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Technology Round-Up – December 3, 2015

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 3, 2015Articles, General, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing

Determine Releases Q2 Financial Results for 2016 On November 11, Determine, Inc. (NASDAQ: DTRM), the San Mateo, California-based provider of source-to-settle solutions for the cloud, announced its financial earnings for the second…

Research Preview: Leveraging Contract Analytics to Uncover Hidden Costs, Risks, and Opportunity

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 2, 2015Articles, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Today’s article is the first of two articles from a report that we recently published, entitled, Digging Deep: Leveraging Contract Analytics to Uncover Hidden Costs, Risks, and Opportunity, sponsored by Seal and available…

How to Transform Procurement in Five Steps – Step Three: Technology

By Andrew Bartolini December 1, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Strategy, Technology

Editor's Note: Procurement transformation will be a big topic at Ardent Partners' inaugural CPO Rising executive symposium next year. Join us in Boston on March 29-30 for what is shaping…

Research Preview: The State of Strategic Sourcing – Spend Analysis

By Andrew Bartolini November 30, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

Ardent Partners is pleased to announce the publication of The State of Strategic Sourcing 2015: The Four Pillars of Sourcing Success report. Interested readers can download this exciting and informative annual research…

ePayables 2015: AP’s Two-Year Goals – Make AP More Strategic

By Andrew Bartolini November 27, 2015Articles, General, Process, Strategy

It is with great pleasure that Ardent Partners announces the publication of its latest state of accounts payable (AP) research report—“ePayables 2015: Higher Ground.” Like the annual reports that came…

Happy Thanksgiving!

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team November 26, 2015Articles, General

Whether you’re watching parades, football, a dog show, or your family argue over politics, everyone at Ardent Partners wishes you a safe and Happy Thanksgiving! If you're taking a break from the…

What Does 2016 Hold for Events Management?

By Christopher Dwyer November 25, 2015Articles, Complex Categories, Events, Process, Strategy, Technology

Editor's Note: Speaking of events management in 2016, Andrew Bartolini, Ardent Partners' Managing Partner, invites you to our inaugural CPO Rising Procurement Executive Summit that we're holding in Boston in…

Ivalua on Air: Whirlpool, Generali Group Offer Tips for Deploying a Global Spend Management Solution

By Andrew Bartolini November 24, 2015Articles, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Technology

Ardent Partners analysts have written extensively on the value of supply management solutions to the enterprise at large, including the cost savings the organization can accrue from procurement having better…

Technology Round-Up – November 19, 2015

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team November 19, 2015Articles, General, Solution Providers, Technology

Intrigo Announces Collaboration with Ariba on Direct Materials Procurement Intrigo Systems, a California-based integrated business planning (IBP) and managed service provider (MSP) for SAP solutions, announced that it is partnering…

Andrew Bartolini Discusses the 2015 State of Strategic Sourcing Research Report (Video)

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team November 18, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Interested readers can download this exciting and informative annual research report by clicking The State of Strategic Sourcing 2015: The Four Pillars of Sourcing Success.