Scenes from The CPO Rising 2019 Summit — Part 1
Ardent Partners’ annual CPO Rising 2019 Summit was held on October 29 and 30th at the historic Harvard Club of Boston, in the city’s posh Back Bay district. Simply put, the event…
Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 418: A Conversation with Rob Israch, Chief Marketing Officer of Tipalti
Another all-new edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast features a conversation with Rob Israch, Chief Marketing officer of global payables automation solution Tipalti. Rob joins me to discuss why…
Why 2020 is a Critical Year for the Digital Staffing Industry
All around us, the day-to-day aspects of business are changing. Technology and automation are paving the way for true operational efficiency, while progressive solutions like artificial intelligence (AI) and Blockchain…
Workday to Acquire Scout RFP for $540 Million
The News On Monday, news broke that Workday, which provides cloud-based ERP tools for finance, HR, and enterprise planning, reached a definitive agreement to acquire Scout RFP, a cloud-based procurement and strategic…
How CFOs Can Build and Nurture Alliances with CPOs
In 2019, the duties of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) continue to expand, straddling the traditional areas of financial stewardship and the more progressive areas of strategic and business leadership,…
Technology Round-Up — November 7, 2019
CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with an assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing,…
Throwback Thursday: Payables Place Math: AP + Treasury = Working Capital Optimization
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 417: A Conversation with Stephane Kasriel, CEO of Upwork
Welcome to another all-new edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast. This week’s episode features a conversation with Stephane Kasriel, CEO of Upwork. Stephane joins me to discuss the continued…
Technology Round-Up — November 6, 2019
CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with an assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing,…
Contingent Workforce Management: The Procurement Perspective
Historically, contingent workforce management (CWM) programs have been led by one of two groups: procurement or human resources (HR). Each of these distinct enterprise functions brings a unique set of…