The State of the Chief Procurement Officer in 2016 (Hypothesis)
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)
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
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
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…
Technology Round-Up – January 28, 2016
DocuSign Announces Winter '16 Release for DTM Platform Recently, DocuSign, the San Francisco-based provider of cloud-based digital transaction management (DTM) and electronic signature (eSignature) solutions, announced its Winter '16 Release that brings compliance…
BravoSolution: Setting Its Sights on 2016 with Source-to-Settle Innovation
Recently, the analyst team at Ardent Partners sat down with BravoSolution’s President and CEO, Jim Wetekamp, Vice President of Global Marketing, Andrea Brody, and Chief Strategy Officer, Florian Winterstein, for…
Accounts Payable Predictions for 2016: Greater Collaboration, More Automation
Editor’s Note: The evolving nature of accounts payable and the procure-to-pay process certainly impacts the procurement function, especially as this industry continues to expand and grow. Don’t forget to register for Ardent’s…
Ardent’s Chief Research Officer Discusses New State of B2B Payments Report (Video)
Ardent Partners' Chief Research Officer, Andrew Bartolini discusses Ardent's latest report "The State of B2B Payments: Emerging Business Value," an annual study that presents a definitive look at the B2B payment…
Procurement’s Expansion into Contingent Workforce Management (CWM)
For some procurement groups, convergence has come in the form of new, complex categories to manage like travel, contingent workforce, business process outsourcing (BPO), and meetings and events, while others…
How to Transform Procurement in Five Steps – Step Five: Internal Stakeholder Engagement
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…