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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 Andrew Bartolini 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…

Spend Analysis: The Foundation for Procurement Excellence (Webinar)

By Andrew Bartolini February 2, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Are you free next Tuesday, February 7 at 2 PM? Join us and SpendHQ for a complimentary webinar on Spend Analysis: The Foundation of Procurement Excellence. Register here! Within the…

Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 129: Super Bowl Edition

By Christopher Dwyer February 1, 2017Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy

This week’s “Super Bowl” edition of the Contingent Workforce weekly podcast takes a fun look at the two teams in this year’s big game (the New England Patriots and Atlanta…

Procurement 2017: When Trends Accelerate

By Andrew Bartolini January 31, 2017Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Each January, the research team at Ardent Partners gathers and performs a comprehensive review of the primary research that we have conducted over the past 24 months. We then gaze into…

How Innovative Supply Management Technologies Create Opportunity for CPOs

By Andrew Bartolini January 30, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, 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). The age of…

Procurement 2017: When Trends Collide

By Andrew Bartolini January 27, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Strategy

Each January, the research team at Ardent Partners gathers and performs a comprehensive review of the primary research that we have conducted over the past 24 months. We then gaze into…

Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 128: January Listener Mailbag Edition

By Christopher Dwyer January 25, 2017Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

Welcome to another edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast. The first “listener mailbag edition” of 2017 addresses and answers a variety of interesting questions related to the evolution of…