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Top 5 Strategies to Better Manage Supply Risk

By Andrew Bartolini August 3, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategy, Technology

We have discussed at length how the CPO role is converging across the enterprise to include more responsibilities, and more overlap with traditionally-siloed departments, like finance, HR, Legal, Logistics, Operations,…

Procurement Influencer Series: Anu Gardiner of DocuSign

By Andrew Bartolini July 30, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Anu Gardiner is a procurement and supply chain professional with more than 15 years of experience working in enterprises of all shapes and sizes, serving the technology and healthcare sectors.…

ePayables 2015: Moving From the Tactical to the Strategic

By Andrew Bartolini July 28, 2015Articles, Process, Strategy

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

Upcoming Webinar: CPO Game Changer Series: Volume 1: Early Engagement

By Andrew Bartolini July 27, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy

Ardent Partners and Zycus are collaborating on a research and webinar series focused on the strategies that can help CPOs elevate their organizations to the next level of performance. This…

Contract Management: When Collaboration Isn’t Enough, Automation Can Save the Day

By Andrew Bartolini July 24, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

Ardent Partners has written at length about the value of collaborating with internal and external stakeholders (namely, with legal departments and suppliers) to uncover hidden costs, risks, and opportunities within…

What Diplomatic Relations with Cuba Could Mean for Chief Procurement Officers

By Andrew Bartolini July 23, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategy, Technology

With the recent news that the U.S. and Cuban governments are re-opening embassies in each other’s capital cities, the possibility that the U.S. and Cuba will eventually normalize economic relations…

ePayables 2015: AP’s Top 3 Priorities in 2015

By Andrew Bartolini July 22, 2015Articles, Lists, Process, Strategy, Technology

Procurement Influencer Series: Patrick Stakenas of Selectica

By Andrew Bartolini July 21, 2015Articles, General, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

[Editor's note: Ardent Partners' Procurement Influencer Series continues today with a conversation between Andrew Bartolini, Chief Research Officer of Ardent, and Patrick Stakenas, President and CEO of Selectica. Together, the…

Upcoming Webinar: How Best-in-Class Finance Leaders Optimize Their AP Performance

By Christopher Dwyer July 20, 2015Articles, Events, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

In 2015, more AP groups are accelerating their plans to transform their operations and scale to new heights by pursuing the critical attributes that can propel an operation to the…

Three Sourcing Tools to Aid Supplier Discovery

By Andrew Bartolini July 16, 2015Articles, Lists, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Supplier discovery is the part of the sourcing process wherein sourcing teams research the supply market and identify a list of qualified suppliers that can provide goods or services to…