The 2016 Contingent Workforce Management Fantasy Draft
For nearly the past seven months, the sports world (Publisher's note: Chris means the US' sports world) has been without perhaps its most popular pastime. Now that the NFL season…
How Will the “Gig Economy” Impact Procurement in 2017?
The procurement function has experienced first-hand business evolution across a variety of attributes, from technology and innovation to the emergence of data-driven strategies. Today’s procurement professionals have the opportunity to…
CWM Technology in the Age of Innovation
Please note that my Contingent Workforce Weekly Podcast will return on the first Wednesday after Labor Day. As a reminder, Contingent Workforce Weekly is a new weekly podcast that will tackle a variety of…
Announcing the Fourth Annual “State of Contingent Workforce Management” Research Study
For more than a decade, Ardent’s analyst team has tracked the progression and evolution of the contingent workforce, from its significance as a complex spend category to the burgeoning business force…
Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 113: Why Intelligence Is Critical to the Future of Work
Welcome to another edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast, hosted by me -- Ardent Partners’ research director, Christopher J. Dwyer. Episode 113 recaps the “gig economy” listener mailbag and…
The Real Impact of the Non-Employee Workforce and the Gig Economy
Editor’s Note: Catch up on the latest technology trends in the contingent workforce management space: download Ardent’s Contingent Workforce Management: 2016 Technology and Innovation Outlook Report by clicking here. Innovation…
Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 112: Listener Mailbag (Gig Economy Edition)
Welcome to another edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast. This week, host Christopher Dwyer answers listener questions about the “gig economy” and discusses why professionals across various business functions,…
Technology Round-Up – August 5, 2016
Basware Refreshes Verian eProcurement Solution Suite On August 2, Basware, the Finland-based provider of e-invoicing and purchase-to-pay solutions, announced the summer release of Verian's eProcurement solution suite following its acquisition of the company earlier this…
Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 111: How Does Procurement Fit Into the “Gig Economy?”
This week’s Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast answers a question that many procurement professionals and executives are asking: how does the function fit into the “gig economy?” As the contingent and…
Technology Round-Up – July 28, 2016
Lavante Release Financial Results for the First Half of 2016 On July 12, Lavante, Inc., a cloud-based supplier management solution provider based in San Jose, CA, announced financial results for the first half…