. Business…

The Top Challenges Facing Accounts Payable in 2021

By Andrew Bartolini August 25, 2021Articles, General, Procure-to-Pay1 Comment

As many businesses faced tough times due to supply chain issues, worker and workplace restrictions, broad-based operational disruptions, and major revenue shortfalls, executives had to contend with health and safety…

FOWX Alert: PRO Unlimited Continues Aggressive Technology Transformation, Acquires Workforce Logiq

By Christopher Dwyer August 24, 2021Articles, Complex Categories, General, Solution Providers

[Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on Ardent's "Future of Work Exchange" website. A "FOWX Alert" – The Exchange’s coverage and analysis of the Future of Work industry’s most important…

The 2021 Procurement Benchmarks

By Andrew Bartolini August 23, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General1 Comment

The 2021 Procurement Benchmarks represent the performance and operational results of the average procurement department in the market today. The percentage of spend under management at the average enterprise sits…

Flashback Friday: How New or Improved Technologies Can Transform Procurement – P2P

By Andrew Bartolini August 20, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay

[Editor’s Note: We continue our “Flashback” series with a look at how improved technologies can transform procurement] As Chief Procurement Officers (“CPOs”) and procurement practitioners move into the year ahead,…