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ePayables 2015: How Improved Exception Handling Can Drive AP Performance

By Andrew Bartolini August 4, 2015Articles, Process, Strategy, Technology

It is with great pleasure that Ardent Partners announces the publication of its latest state of accounts payable (AP) research report—“ePayables 2015: Higher Ground.” Like the annual reports that came…

Top 5 Strategies to Better Manage Supply Risk

By Andrew Bartolini August 3, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategy, Technology

We have discussed at length how the CPO role is converging across the enterprise to include more responsibilities, and more overlap with traditionally-siloed departments, like finance, HR, Legal, Logistics, Operations,…

ePayables 2015: Moving From the Tactical to the Strategic

By Andrew Bartolini July 28, 2015Articles, Process, Strategy

Upcoming Webinar: CPO Game Changer Series: Volume 1: Early Engagement

By Andrew Bartolini July 27, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy

Ardent Partners and Zycus are collaborating on a research and webinar series focused on the strategies that can help CPOs elevate their organizations to the next level of performance. This…

Contract Management: When Collaboration Isn’t Enough, Automation Can Save the Day

By Andrew Bartolini July 24, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

Ardent Partners has written at length about the value of collaborating with internal and external stakeholders (namely, with legal departments and suppliers) to uncover hidden costs, risks, and opportunities within…

ePayables 2015: AP’s Top 3 Priorities in 2015

By Andrew Bartolini July 22, 2015Articles, Lists, Process, Strategy, Technology

Upcoming Webinar: How Best-in-Class Finance Leaders Optimize Their AP Performance

By Christopher Dwyer July 20, 2015Articles, Events, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

In 2015, more AP groups are accelerating their plans to transform their operations and scale to new heights by pursuing the critical attributes that can propel an operation to the…

ePayables 2015: Reaching for “Higher Ground” in Accounts Payable

By Andrew Bartolini July 14, 2015Articles, Process, Strategy, Technology

The Evolution of AP in 2015: Making an Impact

By Andrew Bartolini July 13, 2015Articles, Events, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy

The world of accounts payable is changing, evolving…and the average business can benefit by boosting the strategic impact of their AP functions and linking the unit to more critical enterprise…

The Great SOW Debate, and Why Companies Can’t Ignore This Critical Aspect of CWM

By Christopher Dwyer July 9, 2015Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

“Evolution” is a word thrown around frequently when discussing the contingent workforce or non-employee workforce industry. No matter where an executive turns, he or she is faced with the great…