Adding Value to the Business Unit (One CPO’s View of the World)
Today, we are pleased to welcome procurement industry leader and "friend of the site," Scott Forest as a guest contributor. Scott's been adding value to his business units by managing…
Is Your AP Dept. Making an Impact on Working Capital? Why Not?
Changing the standard payment terms in supplier contracts is one way that procurement departments are impacting working capital. It was a popular strategy in 2009-2010 like when we wrote about with…
Procurement Performance: Reporting Out, Managing In – A Case Study
I recently caught up with a procurement executive and "friend of the site" to discuss eProcurement systems and the complexity of managing back-end systems for a company that has been…
AP: Collaborator, not Administrator
Ardent Partners recently completed its annual market research report focused on accounts payable entitled ePayables 2013: AP’s New Dawn. The report is based on survey data collected from 245 enterprises…
How Mid-Market Enterprises Should Evaluate ePayables Solutions
When it comes to selecting the right ePayables solution to automate the accounting function, there are certain factors that are going to be more important to a mid-market enterprise (MME)…
Engagement Management and the Evolution of Events Management
Having just returned from one of our industry's biggest and most engaging events, Ariba LIVE (more about that from Andrew tomorrow and next week), I thought it would be a…
How Procurement Can Transform Contingent Workforce Management
Today, another article from Christopher Dwyer Research Director and VP of Operations @ Ardent Partners. As many of you well know, Chris has been an industry analyst for the past…
The Next Wave of Events Management
New Research Director at Ardent Partners and even newer father, Chris Dwyer is back this time to discuss another complex category of spend - Events Management. The Next Wave of…
A Primer for Contemporary Contingent Workforce Management
I'm pleased to introduce you to Ardent Partners' newest analyst and contributor to CPO Rising - Christopher Dwyer who joins us as a Research Director and VP of Operations. Chris…
CPO Shop Talk (1) Supply Risk (2) More Supply Risk (3) Featured Webinar
After taking 2012 off, the series "CPO Shop Talk" is back. This is the series where, from time to time, we will attempt to share some of the less-formal conversations…