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Ardent Partners Publishes Annual ePayments Rising Report

By Andrew Bartolini August 20, 2014Articles, Process, Strategy, Technology

Ardent Partners will soon publish "ePayments Rising: The 2014 Market Report." This independent research report seeks to present a comprehensive, industry-wide view into what is happening in the world of…

ePayables 2014: What’s Next for AP Teams in 2014?

By Andrew Bartolini August 8, 2014Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

Ardent Partners recently published our annual ePayables report, “ePayables 2014: The Quest,” and like all of our payables reports this year the research is geared toward financial managers, executives, and…

ePayables 2014: Top 3 Roadblocks to Cost-Savings in Accounts Payable

By Andrew Bartolini July 31, 2014Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers

Technology Round-Up – July 23, 2014

By Andrew Bartolini July 23, 2014Articles, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology1 Comment

Basware Releases Second Quarter Earnings Report Earlier this month, Basware, the Finnish Procure-to-Pay (P2P) and eInvoicing solution provider, held its second quarter earnings call, led by their CEO Esa Tihila…

CPO Rising 2014: Convergence – Top Challenges in 2014 (III)

By Andrew Bartolini July 18, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Strategy

Ardent Partners recently published our annual CPO Rising report (entitled CPO Rising 2014: Convergence) and of all the reports we publish this year, the focus of this report is exactly geared towards our…

Accounts Payable and Procurement Collaboration: Two Hearts Beat as One

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team July 8, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay

Historically, AP and procurement teams have operated in business silos; each responsible for certain parts of the procure-to-pay (P2P) process, but rarely cooperating as true teammates. Perhaps it’s because they…

It’s a Brand New Day: AP Skill Sets Must Evolve with Automation

By Andrew Bartolini June 13, 2014Articles, People, Procure-to-Pay, Technology

Our 2013 annual ePayables study [Sidebar: watch Payables Place next week when we unveil this year's study] introduced accounts payable's new dawn wherein AP departments have realized the need to automate their…

Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Cash Management

By Andrew Bartolini May 22, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy2 Comments

It’s a great and worthwhile pursuit for Chief Procurement Officers to invest in their people, so, in that vein, over the next few weeks we will be analyzing the key…

Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Financial Analysis

By Andrew Bartolini May 8, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy2 Comments

This year, for the first time, I was invited to present (twice!) at the annual ISM conference in Las Vegas. My presentations are part of the "Emerging Practitioner" track designed…

What Every Executive Should Know About Business Networks

By Andrew Bartolini March 17, 2014Articles, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

This is your final chance to participate in our annual AP market research study - click here to take the survey. All participants get a free copy of the final…