Ariba LIVE 2014: “The Outcome Economy”
Ariba, an SAP company, hosted its 15th annual user conference - Ariba LIVE - March 17 - 19 at the Cosmopolitan Hotel and Conference Center in Las Vegas with a…
April Webinars Bring May… Results (Peoplefluent – April 8)
The analyst team at Ardent Partners has a busy month planned on the research and webinar front so over the next few days, we’ll share (and invite you to) our…
Ariba LIVE 2014: Contingent Labor and the Overlooked Opportunity
[Publisher's note: Our original plan for today was to publish an article focused on the "larger" themes and announcements at Aribe LIVE, but with SAP's announcement on Wednesday to acquire…
Instant Analysis: SAP Announces Plans to Acquire Fieldglass
Earlier today, SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) announced its intent to acquire Vendor Management System (VMS) provider Fieldglass, one of the world’s leading platforms for managing contingent labor and other types…
The Convergence of Supplier Management and Contingent Workforce Management
From a pure procurement perspective, it’s truly exciting when another corporate function or a very complex series of processes leans heavily on the foundation set by the procurement team. In…
Welcome to the New “State” of Contingent Workforce Management, Part V: Best-in-Class Programs
[Today we have our fourth installment of our series focused on The State of Contingent Workforce Management, Ardent Partners' landmark new research study. In this series, report author and Ardent…
Procurement’s Evolution, Part III: Convergence With Marketing
Today, we continue our series that highlights procurement’s (and the chief procurement officer’s) evolving influence within the greater enterprise. Each of these articles will tackle a business function or enterprise…
Welcome to the New “State” of Contingent Workforce Management, Part IV: Big Data
[Today we have our fourth installment of our series focused on The State of Contingent Workforce Management, Ardent Partners' landmark new research study. In this series, report author and Ardent…
Instant Analysis: ACTIVE Network and Lanyon Merge to Deliver New Offering
ACTIVE Network Business Solutions, a solution provider in the events management industry and a subsidiary of recently privatized, ACTIVE Network, and Lanyon, a leading provider of transient hotel program technology…
Welcome to the New “State” of Contingent Workforce Management, Part III: Identity Management
[Publisher's note: Our upcoming CPO Rising 2014: Convergence report will be released early next month and it has many interesting findings, trends, revelations including the typical Chief Procurement Officer's newest…