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The State of ePayables 2019: Intelligence in Action

By Phil Bartolini July 26, 2019Articles, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published its annual AP-themed report, The State of ePayables 2019: Driving Value in the Age of Intelligence. Today’s article is part of an on-going series focused…

Ardent Partners Launches Digital Staffing Technology Report

By Andrew Bartolini July 25, 2019Articles, Complex Categories, Lists, Solution Providers, Technology

New Study Addresses The Digital Staffing and Talent Marketplace Solutions Market BOSTON, MA, July 25, 2019 — Ardent Partners, a leading research and advisory firm, announced today that its new Digital…

Is Your Procurement Team Best-in-Class? Four Key Enablers for Success

By Phil Bartolini July 23, 2019Chief Procurement Officers, People, Strategy

[Editor’s Note: Join us tomorrow, July 24 at 12pm ET, for a complimentary webinar presentation entitled “Is Your Procurement Team Best-in-Class? Four Key Enablers for Success” (click to register), sponsored…

Announcing the Agenda for CPO Rising 2019 Procurement Executive Summit

By Andrew Bartolini July 22, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, People, Strategy

In 2019, the procurement profession still has momentum and is more critical to business operations and results than ever before. But, a decade of Ardent Partners research shows that the…

Contingent Workforce Myths…Debunked

By Christopher Dwyer July 16, 2019Articles, Complex Categories, Lists, People, Process, Technology

With non-employee workers (including freelancers, temporary workers, SOW-based labor and contractors) comprising more and more of the average company’s total workforce, the current perception of contingent workforce management is sometimes…

Six Strategies to Manage Supplier and Third-Party Risk

By Andrew Bartolini July 10, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Lists, Process, Strategy, Technology

Organizations today and for the foreseeable future must have visibility into supplier and third-party operations in order to mitigate risks and achieve compliance. But, that is often easier said than…

The CFO: From CPA to CEO (in-Waiting)

By Andrew Bartolini July 5, 2019Articles, People, Strategy

From the earliest of entrepreneurs to the largest of today’s global corporations, significant time and resources have been invested in the development of financial management expertise and capabilities – an…

Monday First Thing: The State of AP

By Andrew Bartolini July 1, 2019Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

The speed of innovation within the world of finance is accelerating, and new technologies and strategies are emerging that will make a big impact on the entire accounts payable (“AP”)…

The Rise of Analytics for Procurement: Strategies for Success

By Andrew Bartolini June 28, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: Today’s article picks up where a previous article, Beyond Savings and Risk: Next-Gen Procurement Analytics are Coming into their Own, left off. There is an enormous amount of value…

Payables Place First Thing: Data Mining and Data Scientists in AP? YES!

By Andrew Bartolini June 26, 2019Articles, General, Procure-to-Pay, Technology

A few years ago the mere mention of data mining and data scientists in the same sentence as Accounts Payable ("AP") would probably have gotten you puzzled and even concerned…