The Next Evolution of the Agile Workforce
The concept of business agility is not a new ideal, but in fact an evolving set of attributes that describe a company’s overall dynamic responses to real-world pressures and barriers…
AP: Rising to the Challenge of a New Decade
In the 2020s, the accounts payable (“AP”) profession will continue to gain momentum and impact business operations and results in an increasingly strategic way. The global uncertainty that pervades today’s…
The CPO’s Approach to Supply Risk
Ardent Partners, the established leader in supply management market research, has identified unprecedented levels of risk across the vastly complex and highly interconnected supply chains that drive and support the…
Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 514: A Conversation with Catherine Candland, CEO of nextSource
Another all-new episode of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast features a conversation with Catherine Candland, CEO of nextSource. Catherine and I chat about the continued evolution of the Managed Service…
Four Factors Influencing The Adoption of ePayables Technology
There are many different theories and models that attempt to explain the complex riddle of how and why users adopt technology. One of the best known is the Unified Theory…
The Future of Total Talent Management
Back in 2016, I wrote and developed a research study called The Modern Guide to Total Talent Management, which included this passage: The very simple argument for building or developing…
What Can We Do Right Now to Prepare Our Workforce for 2021?
During breakfast over the weekend, my wife casually mentioned that she wanted the two of us to start our holiday shopping. When she politely informed me that I had rolled…
Advanced Sourcing and Procurement Technologies – A Series Introduction
The analyst team at Ardent Partners has been writing about procurement people, processes, technologies, and industry best practices that have helped to propel the profession forward even before the firm’s creation.…
ePayables Usage and Adoption in 2020
According to Ardent’s 2020 State of ePayables market research report, 62% of AP leaders stated that the pandemic did not create a need to invest in automation, as accounts payable processes were…
Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 513: A Conversation with Chris Johnson, Director of Industry Strategy at Checkr
Another all-new edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast features a conversation with Chris Johnson, Director of Industry Strategy at Checkr. Chris and I chat about the growth of the…