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The ePayables 2015: Higher Ground Report is Now Available

By Andrew Bartolini July 8, 2015Articles, Process, Strategy, Technology

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

CPO News – July 7, 2015

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team July 7, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategic Sourcing

Vora Ventures Names Carol Hays as VP of Strategic Sourcing Services On June 11, Vora Ventures, a Cincinnati-based private-equity firm that invests in up and coming IT providers, announced that it…

Procurement Influencer Series: Rick Hughes of GEP – Part I

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team July 6, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy

In the procurement and supply management world, Rick Hughes is a seasoned veteran with more than thirty years of service and accomplishments under his belt working with some of the…

CPO Rising’s 2015 Hot Tech Prospect – Rosslyn Analytics

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team July 3, 2015Articles, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

This week, Ardent Partners unveils its second annual list of “CPO Rising Hot Tech Prospects” where we introduce and analyze the hot new prospects in the supply management technology market for…

What Can Procurement Execs Learn from “Game of Thrones”?

By Christopher Dwyer July 3, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

“Knowledge is a weapon…arm yourself well before you ride forth to battle.” From A Storm of Swords, book four of in the A Song of Fire and Ice series It’s…

Three Strategies for Collaborative Sourcing

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team July 2, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

The speed and complexity of business has been increasing in recent years and shows no sign of slowing down. New geographies and supply markets have opened up; innovative technologies have…

CPO Rising’s 2015 Hot Tech Prospect – Work Market

By Christopher Dwyer July 1, 2015Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

This week, Ardent Partners unveils its second annual list of “CPO Rising Hot Tech Prospects” where we introduce and analyze the hot new prospects in the supply management technology market for…

Ardent Analysis: Perfect Fit? Perfect Commerce Makes Bold Offer to Acquire Hubwoo

By Andrew Bartolini July 1, 2015Articles, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology2 Comments

Some exciting news in the supply management world from earlier this month - Virginia-based spend management solution provider, Perfect Commerce, announced that it would tender a bid on Paris-based (but…

CPO Rising’s 2015 Hot Tech Prospect – AvidXchange

By Andrew Bartolini June 30, 2015Articles, General, Solution Providers, Technology

This week, Ardent Partners unveils its second annual list of “CPO Rising Hot Tech Prospects” where we introduce and analyze the hot new prospects in the supply management technology market for…

Procurement’s Function at NASA

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team June 29, 2015Articles, Events, General, People, Process, Strategy

Over the past several months, Ardent Partners and IBM-Emptoris have worked to bring together several best-in-class chief procurement officers around specific themes with the express aim of garnering the best…