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Learn from the Best: Great Speakers Fill the Agenda at the CPO Rising 2017 Summit

By Andrew Bartolini August 24, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Strategy

Learn from and Network with Top Chief Procurement Officers It may not surprise you, but I honestly believe that the speaker roster we're assembling for our CPO Rising 2017 Summit…

ePayables Convergence Part IV: Conclusion

By Andrew Bartolini August 22, 2017Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published our annual AP-themed report, The State of ePayables 2017: The Convergence of Cash, Suppliers, and Intelligence. Today’s article is the final installment of a four-part series…

Sourcing Beyond Price: Strategies to Find the Right Suppliers

By Phil Bartolini August 21, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published a new sourcing-themed report, Beyond Price: Finding the Right Suppliers Using Sophisticated Sourcing Strategies. If you would like to access the report, it is…

ePayables Convergence Part III: Business Intelligence

By Andrew Bartolini August 15, 2017Articles, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

New World of Work, New World of Technology

By Christopher Dwyer August 11, 2017Articles, Complex Categories, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

A quick review of the technology market related to workforce and labor management and one can conclude one major perception: the world of business has many critical avenues from which…

ANNOUNCING: The Fifth Annual “State of Contingent Workforce Management” Research Study

By Christopher Dwyer August 7, 2017Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

It’s no secret that the world of work is changing and evolving, seemingly, by the day. From the rampant growth of the non-employee workforce (which comprises 38% of today’s total…

ePayables Convergence Part I: Cash Management

By Andrew Bartolini August 1, 2017Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

The State of ePayables 2017: Collaboration is the Name of the Game

By Andrew Bartolini July 25, 2017Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Technology

The State of ePayables 2017: The Next Generation of ePayables

By Andrew Bartolini July 18, 2017Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Technology

Looking Back, Around, and Ahead on Procurement Technology Adoption

By Andrew Bartolini July 17, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

We recently published my twelfth annual CPO-themed report, CPO Rising 2017: Tools of the Trade. Today’s article is part of an ongoing series focused on the report’s key findings. You can…