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Ardent’s “2K20 Series” – Agile Sourcing via Intelligent Automation Session

By Phil Bartolini October 19, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Solution Providers

Ardent Partners hosted The CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Series – The Resiliency Imperative as a way to bring together our global community of procurement, finance, and supply management professionals and collectively tackle…

Strategies to Navigate the Technology Landscape

By Andrew Bartolini October 16, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy, Technology

Lack of automation across core process areas leaves procurement organizations susceptible to the failures of the past and constrains each group’s ability to gain and maintain credibility and optimize operations…

The Art and Science of Procurement Performance

By Andrew Bartolini October 15, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy

Our ongoing Throwback Thursday series that looks at the 15 annual CPO/State of Procurement reports that I have written continues today with another look at CPO Rising 2016: The Art and…

The Present and Future of ePayables – Webinar Today 10/14

By Phil Bartolini October 14, 2020Articles, General, Procure-to-Pay

The modern Accounts Payable (“AP”) function sits at a fascinating juncture in its overall evolution: enhance just enough to survive in the years ahead, or, revolutionize its development to truly…

Ardent’s “2K20 Series” – Top Strategies for Leading a Resilient Procurement Organization Session

By Phil Bartolini October 12, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General

AP: Rising to the Challenge of a New Decade

By Andrew Bartolini October 9, 2020Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

In the 2020s, the accounts payable (“AP”) profession will continue to gain momentum and impact business operations and results in an increasingly strategic way. The global uncertainty that pervades today’s…

The CPO’s Approach to Supply Risk

By Andrew Bartolini October 8, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Strategy

Ardent Partners, the established leader in supply management market research, has identified unprecedented levels of risk across the vastly complex and highly interconnected supply chains that drive and support the…

Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 514: A Conversation with Catherine Candland, CEO of nextSource

By Christopher Dwyer October 7, 2020Articles, Complex Categories, General, Solution Providers

Another all-new episode of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast features a conversation with Catherine Candland, CEO of nextSource. Catherine and I chat about the continued evolution of the Managed Service…

Four Factors Influencing The Adoption of ePayables Technology

By Andrew Bartolini October 7, 2020Articles, General, Procure-to-Pay, Technology

There are many different theories and models that attempt to explain the complex riddle of how and why users adopt technology. One of the best known is the Unified Theory…

Ardent’s “2K20 Series” – CPO Playbook: Leveraging Your Network To Ensure Supply Session

By Phil Bartolini October 5, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General