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A Contingent Workforce Management Question for 2020: In-House Program or Outsourced?

By Christopher Dwyer December 10, 2019Articles, Complex Categories, Events, Lists, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Many enterprises often ponder the “build vs. buy?” question in regard to many internal business operations, wondering whether or not to develop internal competencies regarding a specific function or outsource…

Two for Tuesday: How Talent and Next-Generation Automation are Powering the Future of Work

By Christopher Dwyer December 3, 2019Articles, Complex Categories, Events, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology2 Comments

Ardent Partners defines the “Future of Work” as the optimization of work, accomplished via the transformation of business operations, talent, and seamless and holistic solutions, as well as flexible enterprise…

How CFOs Can Build and Nurture Alliances with CPOs

By Andrew Bartolini November 8, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Strategy

In 2019, the duties of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) continue to expand, straddling the traditional areas of financial stewardship and the more progressive areas of strategic and business leadership,…

For CFOs, Optimizing Enterprise Spend is a Business Imperative

By Andrew Bartolini October 16, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy1 Comment

In the aftermath of the Global Recession, many Chief Financial Officers (“CFOs”) have made the realization that a business environment that values cash, profit margins, and risk mitigation is one…

Supplier Discovery and Some Housekeeping

By Andrew Bartolini October 14, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Process, Technology

dis·cov·er \dis-kə-vər\ verb: (1): to make known or visible; (2): to obtain sight or knowledge of for Supplier Discovery In the relatively new “world” that we call supply management, supplier discovery is one of the…

Procurement Needs to Pivot to a Results-Based Approach to Evaluating Technology

By Andrew Bartolini October 7, 2019Lists, Strategy, 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

By Andrew Bartolini October 4, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

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…

Ten Reasons Why You Should Attend CPO Rising 2019

By Andrew Bartolini September 23, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, People, Solution Providers, Strategy

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…

A Deeper Look at the Digital Staffing Technology Advisor

By Christopher Dwyer September 17, 2019Articles, Complex Categories, Lists, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

In 2019, talent is more critical than ever, and no business can grow, scale, or win without the right talent in place. As companies prioritize expertise and skillsets when they…

Throwback Thursday: CPO Rising 2016 is History!

By Andrew Bartolini September 12, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Strategy

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…