ePayables 2015: AP’s Top 3 Priorities in 2015
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…
Upcoming Webinar: How Best-in-Class Finance Leaders Optimize Their AP Performance
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…
Procurement Influencer Series: Rick Hughes of GEP – Part I
In the procurement and supply management world, Rick Hughes is a seasoned veteran with more than thirty years of service and accomplishments under his belt working with some of the…
What Can Procurement Execs Learn from “Game of Thrones”?
“Knowledge is a weapon…arm yourself well before you ride forth to battle.” From A Storm of Swords, book four of in the A Song of Fire and Ice series It’s…
Three Strategies for Collaborative Sourcing
The speed and complexity of business has been increasing in recent years and shows no sign of slowing down. New geographies and supply markets have opened up; innovative technologies have…
Three Prerequisites for Collaborative Sourcing
The speed and complexity of business has been increasing in recent years and shows no sign of slowing down. Globalization means that new geographies and supply markets keep opening up;…
Webinar: Collaborative Procurement: Using Relationships to Drive Influence and Results
Join Ardent’s Chief Research Officer, Andrew Bartolini on a June 17th (2 pm ET) webinar sponsored by Puridiom when he presents the findings from his upcoming report "Collaborative Procurement: Using Relationships to…
The True Impact of Procurement on Contingent Workforce Management
CPO Rising has, for quite some time, featured content that speaks to the growing role of procurement in managing the contemporary contingent workforce. Ardent Partners’ landmark State of Contingent Workforce…
AP Predictions for 2015: Treasury Takes Over Accounts Payable
Following our series on trends in accounts payable, CPO Rising is going to take a look at predictions for the future of the AP function. Today’s installment, the third of four, will…
Social Media and P2P: Internal Knowledge Management (via Wikis)
It’s a common mistake, when thinking about social tools, to imagine only platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn as the totality of “social media.” This couldn’t be further from…