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Introducing the State of ePayables 2021: Operating in the New Normal (New Report)

By Phil Bartolini July 1, 2021Articles, General, Procure-to-Pay

With today’s article, we are excited to announce the publication of Ardent Partners’ latest AP research report, "The State of ePayables 2021: Operating in the New Normal". Over the next…

Procurement 2021: Using Data to Become More Agile and Intelligent

By Andrew Bartolini June 29, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Strategy

Ardent recently completed its sixteenth annual CPO-themed market research study, “The State of Procurement & the CPO”, which is part of an ongoing dialogue that my team and I have had with…

Procurement Rising Podcast – The State of Procurement 2021 Address (Part 2)

By Andrew Bartolini June 28, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Podcast, Procurement Rising

Today, Episode 109 of our Procurement Rising Podcast In this podcast series, I interview Chief Procurement Officers and Best-in-Class procurement leaders as well as technology and business experts working in procurement and…

NEW WEBINAR: 2021 CPO Report – State of Procurement & Solution Priorities

By Phil Bartolini June 25, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

You are invited to attend a new webinar on June 30 at 11 am ET --> 2021 CPO Report - State of Procurement & Solution Priorities In Ardent Partners’ 16th annual…

eSourcing and Advanced Sourcing Technologies in 2021

By Andrew Bartolini June 24, 2021Articles, General, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

One of the striking data points in our 2021 State of Procurement and the CPO report is that the Best-in-Class adopt individual supply management applications by up to 92% more…

Ardent Partners FinTech Influencer Series: Nick Sprau, Co-CEO at Metafile

By Andrew Bartolini June 22, 2021Articles, General, People, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers

Ardent’s FinTech Influencer Series highlights innovative voices in the world of ePayables automation. This series is the go-to spot for progressive thoughts on how technology, transformational thinking, and revolutionary ideas are changing…

Procurement’s Key Capabilities in 2021

By Andrew Bartolini June 21, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process1 Comment

Ardent recently completed its sixteenth annual CPO-themed market research study, “The State of Procurement & the CPO”, which is part of an ongoing dialogue that my team and I have had with…

Why the Extended Workforce Is Now a Permanent Fixture of Business Agility

By Christopher Dwyer June 18, 2021Articles, Complex Categories, General

As stated numerous times here on CPO Rising and in Ardent’s Future of Work research, the vast majority of businesses cite the “shift towards an agile culture” as their top…

Throwback Thursday: Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Some Final Thoughts

By Andrew Bartolini June 17, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

[Editor’s Note: We continue our “Throwback” series with another look at a past entry on the skills needed for today’s procurement leaders.] Since poor procurement staff capabilities have been a…

Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 538: A Conversation with Sunil Bagai, CEO of Prosperix

By Christopher Dwyer June 16, 2021Articles, Complex Categories, Contingent Workforce Weekly, General, Podcast, Solution Providers

The Season Five finale of Contingent Workforce Weekly episode, sponsored by DZConneX, a Yoh company, features a discussion with Prosperix CEO Sunil Bagai. Sunil and I chat about the new…