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Contingent Workforce Myths…Debunked

By Christopher Dwyer August 5, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy

With non-employee workers (including freelancers, temporary workers, SOW-based labor and contractors) comprising more and more of the average company’s total workforce, the current perception of contingent workforce management is sometimes…

Technology Round-Up – July 29, 2015

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team July 29, 2015Articles, Complex Categories, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Coupa Continues to Grow Customer Base, Revenues, and Workforce Earlier last month, Coupa, the San Francisco-based provider of cloud-based spend management solutions, announced a number of performance metrics for Q1…

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…

Procurement Influencer Series: Rick Hughes of GEP – Part I

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team July 6, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy

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”?

By Christopher Dwyer July 3, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

“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…

CPO Rising’s 2015 Hot Tech Prospect – Work Market

By Christopher Dwyer July 1, 2015Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

This week, Ardent Partners unveils its second annual list of “CPO Rising Hot Tech Prospects” where we introduce and analyze the hot new prospects in the supply management technology market for…

Where Do Freelancer Management Systems (FMS) Fit into Today’s CWM Industry?

By Christopher Dwyer June 23, 2015Articles, General, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

To say that the contingent workforce industry has evolved considerably over the last decade is underselling the strategic importance of its progression. This isn’t a matter of simple advancements in…

Two Days With Beeline and the Future of the Extended Workforce

By Christopher Dwyer June 17, 2015Articles, Complex Categories, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

[Editor’s note: Last week, resident contingent workforce management (CWM) expert and Ardent Partners research director, Christopher J. Dwyer, joined Vendor Management System (VMS) provider Beeline for their annual user conference…

The True Impact of Procurement on Contingent Workforce Management

By Christopher Dwyer June 10, 2015Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy

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…

The Transformation of Today’s Non-Employee Workforce

By Christopher Dwyer June 8, 2015Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

[Editor’s note: Today’s article previously appeared in the May issue of HRO Today under the title of “Catalysts of Change.” We are republishing it here for those CPO Rising readers…