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Welcome to the New “State” of Contingent Workforce Management, Part IV: Big Data

By Christopher Dwyer February 28, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, General, People, Process, Technology

[Today we have our fourth installment of our series focused on The State of Contingent Workforce Management, Ardent Partners' landmark new research study. In this series, report author and Ardent…

Instant Analysis: ACTIVE Network and Lanyon Merge to Deliver New Offering

By Christopher Dwyer February 26, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, General, Solution Providers, Technology

ACTIVE Network Business Solutions, a solution provider in the events management industry and a subsidiary of recently privatized, ACTIVE Network, and Lanyon, a leading provider of transient hotel program technology…

What Will Take You “Swifter, Higher, Faster” in 2014?

By Andrew Bartolini February 19, 2014Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

The XXII Winter Games are still going strong in Sochi, Russia and will continue through this Sunday. I must admit that I have not watched as much as I would…

Driving Value Through a Connected P2P Process – Part 1

By Andrew Bartolini February 17, 2014Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Technology2 Comments

We discuss the Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process frequently on CPO Rising because of its central importance to Chief Procurement Officers and procurement operations. We also see it is as a “Hot…

Where Do We Start? An SMB Primer for Travel and Expense Management

By Christopher Dwyer February 12, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Industry standards peg the business travel category as encompassing anywhere between 8% and 12% of the average organization’s total budget. While this number can be higher for larger, enterprise-size organizations…

Welcome to the New “State” of Contingent Workforce Management, Part I: Quality!

By Andrew Bartolini February 7, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, General, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

[Publisher's note: Welcome to the first part of a multi-article series on the State of Contingent Workforce Management, Ardent Partners' landmark new research study. In this series, report author and…

Profile of a Best-in-Class AP Operation: Disney

By Andrew Bartolini February 5, 2014Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

Last fall, I attended and presented at the IOFM AP Expo in Las Vegas. The event has grown to become one of the main attractions in the AP space. The…

Hot Button Issues for AP Leaders in 2014

By Andrew Bartolini January 31, 2014Articles, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

Today's article continues and builds upon of our recent article which focused on predictions for the ePayables pace (2014: The Year Ahead in ePayables (AP Automation)). Today, I wanted to…

2014: The Year Ahead in Travel and Expense Management

By Christopher Dwyer January 27, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, Process, Technology

Nearly every executive and corporate professional relies on business travel as a means of fostering relationships with key customers (and future clients) and staying up-to-date with other global regions of…

Are You Ready for 2014?

By Andrew Bartolini January 17, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, General, Lists, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

For procurement leaders, 2013 was a remarkably stable year. For investors, it was a great one. Ardent Partners does NOT expect more of the same in 2014. Are you ready…