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The Role of Technology in Today’s Contingent Workforce Programs

By Christopher Dwyer June 21, 2016Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: Today’s article is another peek at the new Contingent Workforce Management: The 2016 Technology and Innovation Outlook Report, written by Ardent’s resident non-employee workforce expert, Christopher J. Dwyer.…

Technology Round-Up – June 17, 2016

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team June 17, 2016Articles, Complex Categories, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

ESM Solutions Announces New Sourcing Tool On May 18, ESM Solutions, the Pennsylvania-based company that provides SaaS-based sourcing and P2P solutions, announced the release of a new suite of sourcing solutions aptly called "ESM…

Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 104: The Best-in-Class CWM Program

By Christopher Dwyer June 15, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

This week’s edition of Contingent Workforce Weekly deep-dives into the “strategy” aspects of contingent workforce management (CWM) and discusses how Best-in-Class businesses approach non-employee workforce management from a programmatic perspective.…

Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 103: The Technology Ecosystem

By Christopher Dwyer June 8, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

Last week, Episode 102 of Contingent Workforce Weekly featured a discussion of the lessons we can learn from the Golden State Warriors, an NBA team that is only two games…

Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 102: Lessons Learned from the Golden State Warriors

By Christopher Dwyer June 1, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, People, Process, Technology

Last week, CPO Rising announced that it will produce my new weekly podcast series, Contingent Workforce Weekly (catch up here if you missed last week’s episode). Every Wednesday at noon,…

Miss Any of These Events This Spring? Catch Up, Today!

By Andrew Bartolini May 30, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, General, Solution Providers, Technology

Editor's Note: It's been a busy few months here at Ardent Partners, and the Memorial Day Weekend has given us a chance to pause and reflect on the ground that…

ANNOUNCING – Contingent Workforce Weekly: A New Podcast Series from Ardent Partners

By Andrew Bartolini May 26, 2016Articles, Complex Categories, General, People, Process, Technology

Ardent Partners is excited to announce Contingent Workforce Weekly, a new weekly podcast that will tackle a variety of issues within the non-employee workforce world, including the evolution of talent…

Technology Round-Up – May 26, 2016

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team May 26, 2016Articles, Complex Categories, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

SciQuest Announces Portfolio Savings Manager, Q1 Financial Results On May 16, North Carolina-based SciQuest (Nasdaq: SQI), which offers automated spend management solutions for procurement practitioners, announced the release of Portfolio Savings Manager ("PSM"), a…

What Can We Learn from the Golden State Warriors?

By Christopher Dwyer May 17, 2016Articles, Complex Categories, General, People, Technology

Editor’s Note: Today’s article is yet another indicator of the evolution of the non-employee workforce. If you don’t have lunch plans for this afternoon, be sure to check out Ardent’s…

Coupa Inspire 2016: Coupa Expands Solution Suite Across Supply Management Ecosystem

By Andrew Bartolini May 16, 2016Articles, Complex Categories, Events, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

For the past 10 years, Coupa has focused on what it calls “Value-as-a-Service,” which has taken the form of a desire to drive value for its customers. This focus was…