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The Criteria for Selecting Spend Analysis Technology

By Andrew Bartolini February 21, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Publisher's Note: Today's article is a preview from our recent report, Spend Analysis: The Foundation for Procurement Excellence, sponsored by SpendHQ. Interested readers can download this report by clicking here…

The Growing Interest in Automating B2B Payments

By Andrew Bartolini February 20, 2017Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

While the accounts payable (“AP”) function has long been one of the last bastions of manual processes in an enterprise, we have started to see a small technological evolution that…

Six Things That Will Derail Your Contingent Workforce Program in 2017

By Christopher Dwyer February 17, 2017Articles, Complex Categories, Lists, Process, Strategy, Technology

Interested in keeping up with the evolution of the non-employee workforce, gig economy, and what it means for the future of work? Make sure to subscribe to the Contingent Workforce…

Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 131: February Listener Mailbag Edition

By Christopher Dwyer February 15, 2017Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

Welcome to another exciting edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast. On tap for this week’s episode is the February edition of our “listener mailbag” series. Discussions include: The keys…

Understanding the Current State of AP to Improve Future Performance

By Andrew Bartolini February 14, 2017Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

It is a new year, and in the evolving world of business, where more organizations are automating their processes, it is a wonder why accounts payable (AP) departments lag behind…

How Innovative Supply Management Technologies Create Opportunity for CIOs

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team February 13, 2017Articles, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: This article is the final installment in this series based upon Ardent Partners’ recent report, The CPO and CIO’s New Approach to Evaluating Enterprise Technology (sponsored by Coupa). Click to…

Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 130: Digging into the “Future of Work”

By Christopher Dwyer February 8, 2017Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy

Welcome to another edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast. Today’s episode can be considered our “definitive” take on the “future of work.” Insights from this week’s podcast include: Ardent’s…

Insights into the Best-in-Class CWM Program: Compliance Matters

By Christopher Dwyer February 7, 2017Articles, Complex Categories, Lists, People, Process, Strategy

If you find value in today’s article, make sure to download our latest State of Contingent Workforce Management research study (click here to check it out). Whether you are interested…

How CIOs and CPOs Learned to Stopped Worrying and Love Innovation

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team February 6, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: This article is based upon Ardent Partners’ recent report, The CPO and CIO’s New Approach to Evaluating Enterprise Technology (sponsored by Coupa). Click to download (registration required). Historically, most Chief…

Is Blockchain a “Future of Work” Gamechanger?

By Christopher Dwyer February 3, 2017Articles, Complex Categories, General, People, Process, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

Innovation within the business world is now an accepted attribute. It does not surprise many professionals within the realm of procurement, human resources, finance, or other key functions when new…