Solving AP’s Reliance on Paper – Phase 3 – B2B Payments
[Editor's Note: Click to read Part 1 and Part 2 of this series] In Ardent Partners’ AP Metrics that Matter in 2020, our research indicated 55% of B2B payments were made…
Why the Skills Focus of Today’s CWM Programs Means More in a Post-Pandemic World
That the vast majority (72%) of companies are focused on engaging new and unpredictable skillsets is telling, as the contingent workforce of the future will surely be a relied-upon source…
Happy Memorial Day From Ardent Partners
It’s been a busy few months here at Ardent Partners, and the Memorial Day Weekend has given us a chance to pause and reflect. Memorial Day in the United States…
Technology Round-Up – May 22, 2020
CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with fresh supply management technology news and updates from the past month. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend management solution provider and…
Throwback Thursday – CPO Rising: The CPO’s Agenda for 2008
In February 2008, I wrote our third annual CPO-themed State of Procurement report and created a subtitle that has since become a Ardent Partners' brand - "CPO Rising" - that…
Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 439: A Conversation with Tim Pröhm, Vice President of Digital Product Development at KellyOCG
Welcome to another all-new edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast, sponsored by Beeline. This week’s episode features a discussion with KellyOCG’s VP of Digital Product Development, Tim Pröhm. Tim…
HR, Workforce, and Talent Management (Track 4)
Our inaugural CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Series brought more than 2000 procurement, finance, and HR professionals together around the topics that matter to business leaders right now (i.e. how to ensure continuity,…
The CFO and Finance/AP Leadership (Track 3)
(Publisher’s note: Our challenge to each reader is to pick and view one great CFO /AP / Finance Leadership session today!) Our inaugural CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Series brought more than 2000…
Supply Chain & Supply Risk Management (Track 2)
(Publisher’s note: Our challenge to each reader is to pick and view one great Supply Chain Management/Supply Risk Management session today.) Our inaugural CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Series brought more than 2000…
The CPO and Procurement Leadership (Track 1)
(Publisher's note: Our challenge to each reader is to pick and view one great CPO/Leadership session today. If you do, we bet you can't just stop at one!) Our inaugural…