New Webinar – CPO Rising 2016: The Art and Science of Procurement
As our readers know, CPO Rising is the name of this website, but it is also the name of both our annual CPO research study and event. Well, I am…
Coupa Inspire 2016: Coupa Expands Solution Suite Across Supply Management Ecosystem
For the past 10 years, Coupa has focused on what it calls “Value-as-a-Service,” which has taken the form of a desire to drive value for its customers. This focus was…
Coupa Inspire 2016: Taking a Value-Driven Approach to Spend Management Transformation
On the mainstage at Coupa Inspire 2016, Bhargavi Kosaraju, Director, Product Operations and Procurement at KPMG, led a panel discussion with representatives from Aon plc and Capital One Financial focused…
Coupa, Inspired!
A decade ago, as a favor to Coupa's founders, I participated on calls with several VC firms who were looking at investing in the new start-up (Coupa). The discussions focused…
CPO Rising 2016 Recap: The CEO’s View of Procurement
On Day 1 of Ardent Partners’ inaugural CPO Rising procurement executive summit, Louie Psallidas, President and CEO of Uno Restaurants, delivered a keynote presentation entitled, “The CEO’s View of Procurement:…
Upcoming Webinar: Contingent Workforce Management and the On-Demand Enterprise
The world of talent engagement is in full disruption mode. Not only are the lines between traditional and non-employee labor blurred more now than in years past, the solutions and…
Connecting, Learning, and Succeeding with Beeline
Change is an accepted component of the modern business world. Corporate functions evolve, technology disrupts everyday processes, and the means with which projects are addressed seem to change on a…
SAP Ariba Live Case Study: What AbbVie’s Spend Data “Tells” It
On Day 1 of SAP Ariba’s annual user conference, SAP Ariba Live 2016 in Las Vegas, the Ardent Partners analyst team sat in on a presentation entitled, Spend Analysis: What…
Reimagining VMS, the Role of Innovation, and a Few Days in D.C. With IQNavigator
Innovation, particularly in the world of the non-employee workforce, goes hand-in-hand with the natural evolution of the industry at large. Utilization of contingent labor rises with each passing year, new…
Webinar! Procurement Tech GPS: Top Strategies to Navigate the Tech Landscape
Editor's Note: Are you about to launch a new automation/transformation project, considering one in the near-term, or simply looking to stay current with the latest trends and innovations? If so,…