Why More CPOs Should Focus on Tax Automation
As the global recession extends into the second half of 2020 and economic uncertainty continues to pervade the market, it is more important than ever for enterprises to optimize the…
Five Game-Changing Strategies for Top AP Results – New Webinar
[Editor’s Note: Ardent’s AP Quarterly Webinar Series AP 2020: Five Game-Changing Strategies for Top Results continues this Thursday, October 29th at 2 PM ET presented by Bob Cohen & Andrew Bartolini and sponsored by Canon. Click here to…
Announcing The CPO Rising 2020 Digital Summit
We are pleased to announce that Ardent Partners will host the CPO Rising Digital Summit on November 17th and 18th. This streamlined event will feature several leading Chief Procurement Officers, other global…
Best in Class AP Performance: The Value of Straight-Through Processing
For over a decade, Ardent Partners has conducted an in-depth market research study of the accounts payable (“AP”) market that leverages a unique framework to highlight the performance of top-tier organizations (which…
The Present and Future of ePayables – Webinar Today 10/14
The modern Accounts Payable (“AP”) function sits at a fascinating juncture in its overall evolution: enhance just enough to survive in the years ahead, or, revolutionize its development to truly…
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…
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…
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…
20 for 2020: Key Providers in the 2020s – apexanalytix
Earlier this year, we initiated the first of our planned 20 for 2020 series’ as an echo to the 10 for 2010 series that we used to launch this site. That first 2020 series…