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How CIOs and CPOs Learned to Stopped Worrying and Love Innovation

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team February 6, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: This article is based upon Ardent Partners’ recent report, The CPO and CIO’s New Approach to Evaluating Enterprise Technology (sponsored by Coupa). Click to download (registration required). Historically, most Chief…

Is Blockchain a “Future of Work” Gamechanger?

By Christopher Dwyer February 3, 2017Articles, Complex Categories, General, People, Process, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

Innovation within the business world is now an accepted attribute. It does not surprise many professionals within the realm of procurement, human resources, finance, or other key functions when new…

Spend Analysis: The Foundation for Procurement Excellence (Webinar)

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team February 2, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Are you free next Tuesday, February 7 at 2 PM? Join us and SpendHQ for a complimentary webinar on Spend Analysis: The Foundation of Procurement Excellence. Register here! Within the…

Procurement 2017: When Trends Accelerate

By Andrew Bartolini January 31, 2017Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Each January, the research team at Ardent Partners gathers and performs a comprehensive review of the primary research that we have conducted over the past 24 months. We then gaze into…

How Innovative Supply Management Technologies Create Opportunity for CPOs

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team January 30, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Editor's Note: This article is based upon Ardent Partners’ recent report, The CPO and CIO’s New Approach to Evaluating Enterprise Technology (sponsored by Coupa). Click to download (registration required). The age of…

Technology Round-Up – January 26, 2017

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team January 26, 2017Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Coupa Closes the Loop with Acquisition of Spend360 A couple of weeks ago, Coupa Software, one of the leading supply management solution providers in our industry, announced that it had…

Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 128: January Listener Mailbag Edition

By Christopher Dwyer January 25, 2017Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

Welcome to another edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast. The first “listener mailbag edition” of 2017 addresses and answers a variety of interesting questions related to the evolution of…

Webinar! The ePayables 2017 Technology and Innovation Outlook – Register Here!

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team January 24, 2017Articles, Events, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Please join us and U.S. Bank on Thursday, February 1 at 2 PM EST for a complimentary webinar based on our ePayables 2017 Technology and Innovation Outlook report. Click here to…

One Job, Two Legacies: How CIOs and CPOs Historically Evaluated Enterprise Technology

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team January 23, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

For some time, Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and IT departments have been in the driver’s seat when it comes to evaluating and adopting technology solutions. However, Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and procurement…

Contingent Workforce Management in 2017: The Year Ahead

By Christopher Dwyer January 20, 2017Articles, Complex Categories, General, Process, Strategy, Technology

Interested in hearing more predictions about the contingent workforce industry, or perhaps what lies ahead for procurement executives in 2017? You won’t want to miss next week’s “Big Trends and…