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How Will Business Networks Transform Talent Engagement?

By Christopher Dwyer May 25, 2015Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

[Editor's Note: On June 2, Ardent Partners' resident Contingent Workforce Management analyst and Research Director, Christopher J. Dwyer, will deliver a webinar presentation on "Building the Next-Generation Contingent Workforce Management…

Where Do We Start? An SMB Primer for Travel and Expense Management

By Christopher Dwyer May 18, 2015Articles, Complex Categories, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Industry standards peg the business travel category as encompassing anywhere between 8% and 12% of the average organization’s total budget. While this number can be higher for larger, enterprise-size organizations…

The Future of Travel and Expense Management: The Mobility Perplexity

By Christopher Dwyer May 1, 2015Complex Categories, Technology

[Editor’s note: CPO Rising is excited to kick off a new series of article focused on the travel and expense management (T&E) function that will help enterprises, regardless of size…

What’s the Best Way to Maximize Your Business Travel Budget? Part I

By Christopher Dwyer April 27, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy

Editor’s Note: Today’s article was developed from an interview with resident Ardent Partners business travel / expense management, Christopher J. Dwyer, with the team at MarketWatch. To gain more insight…

Is the “Flex Economy” for Real?

By Christopher Dwyer April 24, 2015Articles, Complex Categories, People, Strategy

The contemporary enterprise finds itself relying more and more on temporary workers to achieve critical corporate objectives, more so than any other era in recent history. In fact, Ardent Partners,…

What Does “Big Data” Mean for the CFO?

By Christopher Dwyer April 20, 2015Articles, Complex Categories, General, Process, Technology1 Comment

The realm of “visibility” is a complicated one for many enterprises as they attempt to drive a full picture of various aspects of their respective organizations. The pressure of business…

Ariba LIVE 2015: AIG’s Technology Journey

By Andrew Bartolini April 15, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

Last week our team attended Ariba LIVE, which is arguably, along with the ISM conference in May, one of the two largest and most significant events in our industry. Over…

Why Should the CFO Care About Contingent Workforce Management?

By Christopher Dwyer April 14, 2015Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy

The modern-day Chief Financial Officer (CFO) has its hands in a mix of contemporary processes, capabilities, and initiatives. For years, the analyst team at Ardent Partners has spoken of (and…

The CFO’s View Of…Travel and Expense Management

By Christopher Dwyer April 8, 2015Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the typical organization is now tasked with more than ever before, often asked to be the “savior” of enterprises that struggle to maintain a…

Concur Fusion and Business Network Evolution

By Christopher Dwyer April 7, 2015Articles, Complex Categories, Events, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Today’s ever-changing and dynamic business world necessitates the alignment between an enterprise, its suppliers, and the myriad processes and capabilities that are required to effectively manage corporate spend. The overarching…