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Upcoming Webinar: Procurement 2016: Big Trends and Predictions

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team January 8, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Technology

The procurement industry is constantly evolving and shifting, forcing supply management professionals across the globe to prepare for change and respond to rapid innovation in supply markets, changing dynamics in…

AP’s Top Trends in 2015: The Increasing Automation of Accounts Payable

By Andrew Bartolini April 6, 2015Articles, Events, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s note: On April 16, Ardent Partners will host a complimentary webinar (sponsored by Concur) focused on the top trends in accounts payable for the year ahead (register at this link).…

How Did We Do? Revisiting Our 2014 Predictions (Part II)

By Andrew Bartolini February 6, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

In 2014, we made some bold predictions. Now an even bolder move..... we evaluate and grade them. This is Part 2, here is Part 1. Since I was behind many…

ePayables: Big Trends & Predictions for 2015 (Webinar)

By Andrew Bartolini February 4, 2015Articles, Events, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Ardent Partners research over the past five years has shown that the use of B2B electronic payments (ePayments) is on the rise, having captured the attention of finance and AP…

How Did We Do? Revisiting Our 2014 Predictions (Part I)

By Andrew Bartolini January 14, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Technology

January is a time for resolutions and predictions. We have many planned for you this month, but, before we dive into out 2015 ideas, we thought it would be interesting…

Are You Ready for 2014?

By Andrew Bartolini January 17, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, General, Lists, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

For procurement leaders, 2013 was a remarkably stable year. For investors, it was a great one. Ardent Partners does NOT expect more of the same in 2014. Are you ready…

2014: The Year Ahead in ePayables (AP Automation)

By Andrew Bartolini January 8, 2014Articles, General, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

Last time, we took a look at what it takes to become a Chief Procurement Officer in 2014. This time, some predictions for the Accounts Payable automation (what we commonly…

Supply Management: Big Trends & Predictions for 2013 (Globalization)

By Andrew Bartolini January 7, 2013Articles, General, Lists, Strategy

Today, we continue our multi-part series on Supply Management: Big Trends & Predictions for 2013 with a look at globalization. Click to read Part One of this series focused on…

Supply Management: Big Trends & Predictions for 2013 (Big Data)

By Andrew Bartolini January 3, 2013Articles, General, Lists, Strategy

Happy New Year and welcome back to CPO Rising! In 2010, we introduced this site with a series of 10 lists, predictions, ideas and strategies. Now in our fourth year,…

Six Major Trends for AP in 2012

By Andrew Bartolini October 5, 2011Articles, General, Lists, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology18 Comments

While I have personally have spent a good deal of my time over the past six years focusing on the accounts payable market, at Ardent Partners, we have another analyst…