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Coupa Inspire 2016: Taking a Value-Driven Approach to Spend Management Transformation

By Andrew Bartolini May 12, 2016Articles, Events, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

On the mainstage at Coupa Inspire 2016, Bhargavi Kosaraju, Director, Product Operations and Procurement at KPMG, led a panel discussion with representatives from Aon plc and Capital One Financial focused…

Coupa, Inspired!

By Andrew Bartolini May 12, 2016Articles, Events, General, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

A decade ago, as a favor to Coupa's founders, I participated on calls with several VC firms who were looking at investing in the new start-up (Coupa). The discussions focused…

CPO Rising 2016 Recap: The CEO’s View of Procurement

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team May 11, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, People, Process, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

On Day 1 of Ardent Partners’ inaugural CPO Rising procurement executive summit, Louie Psallidas, President and CEO of Uno Restaurants, delivered a keynote presentation entitled, “The CEO’s View of Procurement:…

Upcoming Webinar: Contingent Workforce Management and the On-Demand Enterprise

By Christopher Dwyer May 10, 2016Articles, Complex Categories, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

The world of talent engagement is in full disruption mode. Not only are the lines between traditional and non-employee labor blurred more now than in years past, the solutions and…

Connecting, Learning, and Succeeding with Beeline

By Christopher Dwyer May 9, 2016Articles, Complex Categories, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Change is an accepted component of the modern business world. Corporate functions evolve, technology disrupts everyday processes, and the means with which projects are addressed seem to change on a…

SAP Ariba Live Case Study: What AbbVie’s Spend Data “Tells” It

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team May 6, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

On Day 1 of SAP Ariba’s annual user conference, SAP Ariba Live 2016 in Las Vegas, the Ardent Partners analyst team sat in on a presentation entitled, Spend Analysis: What…

Throwback Thursday: Fraud Prevention (1) – Avoiding the Bad Apples

By Andrew Bartolini May 5, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Strategy

Editor's Note: In the spirit of "Throwback Thursday," we're bringing our audience this gem from all the way back to the summer of 2010, Ardent's first summer. It's been some…

SAP Ariba Live 2016 Case Study: GlaxoSmithKline and the Boulders, Rocks, and Sand of Business Networks

By Andrew Bartolini May 4, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

Business networks are web-based platforms that enable interconnected buyers and suppliers to trade, communicate, and collaborate with each other. As a result of this inherent nature, and the drive among…

How New or Improved Technologies Can Transform Procurement – P2P

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team May 3, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

As Chief Procurement Officers ("CPOs") and procurement practitioners move into 2016, they have the need and the capability for advanced technology solutions to automate and link the source-to-settle process – upstream, strategic…

Reimagining VMS, the Role of Innovation, and a Few Days in D.C. With IQNavigator

By Christopher Dwyer May 2, 2016Articles, Complex Categories, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Innovation, particularly in the world of the non-employee workforce, goes hand-in-hand with the natural evolution of the industry at large. Utilization of contingent labor rises with each passing year, new…