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Technology Round-Up – February 11, 2016

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team February 11, 2016Articles, General, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Accruent Announces 2015 Financial Results On January 19, Accruent, the Austin, Texas-based provider of cloud-based software solutions that manage indirect spend categories like facilities and real estate management, announced financial results for calendar…

B2B Payments 2015: The Emerging Business Value of Electronic Payments

By Andrew Bartolini February 10, 2016Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay1 Comment

Inertia takes many forms in the enterprise. One of the most subtle is hidden in the idea of always having done certain tasks a certain way. This is particularly true…

Research Preview: The State of Strategic Sourcing – Best-in-Class Performance

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team February 5, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

Ardent Partners is pleased to announce the publication of The State of Strategic Sourcing 2015: The Four Pillars of Sourcing Success report. Interested readers can download this exciting and informative annual research…

From CFO to CEO: A Conversation with Louie Psallidas of Uno’s (I) – (CPOR-16 Speaker Spotlight)

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team February 4, 2016Articles, Events, People, Process, Strategy

Over the next few weeks we will highlight some of the outstanding executives that are presenting at the CPO Rising 2016 Summit. It is fitting that we commence this series…

The Network Effect: How B2B Networks Can Impact Accounts Payable (Webinar)

By Andrew Bartolini February 3, 2016Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

The speed of business continues to accelerate while markets expand, shift, merge, and emerge at a pace never seen before. The result is a fast-moving and highly-competitive global marketplace that…

Onward and Upward: IBM Procurement Leverages an Ecosystem to Drive Value

By Andrew Bartolini February 3, 2016Articles, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

IBM completed its acquisition of Emptoris in February 2012, ostensibly to bolster its Smarter Commerce solution suite. There have been significant changes for Emptoris in the intervening years, and 2015…

The State of the Chief Procurement Officer in 2016 (Hypothesis)

By Andrew Bartolini February 2, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Strategy

Editor's Note: Our annual CPO Rising survey is now open -- The data we collect from the survey will fuel our “CPO Rising 2016” research report that will publish in March…

Herding Cats is not a Strategy: Move Beyond Tactics to Align for Procurement Success (Webinar)

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team February 1, 2016Articles, Events, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

When your workday is consumed by the tactics of managing procurement, it’s nearly impossible to look ahead and plan an organizational strategy for success. Join our expert panel as they…

How to Transform Procurement in Five Steps – Step Five: External Stakeholder Engagement

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team February 1, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, People, Process, Strategy

Editor’s Note: Procurement transformation will be a big topic at Ardent Partners’ CPO Rising 2016 executive symposium this spring. Join us in Boston on March 29-30 for what is shaping up to…

Twelve Things We Learned About the Non-Employee Workforce in 2015, Part II

By Christopher Dwyer January 29, 2016Articles, Complex Categories, Lists, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

CPO Rising is counting down the top twelve things that the industry learned about the non-employee workforce in 2015. From aspects related to functional prowess (think: collaboration) to advancements in…