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Technology Round-Up – August 13, 2015

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team August 13, 2015Articles, Complex Categories, General, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

Selectica Finalizes Acquisition of b-pack On August 3, Selectica (NASDAQ: SLTC), the California-based provider of contract lifecycle management solutions, announced that it has completed its acquisition of procure-to-pay solution provider, b-pack, for…

The Future of Work Is Here (Part I)

By Christopher Dwyer August 12, 2015Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Technology

Editor’s note: Today’s article is considered the official launch of Ardent analyst Christopher J. Dwyer’s 2015-2016 State of Contingent Workforce Management research study. Now in its third year, Ardent Partners'…

ePayables 2015: 3 Important Accounts Payable Goals for the Next Two Years

By Andrew Bartolini August 11, 2015Articles, Process, Strategy, Technology

It is with great pleasure that Ardent Partners announces the publication of its latest state of accounts payable (AP) research report—“ePayables 2015: Higher Ground.” Like the annual reports that came…

4 Spend Analysis Articles You Should Read

By Andrew Bartolini August 10, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

CPO Rising has been actively publishing thought leadership, technology analysis, and supply management best practices for many years and the result has been a steady stream of valuable content that…

Research Preview: Five Transformative Strategies to Unlock More Procurement Value – Part I

By Andrew Bartolini August 7, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy

Today's article is the first of two articles from a report that we recently published, entitled, Five Transformative Strategies to Unlock More Procurement Value, sponsored by BravoSolution and available for free download by clicking here.…

Contingent Workforce Myths…Debunked

By Christopher Dwyer August 5, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy

With non-employee workers (including freelancers, temporary workers, SOW-based labor and contractors) comprising more and more of the average company’s total workforce, the current perception of contingent workforce management is sometimes…

ePayables 2015: How Improved Exception Handling Can Drive AP Performance

By Andrew Bartolini August 4, 2015Articles, Process, Strategy, Technology

Top 5 Strategies to Better Manage Supply Risk

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team August 3, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategy, Technology

We have discussed at length how the CPO role is converging across the enterprise to include more responsibilities, and more overlap with traditionally-siloed departments, like finance, HR, Legal, Logistics, Operations,…

Procurement Fraud at the VA: How Did it Happen?

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team July 31, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing

In mid-October, we ran a story about Susan Taylor, the former Deputy Chief Procurement Officer (DCPO) at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veteran's Health Administration (VHA), who was…

Technology Round-Up – July 29, 2015

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team July 29, 2015Articles, Complex Categories, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Coupa Continues to Grow Customer Base, Revenues, and Workforce Earlier last month, Coupa, the San Francisco-based provider of cloud-based spend management solutions, announced a number of performance metrics for Q1…