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Ardent Partners FinTech Influencer Series: Brian Anderson, Senior Manager, Accounts Payable at Verizon Media
Ardent’s FinTech Influencer Series highlights innovative voices in the world of Accounts Payable (“AP”) automation. This series is the go-to spot for progressive thoughts on how technology, transformational thinking, and revolutionary ideas... Read more
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Mid-Pandemic Ruminations on the Future of Work
On the second Sunday in March, I awoke at 6am to begin my typical pre-gym routine. Before rushing out the door, I quickly checked the status of my grocery store... Read more
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CPO News — June 1, 2020
Welcome to the Spring edition of CPO News! Over the past couple months there have been some higher-profile appointments and promotions that occurred in the procurement world, and we wanted... Read more
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20 for 2020: The Key Themes for the Modern CPO’s Agenda (#20 – Leadership)
We began this series in January as a way to aggregate important ideas for procurement leaders as they set their organizations’ course as they head into the new decade. It... Read more
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Throwback Thursday – The CPO’s Agenda 2009: Smart Strategies for Tough Times
In April 2009, I wrote our fourth annual CPO-themed State of Procurement report in the throes of the great recession. Things looked pretty bleak and there was a high degree... Read more
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Why the Skills Focus of Today’s CWM Programs Means More in a Post-Pandemic World
That the vast majority (72%) of companies are focused on engaging new and unpredictable skillsets is telling, as the contingent workforce of the future will surely be a relied-upon source... Read more
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Happy Memorial Day From Ardent Partners
It’s been a busy few months here at Ardent Partners, and the Memorial Day Weekend has given us a chance to pause and reflect. Memorial Day in the United States... Read more
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Technology Round-Up – May 22, 2020
CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with fresh supply management technology news and updates from the past month. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend management solution provider and... Read more
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Throwback Thursday – CPO Rising: The CPO’s Agenda for 2008
In February 2008, I wrote our third annual CPO-themed State of Procurement report and created a subtitle that has since become a Ardent Partners’ brand – “CPO Rising” – that... Read more
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The CFO and Finance/AP Leadership (Track 3)
(Publisher’s note: Our challenge to each reader is to pick and view one great CFO /AP / Finance Leadership session today!) Our inaugural CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Series brought more than 2000... Read more