Social Media and P2P: A Use Case for Twitter
When it comes to social capabilities in the procure-to-pay process, there are a few things to consider. Specifically, enterprises need to consider which sorts of social tools to use in…
AP Predictions for 2015: Networks Will Become the Critical Link to Suppliers
Following our series on trends in accounts payable, CPO Rising is going to take a look at predictions for the future of AP. Today’s installment, the second of four, will take a…
How Can Enterprises Sustain High Business Traveler Morale?
[Editor’s Note: Today’s article was developed from an interview with resident Ardent Partners business travel / expense management expert, Christopher J. Dwyer, with the team at MarketWatch. To gain more…
ISM at 100: The Hidden Risks Lurking Within Supplier Relationships
Ardent Partners’ analyst team attended the 100th annual Institute for Supply Management (ISM) conference in Phoenix a couple of weeks ago. Risk, in many of its forms, was a regular topic throughout the…
AP Predictions for 2015: ePayments Will Become the Default
[Editor's note: Following our series on trends in accounts payable, CPO Rising is going to take a look at predictions for the future of the AP function. Today’s installment, the first of…
Research Preview – Sailing Downstream: How Source-to-Settle Defines Procurement Transformation in 2015
Today’s article is centered on our recent Sailing Downstream: Why “Source-to-Settle” Defines Procurement Transformation in 2015 report, sponsored by Zycus, and available for download here (registration required). This research report discusses the two principal ways…
UPCOMING WEBINAR: Building the Next-Gen CWM Program
[Editor’s note: Readers of CPO Rising know that the site’s contributors often present their thought leadership ideas, research findings, and industry insights on webcasts throughout the year. Today’s article is…
CPO Rising 2015 – What is an Agility Agenda?
Ardent Partners recently published my annual CPO-themed report – CPO Rising 2015: The Agility Agenda (click to download, registration required) – that is drawn from the responses of more than 300 Chief Procurement…
How Will Business Networks Transform Talent Engagement?
[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…
IBM Empower 2015: Back to the Future
In 2006, I attended my first Emptoris Empower conference as an industry analyst. The company, of course, has changed significantly since then, most notably via two acquisitions (IBM acquired the…