Five Procurement Strategies to Unlock Greater Value
The value driven by the average sourcing team over the last decade has, in many cases, been significant and transformative. But, competitive forces at play in a rapidly changing business…
(Throwback Thurs) B2B Payments: The Impact of ePayments on Current AP Processes
[Publisher's note: Ardent Partners new report is now available - 2020 B2B Payments Technology Landscape please click here - Request the report (practitioners with business email only) today!] Each year, Ardent Partners conducts…
Ardent Partners FinTech Influencer Series: Dave Skirzenski, CEO of Raistone Capital
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…
The Impact of Direct Sourcing in 2020 (and Beyond), Part II
The strategy known as “direct sourcing” has become synonymous with the continued evolution of talent. Businesses that desire true organizational and workforce agility are actively harnessing the power of talent…
Ardent’s “2K20 Series” – Increased Technology Risks in the Age of COVID-19 Session
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…
B2B Payments: “The Last Mile” of the P2P Process Finally Gets its Due
[Editor's Note: Last chance to download Ardent's 15th annual State of P2P in 2020: Ensuring Continuity, Building Resiliency, and Rising to the Challenge market research report. Get your copy before…
Is Spend Under Management Still Procurement’s Gold Standard
Over the course of my career in supply management, I have had the great fortune to work with a large number of highly successful Chief Procurement Officers and procurement organizations that have…
Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 509: A Conversation with Dr. Nina Huntemann, Vice President of Learning at edX
This week’s all-new edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast features a conversation with Dr. Nina Huntemann, Vice President of Learning at edX. Dr. Huntemann and I chat about the…
Procurement Metrics for the New Decade (New Webinar)
There is significant uncertainty, disruption, and risk within procurement teams, as well as within their extended supply chains. Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) find themselves at the end of a bull market,…
Ardent’s “2K20 Series” – A New World (of) Orders: Rethinking the Global Supply Chain Session
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…