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Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 328: February Listener Mailbag Edition

By Christopher Dwyer February 13, 2019Articles, Complex Categories, General, Process

This week’s all-new edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast, sponsored by Checkr, is a return to the listener mailbag. During this week’s episode, we discuss: Why the “human-led” components…

A Briefing with Direct Commerce – Three Takeaways

By Andrew Bartolini February 12, 2019Articles, General, Lists, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

The Ardent Partners ePayables Research team recently met with leaders from Direct Commerce, the cloud-based global ePayables (AP automation) platform provider. On the call were President and CEO, Bruce Hanavan, CTO, Billy Williams,…

Monday First Thing: Innovate or Die

By Andrew Bartolini February 11, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Strategy

Eight years ago, the theme and subtitle to my CPO Rising 2011 report was "Innovative Ideas for the Decade Ahead." [Quick sidebar for our dedicated readers: The 2019 CPO Rising…

Throwback Thursday: What Kind of CPO (Coach) Are You?

By Andrew Bartolini February 7, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Strategy

Publisher’s Note: In 2019, Ardent Partners is celebrating 10 years of delivering “Research with Results” to Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and other readers of this site, including published reports, eBooks, presentations, insights, articles and…

Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 327: A Conversation with Fatime Doczi, CHRO of Workforce Logiq

By Christopher Dwyer February 6, 2019Articles, Complex Categories, General, Process, Solution Providers, Technology

This week’s all-new edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast, sponsored by Checkr, features a discussion with Fatime Doczi, Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) of workforce management solution provider Workforce…

Future of Work Influencer Series: Sean Ring, Co-Founder and Chief Revenue Officer of Fulcrum

By Christopher Dwyer February 5, 2019Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Welcome to CPO Rising’s all-new feature, the Future of Work Influencer series, which will highlight innovative voices in the evolving world of work. This exciting new series will be a…

Monday First Thing: When Talent and Agility Meet

By Andrew Bartolini February 4, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Let me start by saying that this article was written last week and, more importantly, before the kickoff of SuperBowl LIII in Atlanta where the Los Angeles Rams played the…

Beyond Savings and Risk: Next-Gen Procurement Analytics are Coming into their Own

By Andrew Bartolini February 1, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

Editor's Note: Today's article picks up where a previous article, The Rise of Analytics across Procurement Operations, left off last month. There is an enormous amount of value in Big Data,…

Throwback Thursday: Non-Price Attributes – “Who” is the Supplier?

By Andrew Bartolini January 31, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 326: The Agile Workforce, Total Workforce Management, and More (A Podcast “Grab Bag”)

By Christopher Dwyer January 30, 2019Articles, Complex Categories, General

Welcome to another all-new edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast, sponsored by Checkr. This week’s podcast is a veritable “grab bag” of discussions, including: Are we truly ready for…