The Future of Work in 2020: What’s Ahead? (Part I)
By now, on both personal and business levels, the phrase seems a tad annoying: “New year, new decade.” The start of another year often signals a period of rebirth or…
20 for 2020: The Key Themes for the Modern CPO’s Agenda (#1 – Visibility)
Happy New Year DECADE Everybody!!!! That's right, it’s 2020, the beginning of a new decade for procurement professionals everywhere (also, the beginning of Ardent Partners' second decade of operations... and, I'll…
Best of 2019: To Build a Procurement Team, Think Big — But Start Small
Editor’s Note: Today concludes CPO Rising's “best of” 2019 article series from last year, as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. Stay tuned for…
Best of 2019: When it Comes to Technology – The Only Thing We Have to Fear is Fear Itself
Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2019 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. …
Best of 2019: Here’s Why Digital Staffing Matters Today
Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2019 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. …
Best of 2019: Procurement’s Performance Plateau: The Results Are In
Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2019 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. Today’s…
Best of 2019: Five Ways to Build a Best-in-Class Contingent Workforce Program
Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2019 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.…
Throwback Thursday: Agility — Source Like a Cheetah
Publisher’s Note: In 2019, Ardent Partners is celebrating 10 years of delivering “Research with Results” to Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and other readers of this site, including published reports, eBooks, presentations, insights, articles and…
Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 422: 2019 Year-In-Review with Jen Torney (VP of Client Engagement at TAPFIN) and Brian Hoffmeyer (SVP of Market Strategies at Beeline)
Welcome to 2019’s final all-new episode of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast. This week’s special “2019 Year-in-Review” episode highlights some of the biggest topics across the worlds of contingent workforce…
Vendor Friendly, Evolution Ready: VNDLY’s Path Into 2020
In the contingent workforce world, there are two parallel seams of growth: 1) within the non-employee workforce itself, which comprises 41.5% of the average company’s overall talent, and, 2) within…