2014: The Year Ahead in Meetings and Events Management
Complex spend categories, such as meetings / events and business travel, while considered mere costs of conducting business on a global scale, are becoming more strategic spend areas of the…
IQNavigator Announces Plan to Acquire ProcureStaff Technologies and ConsolVMS
IQNavigator ("IQN"), one of the world’s largest Vendor Management System (VMS) technology providers, has announced its plans to acquire ProcureStaff Technologies ("ProcureStaff") and its VMS platform, ConsolVMS from Volt Information…
Becoming a CPO in 2014 – The CPO’s Perspective
Publisher's Note: This report is now available in the Ardent Partners library at a substantial discount. Click here to learn more. Happy New Year! Are you ready for 2014? We are…
Procurement’s Evolution, Part I: Convergence with Finance
Today in the waning days of 2013, we being a new series that will highlight procurement’s (and the chief procurement officer's) evolving influence within the greater enterprise. Each of these…
2014: The Rise of The Business Network and B2B Payments
In 2014, we expect to see a big rise in business networks and B2B payments and we're more than ready. The Ardent Partners analyst team has been very involved with…
CPO 2019: A Five-Year Outlook (Part 2)
Publisher's Note: This report is now available in the Ardent Partners library at a substantial discount. Click here to learn more. With my new report, Becoming a CPO in 2014: The…
Becoming a CPO in 2014
Publisher's Note: This report is now available in the Ardent Partners library at a substantial discount. Click here to learn more. I'm pleased to announce that one of my latest reports, Becoming a CPO…
Independent Contractor Compliance: A Four-Step Program
The Ardent Partners Contingent Workforce Management Framework has three major categories: traditional temporary labor, complex contract talent, and independent contractors. Each represents a specific set of capabilities, competencies, processes, goals…
One Size Does Not Fit All
Reminder: Are You Ready for the New Procurement? If so, you won't want to miss next week's webinar - click here for details/registration. One Size Does Not Fit All Before…
Who’s Ready for the New Procurement?
Who's Ready for the New Procurement? The fact is, we are ALL ready. Procurement has made huge strides over the past decade, but we've hit a plateau. We need something…