Technology Round-Up — October 9, 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,…
Innovation: The Foundation of the Best-in-Class Contingent Workforce Program
There are several key factors that determine whether a contingent workforce management (CWM) program is successful: is it a truly value-add initiative? Does it regularly impact bottom-line savings? Does the…
Procurement Needs to Pivot to a Results-Based Approach to Evaluating Technology
Today’s fast-changing business climate is one that prizes outcomes (and the innovations needed to achieve them) above all else. This has, in turn, created new opportunities for IT and procurement…
The CPO and CIO’s New Approach to Evaluating Enterprise Technology
Over the past decade, industry research has consistently shown that a majority of enterprise technology deployments run over budget and/or beyond schedule, and that failing to achieve expected business results…
Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 412: A Conversation with Ron Giuntini, Co-Founder of BlueprintAMS
Welcome to another all-new episode of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast. This week, we had the opportunity to chat with Ron Giuntini, co-founder of BlueprintAMS, a solution focused on disruptive,…
Natural Disasters Need Not Lead to the Demise of Your Supply Chain (Guest Post)
[Editor’s Note: Today’s article is a guest publication from Netstock. Ardent Partners is happy to review and feature guest publications from authors across the procurement and supply management industry. If you…
Ten Reasons Why You Should Attend CPO Rising 2019
There’s less than six weeks until the CPO Rising 2019 Summit, Ardent Partners’ fourth-annual procurement symposium. Registered yet? There are only a few days left to take advantage of Ardent's "10-year…
Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 411: A Discussion with Stephane Kasriel (CEO of Upwork) and Jim Burke (CEO of Workforce Logiq)
Another all-new episode of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast features an exciting discussion with Upwork CEO Stephane Kasriel and Workforce Logiq CEO Jim Burke. We chat with Stephane and Jim…
When Blockchain Meets Supply Chain — September 18, 2019
Editor’s Note: In 2019, just about everyone in the technology world is talking about and writing about Blockchain distributed digital ledgers, including the supply management world. It’s not the cool…
New Webinar: 3 Secrets to a Best-in-Class AP Department
[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners is pleased to present a new webinar, 3 Secrets of Best-in-Class AP Departments, sponsored by Bottomline Technologies. This webinar is scheduled for Thursday, September 19th at…