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Did you miss the recent webinar “The Intelligent CPO: What AI’s Expanding Role Means for Procurement Leaders,” featuring three procurement AI experts (Andrew Bartolini of Ardent Partners, Hyoun Park of…
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August 3, 2020
Since 2010, Ardent Partners has conducted more procurement-themed market research than any other firm or consultancy in the industry. In that time, Ardent has benchmarked thousands of distinct organizations across all…
July 31, 2020
Ardent Partners’ 15th annual state of procurement study completed earlier this year found that the Chief Procurement Officer’s top priorities in 2020 have shifted dramatically, largely as a result of…
July 30, 2020
“To develop a complete mind: Study the science of art; Study the art of science. Learn how to see.” ~ Leonardo Da Vinci, Artist & Scientist After a few weeks away…
July 29, 2020
In April and May, Ardent Partners hosted The CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Series – The Resiliency Imperative as a way to bring together our global community of procurement, finance, and supply management…
July 28, 2020
[Editor’s Note: Ardent released its 15th annual “State of ePayables 2020: Ensuring Continuity, Building Resiliency, and Rising to the Challenge” market research report. Click to get your copy.] Last week we took…
July 27, 2020
For the past four years, Ardent Partners’ Procurement Metrics that Matter in 2020 has compiled the industry’s best and most widely-used procurement industry benchmarks and delivered them in a highly-accessible and…
July 24, 2020
In April and May, Ardent Partners hosted The CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Series – The Resiliency Imperative as a way to bring together our global community of procurement, finance, and supply management…
July 23, 2020
Back in January, I had a discussion with a human resources (HR) executive who also held the main responsibility for managing her company’s contingent workforce management (CWM) program. The topic…
July 22, 2020
Welcome to another all-new edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast. This week’s episode highlights the importance of balancing short- and long-term workforce planning, the reality of contingent workforce growth…
July 22, 2020
[Editor’s Note: Ardent released its 15th annual “State of ePayables 2020: Ensuring Continuity, Building Resiliency, and Rising to the Challenge” market research report. Click to get your copy.] As the COVID-19 pandemic…
