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The True Impact of Procurement on Contingent Workforce Management

By Christopher Dwyer June 10, 2015Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy

CPO Rising has, for quite some time, featured content that speaks to the growing role of procurement in managing the contemporary contingent workforce. Ardent Partners’ landmark State of Contingent Workforce…

The Transformation of Today’s Non-Employee Workforce

By Christopher Dwyer June 8, 2015Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

[Editor’s note: Today’s article previously appeared in the May issue of HRO Today under the title of “Catalysts of Change.” We are republishing it here for those CPO Rising readers…

Social Media and P2P: A Use Case for Twitter

By Andrew Bartolini June 5, 2015Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Technology

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

By Andrew Bartolini June 4, 2015Articles, Lists, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

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?

By Christopher Dwyer June 2, 2015Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy

[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

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team June 1, 2015Articles, Events, People, Process

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

By Andrew Bartolini May 29, 2015Articles, Process, Technology

[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

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team May 28, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

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

By Christopher Dwyer May 27, 2015Articles, Complex Categories, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

[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?

By Andrew Bartolini May 26, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

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…