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Going Public, Digital Staffing, and the Flexible Workforce: A Conversation with Upwork’s SVP of Marketing, Rich Pearson

By Andrew Bartolini October 4, 2018Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

A few weeks ago, we wrote about the news that Upwork, a global provider of online staffing (and freelance talent marketplace), filed its initial paper work to offer an IPO.…

Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 311: A Conversation with Andrew Bartolini, Chief Research Officer of Ardent Partners

By Christopher Dwyer October 3, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Technology

Welcome to another all-new episode of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast. This week, we (finally) sit down for a discussion with Ardent’s Chief Research Officer, Andrew Bartolini, to chat about the procurement…

Five Best Practices in Supplier Information Management

By Andrew Bartolini October 3, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

In the current “Age of Innovation,” businesses are more reliant upon their suppliers than ever before. But, the ability of sourcing and procurement teams to fully optimize their suppliers’ performance…

Source-to-Settle Transformation: Two Headings — One Destination

By Andrew Bartolini October 2, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

"Procurement transformation” has become a common theme for many Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and other procurement leaders who are searching for an advantage in an increasingly competitive and complex business marketplace.…

Supply Management’s Long, Slow March Towards Digital Transformation

By Andrew Bartolini October 1, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: Today’s article is a sample from Ardent Partners’ latest research report, CPO Rising 2018: The Age of Intelligence (click to register and download). Readers can access all of this year’s…

Contingent Workforce Management’s “Age of Intelligence” is Here

By Christopher Dwyer September 27, 2018Articles, Complex Categories, Lists, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

In any business function, visibility is paramount. The wide scope of enterprise operations, from invoice-processing and supplier management to talent acquisition and spend management, necessitates a modern focus on the…

Now Accepting Nominations for the CPO Honors Awards — Is Your Team a Best-in-Class Procurement Department?

By Andrew Bartolini September 26, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Strategy, Technology

Ardent Partners is excited to announce the second annual CPO Honors Gala that will recognize the top CPOs and their teams for outstanding performance and execution over the last year.…

Best Practices in Supplier Identification

By Andrew Bartolini September 24, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

In an age where enterprises are more reliant upon their suppliers than at any other time in history, it is a fundamental truth that to achieve both procurement success and…

Learn How to Turn Procurement Intelligence Into Procurement Agility – The CPO Rising 2018 Summit

By Andrew Bartolini September 19, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General2 Comments

With the rise of Big Data, advanced analytics, and next-generation supply management applications, Chief Procurement Officers and their teams are more agile today than at any time in the history…

The Age of Intelligence: Ascending to the Next Level of Procurement Performance – New WEBINAR!

By Andrew Bartolini September 18, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Are you free next Tuesday, September 25 at 1:00 PM Eastern Time? Join Ardent Partners' Founder and Chief Research Officer, Andrew Bartolini, on a webinar entitled The Age of Intelligence:…