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Seven Keys to Better Sourcing and Supplier Management, Part One: Know Your Spend

By Andrew Bartolini April 18, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

As Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) know all too well, how and what is communicated during the sourcing process sets the stage for the resulting supplier relationship. And while that relationship may never become…

In the “Age of Intelligence,” the CPO Rises Once More in 2018 (Webinar)

By Andrew Bartolini April 16, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Editor's Note: Ardent Partners is pleased to announce our new webinar, “CPO Rising 2018: The Age of Intelligence,” to be presented on Thursday, April 26, 2018 between 2:00 and 3:00 PM…

NEW SURVEY: The “State of ePayables” 2018 Market Research Study

By Phil Bartolini April 12, 2018Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

Even as other enterprise functions begin to adopt digital transformation strategies, the average accounts payable (AP) unit still faces a more traditional challenge: continuing to automate specific facets of invoice-…

The Prioritization of Soft Skills: Another Future of Work Avenue

By Christopher Dwyer April 10, 2018Articles, Complex Categories, Process, Strategy, Technology

Editor's Note: This week is the last week to download Ardent's annual State of Contingent Workforce Management research study, written by our Research Director and VP of Research, Christopher J. Dwyer. Click to…

Webinar – CPO Rising 2018: The Age of Intelligence (Register Here!)

By Andrew Bartolini April 9, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

On April 17th, join Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer of Ardent Partners and David Bush, chief revenue officer of SpendHQ, for a complimentary webinar on our annual CPO…

Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 234: The Impact of Culture on the Future of Work

By Christopher Dwyer March 28, 2018Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

This week’s all-new edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast, sponsored by ZeroChaos, focuses on how both corporate and workplace culture directly impacts the adoption of Future of Work-era innovations,…

Best Practices in Supplier Management – A 360 Degree View

By Andrew Bartolini March 28, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

A fact of 2018 is that while meeting suppliers is not particularly difficult, finding the right ones and managing them well is. Heightened volatility in a market that has become increasingly…

The Top Priorities of Today’s Contingent Workforce Management Programs

By Christopher Dwyer March 27, 2018Articles, Complex Categories, Process, Strategy, Technology

As the non-employee workforce continues to grow, more enterprises are subsequently finding incredible value through the utilization of freelancers, independent contractors, temporary workers, and professional services. However, with this growth…

The Changing Nature of Supplier Management

By Andrew Bartolini March 19, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Business in 2018 is remarkably different than it was five years ago and it will be remarkably different five years from now. Product lifecycles are collapsing as are the windows…

4 More Travel and Expense Management Articles You Should Read

By Christopher Dwyer March 15, 2018Articles, Complex Categories, General, Lists, Process, Strategy, Technology

Want to get away? Those of us in Boston, weighed down by winter, certainly do. Today, we provide a handy little compendium on T&E management articles as you plot your…