2015 “Spring Training” Series: Contingent Workforce Management
While the conditions outside may still represent the throes of winter, it’s never too late to look forward to the sunnier (and warmer!) days of spring. CPO Rising is excited…
Introducing Ardent Partners’ Collaborative Contract Management Report
Today’s article is the first in a series of articles centered on our new Collaborative Contract Management report, sponsored by Iasta, and available for download here [Publisher's note: The links in this article…
The CFO’s View Of…Meetings and Events Management
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…
CPO Serial: Procurement Outsourcing (Episode 11) – Situation Normal….
On this season of CPO Serial, I interviewed the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) at a large US-based manufacturer about his experience with a company-wide outsourcing initiative and how he and his…
The HR Executive’s Guide to Contingent Workforce Management
For this two-part article series, CPO Rising becomes Human Resources Rising. Join resident contingent workforce management (CWM) resident and Ardent Partners research director, Christopher J. Dwyer, as he takes on…
Social Media and P2P: How Social Networks Develop and Strengthen Trading Partner Relationships
The underlying capabilities and drivers behind the most successful social networks can and should have the same impact in business communication and performance. As such, there is a remarkable opportunity…
Events Management in 2015: How Will It Evolve in the Year Ahead?
The realm of complex spend management is never a dull arena. From contingent workforce management to business travel and expense management, these industries encapsulate multiple “worlds” within the average organization,…
GEP: Differentiating Itself with a Broad (& Strong) Portfolio (III)
In the course of our work for and discussions with large procurement departments over the past 12 months, GEP’s name has been coming up much more frequently than just a…
Procurement Influencer Series: Roy Anderson from MetaProcure
Some of the best analysis of the state of procurement and its future comes from leaders who have experienced it from the inside as a Chief Procurement Officer or procurement…
On-Demand Talent and the Rise of Work Market and the FMS Platform
By now, the industry knows the impact of the contingent workforce. A quick recap: Nearly a third (32%) of today’s total workforce is comprised of non-traditional and non-employee labor and…