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Four Things that Signal a New Age of Work

By Christopher Dwyer July 24, 2017Articles, Complex Categories, Lists, Process, Strategy, Technology

The world of work is changing. Traditional concepts of how to engage, acquire, and address enterprise talent have been replaced by innovative, on-demand strategies to fill business’ skills-based needs. And,…

ISM 2017 Round-Up: Top Five Highlights from Orlando

By Andrew Bartolini May 30, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, Lists, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Last week, Andrew Bartolini and I had the great pleasure of attending the Institute for Supply Management’s 102nd annual conference in sunny (and muggy) Orlando, Florida. The four-day event featured…

Three MORE Innovative Technologies Driving Procurement Agility

By Andrew Bartolini May 10, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

It has been stated often in Ardent Partners research and webinars that “it is an exciting time to work in procurement.” [Sidebar: speaking of webinars… We have an exclusive event…

Six Strategies to Expand Commercial Card Programs

By Andrew Bartolini May 8, 2017Articles, Lists, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Leading organizations know that in order to maintain market share and market relevance, they must find strong trading partners with shared or aligned interests and develop a coalition of willing…

What Will it Take to Get AP to the “Next Level” of Performance?

By Andrew Bartolini April 25, 2017Articles, Lists, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

In the past, the role of the AP operation focused primarily on data entry and manual activities. But that is changing - today, there is a great opportunity for AP…

Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 136: Four Things Your CWM Program Needs to Do in 2017

By Christopher Dwyer April 12, 2017Articles, Complex Categories, Lists, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

This week’s new episode of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast, sponsored by Shiftgig, is an interesting discussion of the four things every contingent workforce management (CWM) program should spearhead in…

Three Innovative Technologies Driving Procurement Agility – Part One

By Andrew Bartolini March 14, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

It has been stated often in Ardent Partners research and webinars that "it is an exciting time to work in procurement." And this is no less true today than it…

Six Things That Will Derail Your Contingent Workforce Program in 2017

By Christopher Dwyer February 17, 2017Articles, Complex Categories, Lists, Process, Strategy, Technology

Interested in keeping up with the evolution of the non-employee workforce, gig economy, and what it means for the future of work? Make sure to subscribe to the Contingent Workforce…

Best of 2016: Four Common Traits of Successful CPOs

By Christopher Dwyer January 11, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, People, Technology

Editor’s Note: This week on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2016 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. We also invite…

Best of 2016: How Source-to-Settle Solutions Manage (and Leverage) Big Data – A Series Introduction

By Andrew Bartolini January 5, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: This week on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2016 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. In the digital…