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Best in Class Organizations Are Leveraging B2B ePayments

By Andrew Bartolini November 11, 2020Articles, General, Procure-to-Pay

For over a decade, Ardent Partners has leveraged a unique framework to highlight the performance of top-tier organizations (versus all others) by analyzing a specific set of benchmark criteria. Over…

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Direct Sourcing (UPCOMING WEBINAR)

By Christopher Dwyer November 10, 2020Articles, Complex Categories, Events, General, Solution Providers

In today’s competitive landscape, set against the backdrop of a global pandemic and pervasive economic uncertainty, talent engagement is more important than ever before. Not surprisingly, direct sourcing has become…

Announcing The CPO Honors 2020 Finalists

By Andrew Bartolini November 5, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Solution Providers, Technology

With more than 250 nominations submitted and evaluated, I am very pleased to announce the finalists for The CPO Honors 2020 Awards, to be held on November 17th at 11…

Decision 2020: Which Webinar Will You Choose?

By Christopher Dwyer November 3, 2020Articles, Complex Categories, Events, General

Well, the title is deceiving, since you can choose both! Ardent Partners is excited to join both Checkr and Workforce Logiq this week for two exclusive webcasts focused on two…

Five Game-Changing Strategies for Top AP Results – New Webinar

By Phil Bartolini October 26, 2020Articles, Events, General, Procure-to-Pay

[Editor’s Note: Ardent’s AP Quarterly Webinar Series AP 2020: Five Game-Changing Strategies for Top Results continues this Thursday, October 29th at 2 PM ET presented by Bob Cohen & Andrew Bartolini and sponsored by Canon. Click here to…

Strategies to Navigate the Technology Landscape

By Andrew Bartolini October 16, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy, Technology

Lack of automation across core process areas leaves procurement organizations susceptible to the failures of the past and constrains each group’s ability to gain and maintain credibility and optimize operations…

The Art and Science of Procurement Performance

By Andrew Bartolini October 15, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy

Our ongoing Throwback Thursday series that looks at the 15 annual CPO/State of Procurement reports that I have written continues today with another look at CPO Rising 2016: The Art and…

The Present and Future of ePayables – Webinar Today 10/14

By Phil Bartolini October 14, 2020Articles, General, Procure-to-Pay

The modern Accounts Payable (“AP”) function sits at a fascinating juncture in its overall evolution: enhance just enough to survive in the years ahead, or, revolutionize its development to truly…

AP: Rising to the Challenge of a New Decade

By Andrew Bartolini October 9, 2020Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

In the 2020s, the accounts payable (“AP”) profession will continue to gain momentum and impact business operations and results in an increasingly strategic way. The global uncertainty that pervades today’s…

The CPO’s Approach to Supply Risk

By Andrew Bartolini October 8, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Strategy

Ardent Partners, the established leader in supply management market research, has identified unprecedented levels of risk across the vastly complex and highly interconnected supply chains that drive and support the…