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How Mid-Market Enterprises Should Evaluate ePayables Solutions

By Vishal Patel May 22, 2013Articles, General, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

When it comes to selecting the right ePayables solution to automate the accounting function, there are certain factors that are going to be more important to a mid-market enterprise (MME)…

A Brief History of Contingent Workforce Management

By Christopher Dwyer May 20, 2013Articles, Complex Categories, General, Lists, People, Process, Technology

As an interlude to our ongoing “13 for 2013” series of best practices in contingent workforce management (click for Part One, Part Two, Part Three), I wanted to discuss something…

Future Shock: Disruptive Technologies on Procurement’s Horizon

By Andrew Bartolini May 17, 2013Articles, General, Lists, Solution Providers, Technology

From our cars to our homes to our computers, new and innovative technologies are changing the way we do almost everything. That change is coming to procurement and the impact…

13 for 2013: Best Practices in Contingent Workforce Management, Part 3

By Christopher Dwyer May 15, 2013Articles, Complex Categories, General, Lists, People, Process, Technology

For those of you who missed the early installments of our “13 for 2013” series on contingent workforce management, I invite you to check out Part One and Part Two.…

Keynote from Ariba LIVE 2013: Ramsay Chu

By Andrew Bartolini May 13, 2013Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Solution Providers

When I last spoke with "friend of the site," Ramsay Chu in early 2012, he had just been hired as the new Global Head of Procurement ("CPO") at Rio Tinto…

Ariba LIVE 2013: Keynote from Down Under

By Andrew Bartolini May 10, 2013Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Solution Providers, Technology

Ariba LIVE was held this week in Washington DC and the analyst team from Ardent Partners was there in full force. Yes, just us and 2,000 customers, staffers, partners, sponsors,…

Engagement Management and the Evolution of Events Management

By Christopher Dwyer May 9, 2013Articles, Complex Categories, Events, General, Strategy

Having just returned from one of our industry's biggest and most engaging events, Ariba LIVE (more about that from Andrew tomorrow and next week), I thought it would be a…

InSEPArable – Payments across the Eurozone

By Vishal Patel May 3, 2013Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay

Executives and other leaders in procurement (and accounts payable) increasingly have roles with global responsibilities and implications. For this reason, I have taken a European focus with a few of…

The Independent Contractor Conundrum

By Christopher Dwyer May 1, 2013Articles, Complex Categories, General, People, Process1 Comment

During the course of my many years as an industry analyst, I’ve frequently come across organizations that point to the utilization of independent contractors (those “faceless workers” that are all…

Where Can Travel and Expense Management Go? (Part I)

By Christopher Dwyer April 25, 2013Articles, Complex Categories, General, Process, Technology

On the heels of the Concur Fusion conference (discussed here by Andrew), I thought it would make sense to look at travel and expense management more closely. It was sometime…