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Six Strategies to Manage Supplier and Third-Party Risk

By Andrew Bartolini July 10, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Lists, Process, Strategy, Technology

Organizations today and for the foreseeable future must have visibility into supplier and third-party operations in order to mitigate risks and achieve compliance. But, that is often easier said than…

The Human Capital Management Strategies That Will Transform Contingent Workforce Management

By Christopher Dwyer July 9, 2019Articles, Complex Categories, Lists, Strategy1 Comment

Over five years ago, Ardent’s research discovered that the contingent workforce market was becoming more “talent-led” than “commodity-led,” translating into the need for contingent workforce management (CWM) programs to effectively…

Zycus’s Analyst Day: A “Magical” Time in Park City

By Andrew Bartolini July 8, 2019Articles, Complex Categories, Events, General, Lists, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Park City, Utah is home to majestic mountain views, great skiing, breath-taking hiking (literally), and bountiful wild game. It hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics, and very recently, it hosted Zycus's Analyst…

Technology Round-Up — July 3, 2019 (Coupa Inspire Edition)

By Andrew Bartolini July 3, 2019Articles, Complex Categories, Events, Lists, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Coupa Inspire was held last week, June 24-27 in Las Vegas at the chic Cosmopolitan Hotel and Conference Center. Ardent Partners' analyst team was in attendance. During the conference, Coupa Software, the San…

The Rise of Analytics for Procurement: Strategies for Success

By Andrew Bartolini June 28, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: Today’s article picks up where a previous article, Beyond Savings and Risk: Next-Gen Procurement Analytics are Coming into their Own, left off. There is an enormous amount of value…

How eSourcing Helps You Manage Supply Chain Risks (Guest Post)

By Andrew Bartolini June 21, 2019Articles, Lists, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

[Editor’s Note: Today’s article is a guest publication from Prokuria. Ardent Partners is happy to review and feature guest publications from authors across the procurement and supply management industry. If…

Five Ways to Build a Best-in-Class Contingent Workforce Program

By Christopher Dwyer June 18, 2019Articles, Complex Categories, Lists, Strategy

The ultimate goal of work optimization is the culmination of next-generation strategies, solutions, and innovations that converge together to reimagine how a business engages and acquires its talent and addresses…

Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Supply Risk Management

By Andrew Bartolini June 12, 2019Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Strategy

It’s a great and worthwhile pursuit for Chief Procurement Officers to invest in their people, so, in that vein, over the next few weeks we will be analyzing the key skills and capabilities…

Help! My Organization is Too Small to Negotiate with Big Suppliers (Guest Post)

By Andrew Bartolini May 31, 2019Articles, Lists, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

[Editor’s Note: Today’s article is a guest publication from UNA. Ardent Partners is happy to review and feature guest publications from authors across the procurement and supply management industry. If…

CPO Rising 2019: Becoming More Agile, Data-Driven, and Intelligent

By Andrew Bartolini May 31, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Lists, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: Today’s article includes a large excerpt from Ardent’s annual “State of Procurement” research report, CPO Rising 2019: Value Expansion. This report is based upon the responses from more than 300…