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Manifest Destiny: The CPO’s Call to Expand

By Andrew Bartolini January 19, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy

This decade, business has been gripped by an expansion fever, combining more business units, organizations, and products in response to increasing competition and the market demand for new, more differentiated,…

Best of 2015: What Does This Year Hold for Travel and Expense Management?

By Christopher Dwyer January 18, 2016Articles, Complex Categories, Process, Technology

Editor’s Note: As we reflect on 2015 with our “best of” series, Ardent Partners would like to invite you to our Procurement 2016: Big Trends and Predictions webinar that we are hosting…

Ardent’s Annual CPO Survey is Live (“The Art & Science of Procurement”)

By Andrew Bartolini January 15, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Ardent Partners conducts one CPO-focused market research study each year and we’d like to invite you to participate in it. By taking the survey, you have an opportunity to help advance the collective…

Best of 2015: The Implications of 2015’s “Talent Vortex”

By Christopher Dwyer December 28, 2015Articles, Complex Categories, General, People, Process

Editor’s Note: This week on CPO Rising, we’re publishing five “best of” articles from 2015 as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. Enjoy! We’ve…

Technology Round-Up – December 23, 2015

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 23, 2015Articles, Complex Categories, Process, Solution Providers, Technology

Coupa Partners with Amazon Business to Enhance Enterprise Purchasing Last week, Coupa, the California-based provider of cloud-based spend management solutions, announced that it is partnering with Amazon Business to enhance B2B relationships by offering…

Why the Contingent Workforce Space Can Benefit from an “Ecosystem” Approach

By Christopher Dwyer December 22, 2015Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

Editor's Note: Join Christopher J. Dwyer at CPO Rising 2016 and hear it from the man himself on the importance of taking a holistic view of your workforce in 2016 and beyond. Don’t…

Five Things Every Company Should Know About Total Workforce Management

By Christopher Dwyer December 18, 2015Articles, Complex Categories, Lists, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

Many businesses have mixed emotions regarding the growth and evolution of the contingent workforce management (CWM) industry. With its rampant growth, growing complexities, and the wealth of technologies and solutions…

The Disruption of Talent Engagement, Part II: Disruptive Technologies, Next-Gen Solutions

By Christopher Dwyer December 15, 2015Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy, Technology2 Comments

Ardent Partners is excited to launch a two-part series on the ever-changing concept of talent engagement and how today’s non-employee workforce is consistently evolving due to new platforms, solutions, technologies,…

The Disruption of Talent Engagement, Part I: Procurement’s New Role in CWM

By Christopher Dwyer December 9, 2015Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy

[Editor's Note: CPO Rising is excited to launch a two-part series on the ever-changing concept of talent engagement and how today’s non-employee workforce is consistently evolving due to new platforms,…

What Does 2016 Hold for Events Management?

By Christopher Dwyer November 25, 2015Articles, Complex Categories, Events, Process, Strategy, Technology

Editor's Note: Speaking of events management in 2016, Andrew Bartolini, Ardent Partners' Managing Partner, invites you to our inaugural CPO Rising Procurement Executive Summit that we're holding in Boston in…