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Payables Place First Thing: Retaining Talent in Accounts Payable and Procurement

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 14, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay

Last week, I discussed the challenges Accounts Payable (“AP”) and Procurement organizations face attracting talent in today’s hyper-competitive labor market. This week I want to cover the second half of the ‘New…

When Blockchain Meets Supply Chain – December 13, 2018

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 13, 2018Articles, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Every day, solution providers continue to research, develop, and integrate “Industry 4.0” technologies, like 3-D printing, Blockchain distributed digital ledgers, cognitive capabilities, connected devices, and robotics within sourcing, procurement, and…

Are You Ready for an AP Transformation? (New Report)

By Phil Bartolini December 12, 2018Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Technology

[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners is pleased to present its latest report, Five Signs You’re Ready for an AP Transformation, sponsored by Tipalti. If you are interested in reading more about this topic,…

Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 322: 2018 Year in Review, Part II

By Christopher Dwyer December 12, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Solution Providers

The Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast continues its “2018 Year in Review Series” this week with another look back at the year that was (check out Part I of our “Year…

Procurement Innovation, Agility, and Uncertainty – New Webinar From Ardent Partners

By Andrew Bartolini December 11, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

In an age when enterprise agility, digital transformation, and the continued evolution of the modern company dictate the pace of business (and vice versa), there is no better time for…

Breaking News: Coupa Acquires Hiperos, Rounds out its Third-Party Risk Management Offering

By Andrew Bartolini December 10, 2018Articles, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

This morning, Coupa Software (NASDAQ: COUP), the San Francisco-based spend management solutions provider, announced that it has purchased Hiperos, the New Jersey-based provider of third-party risk management ("3PM") solutions in the cloud, for an undisclosed…

Meet the Winners of CPO Rising 2018 – Dennis Silva, CPO of BCNET (Innovator of the Year)

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 10, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Last month at CPO Rising 2018 in Boston, we were very pleased to award Dennis Silva, Chief Procurement Officer at BCNET, British Columbia’s Shared Services organization for higher education, with…

Payables Place First Thing: A New Approach to Talent Management

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 7, 2018Articles, General, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

Exactly one month ago I had the honor of moderating a panel discussion on talent management at Ardent Partners’ CPO Rising 2018 Summit in Boston. My expert panel included Ryan Murray, Deputy Chief…

The Pursuit of the Agile Workforce: The Evolution of Non-Employee Talent

By Christopher Dwyer December 6, 2018Articles, Complex Categories, Lists, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

A few years ago, the 2015-2016 edition of Ardent’s annual State of Contingent Workforce Management research study very pointedly emphasized the contingent workforce’s then-tipping point: The “Flex Economy.” The “Gig…

Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 321: 2018 Year in Review with Andrew Bartolini, Founder and Chief Research Officer of Ardent Partners

By Christopher Dwyer December 5, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General

The Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast kicks off its “2018 Year in Review Series” with a lively discussion with Andrew Bartolini, Founder and Chief Research Officer of Ardent Partners. Andrew and…