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Five Ways to Build a Best-in-Class Contingent Workforce Program

By Christopher Dwyer June 18, 2019Articles, Complex Categories, Lists, Strategy

The ultimate goal of work optimization is the culmination of next-generation strategies, solutions, and innovations that converge together to reimagine how a business engages and acquires its talent and addresses…

Monday First Thing: The State of ePayables 2019 – Driving Value in the Age of Intelligence

By Andrew Bartolini June 17, 2019Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

In 2019, businesses and consumers are now fully engulfed by technology and the data it both creates and captures. The same holds true for accounts payable (“AP”) departments across the…

Procurement Teams in 2019: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team June 14, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General

Editor’s Note: Today’s article includes an excerpt from Ardent’s annual “State of Procurement” research report, CPO Rising 2019: Value Expansion. This report is based upon the responses from more than 300 CPOs…

Throwback Thursday: Evolution of the Business Network

By Andrew Bartolini June 13, 2019Articles, General, Solution Providers, Technology

Publisher’s Note: In 2019, Ardent Partners is celebrating 10 years of delivering “Research with Results” to Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and other readers of this site, including published reports, eBooks, presentations, insights, articles and…

Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Supply Risk Management

By Andrew Bartolini June 12, 2019Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Strategy

It’s a great and worthwhile pursuit for Chief Procurement Officers to invest in their people, so, in that vein, over the next few weeks we will be analyzing the key skills and capabilities…

The Talent-Led Strategies that Will Transform Contingent Workforce Management

By Christopher Dwyer June 11, 2019Articles, Complex Categories, Strategy

Over the past several years, Ardent’s research has shown that the contingent workforce market was becoming more “talent-led” than “commodity-led,” translating into the need for contingent workforce management (CWM) programs…

Monday First Thing: The 2019 State of ePayables Market Research Report is Now Available!

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team June 10, 2019Articles, General, Procure-to-Pay

[Editor's Note: You can download The State of ePayables 2019: Driving Value in the Age of Intelligence Report by clicking here or registering below.] I am excited to announce the…

Throwback Thursday: CPO & CFO: Building a More Perfect Union

By Andrew Bartolini June 6, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Solution Providers, Strategy

Monday First Thing: House of Procurement (Part 3) – Performance Measurement

By Andrew Bartolini June 3, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy

By now, many of you have read our 14th annual CPO Rising 2019 report. If you haven't, it is only available for a few more days so... --> click here…

CPO Rising 2019: Becoming More Agile, Data-Driven, and Intelligent

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team May 31, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Lists, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: Today’s article includes a large excerpt from Ardent’s annual “State of Procurement” research report, CPO Rising 2019: Value Expansion. This report is based upon the responses from more than 300…