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NEW REPORT: Procurement’s Keys to Driving Value and Mitigating Risk in the Financial Services Industry

By Andrew Bartolini March 12, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Ardent Partners is pleased to present its newest custom research report, Procurement's Keys to Driving Value and Mitigating Risk in the Financial Services Industry, sponsored by Ivalua. Interested readers can…

Payables Place First Thing: More Isn’t Necessarily Better When It Comes To Supplier Portals

By Andrew Bartolini March 9, 2018Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

Welcome to Ardent Partners’ weekly “Payables Place First Thing” article series. This series will feature recent articles from our sister site Payables Place, which is the global source of ePayables news,…

SAP Ariba LIVE 2018– Refocusing on the Network and Driving Growth

By Andrew Bartolini March 9, 2018Articles, Events, General, People, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

As many readers know, my relationship with SAP and Ariba began 18+ years ago when I worked for the then SAP partner and primary Ariba rival, Commerce One. I later…

Dispatch from SAP Ariba Live: Blockchain, and the Rise of the Benevolent Supply Chain – Part One

By Andrew Bartolini March 8, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Globalization has made the world a much smaller place over the last 30 to 40 years, yet trading partners are still so disconnected from each other and from their extended…

Five Things to Consider Before Beginning Digital Transformation

By Andrew Bartolini March 7, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

The Chinese philosopher Laozi once wrote in the Tao Te Ching that "a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." The statement is as true today as it was in the sixth…

A Tale of Two Procurement Departments

By Andrew Bartolini March 5, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief,…

Payables Place First Thing: Why Doesn’t Accounts Payable Get the Recognition it Deserves?

By Andrew Bartolini March 2, 2018Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

I’ve been working with Accounts Payable (“AP”) professionals for almost 15 years now, and it never ceases to amaze me how infrequently they get the recognition and credit they wholeheartedly…

Six More Big Procurement Predictions for 2018

By Andrew Bartolini February 27, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Lists, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

A few weeks ago, I shared with you some of the BIG procurement trends that we at Ardent Partners, in conjunction with our sponsors, Beeline and Ivalua, shared on our Procurement: Big Trends and Predictions webinar…

Five Ways to Improve the CPO-CFO Relationship

By Andrew Bartolini February 26, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology2 Comments

Heightened volatility and increased business risk have combined with tight and uncertain credit markets to ensure that having cash and maintaining direct access to it will remain a priority of…

When Blockchain Meets Supply Chain – February 22, 2018

By Andrew Bartolini February 22, 2018Articles, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Every day, solution providers continue to research, develop, and integrate "Industry 4.0" technologies, like 3-D printing, Blockchain distributed digital ledgers, cognitive capabilities, connected devices, and robotics within sourcing, procurement, and payables…