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Beeline’s Tech Expo Reinforces the Growth and Impact of the Extended Workforce

By Christopher Dwyer July 2, 2021Articles, Complex Categories, Events, General

Going into 2020, 43.5% of the average company’s workforce was considered “non-employee,” a figure that was vastly larger than it was only several years ago. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated many…

Continuing its Unlimited Evolution, PRO Unlimited Announces Acquisition by EQT Partners

By Christopher Dwyer July 1, 2021Articles, Complex Categories, General, People, Solution Providers

Earlier this week, contingent workforce management (CWM) solution PRO Unlimited announced that it has partnered with EQT Partners, who will acquire the company from Harvest Partners and Investcorp. When the…

Introducing the State of ePayables 2021: Operating in the New Normal (New Report)

By Phil Bartolini July 1, 2021Articles, General, Procure-to-Pay

With today’s article, we are excited to announce the publication of Ardent Partners’ latest AP research report, "The State of ePayables 2021: Operating in the New Normal". Over the next…

Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 601: A Conversation with Jan Jedlinski, CEO of Candidately

By Christopher Dwyer June 30, 2021Articles, Complex Categories, Contingent Workforce Weekly, Podcast

The Season Six premiere of Contingent Workforce Weekly, sponsored by DZConneX, a Yoh company, features a discussion with Candidately CEO Jan Jedlinski. Jan and I chat about the transformation of…

eSourcing and Advanced Sourcing Technologies in 2021

By Andrew Bartolini June 24, 2021Articles, General, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

One of the striking data points in our 2021 State of Procurement and the CPO report is that the Best-in-Class adopt individual supply management applications by up to 92% more…

Looking Back on Season Five of the “Contingent Workforce Weekly” Podcast

By Christopher Dwyer June 23, 2021Articles, Complex Categories, Contingent Workforce Weekly, General, Podcast, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Back in May 2016, I sat down at my desk with an expensive microphone, professional studio software, and several pages of notes. A few months prior, I pitched an idea…

Ardent Partners FinTech Influencer Series: Nick Sprau, Co-CEO at Metafile

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team June 22, 2021Articles, General, People, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers

Ardent’s FinTech Influencer Series highlights innovative voices in the world of ePayables automation. This series is the go-to spot for progressive thoughts on how technology, transformational thinking, and revolutionary ideas are changing…

Procurement’s Key Capabilities in 2021

By Andrew Bartolini June 21, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process1 Comment

Ardent recently completed its sixteenth annual CPO-themed market research study, “The State of Procurement & the CPO”, which is part of an ongoing dialogue that my team and I have had with…

Why the Extended Workforce Is Now a Permanent Fixture of Business Agility

By Christopher Dwyer June 18, 2021Articles, Complex Categories, General

As stated numerous times here on CPO Rising and in Ardent’s Future of Work research, the vast majority of businesses cite the “shift towards an agile culture” as their top…

Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 538: A Conversation with Sunil Bagai, CEO of Prosperix

By Christopher Dwyer June 16, 2021Articles, Complex Categories, Contingent Workforce Weekly, General, Podcast, Solution Providers

The Season Five finale of Contingent Workforce Weekly episode, sponsored by DZConneX, a Yoh company, features a discussion with Prosperix CEO Sunil Bagai. Sunil and I chat about the new…