2014: The Year Ahead in ePayables (AP Automation)
Last time, we took a look at what it takes to become a Chief Procurement Officer in 2014. This time, some predictions for the Accounts Payable automation (what we commonly…
2014: The Rise of The Business Network and B2B Payments
In 2014, we expect to see a big rise in business networks and B2B payments and we're more than ready. The Ardent Partners analyst team has been very involved with…
The Power In Business Networks (Webinar)
Late notice, but if you are around tomorrow and interested in understanding one of the more technology intriguing areas in procurement, AP, and supply management - business networks - I…
Evolution of the Business Network
Business Networks - the first of these networks, which were developed in the mid-to-late nineties, targeted the procurement function and were at the heart of the B2B internet craze. At…
ePayables Solutions (Part 2): eInvoicing & Networks
Based on research from Ardent’s latest report – ePayables 2013: AP’s New Dawn, Ardent Partners’ annual market research report focused on the state of accounts payable. The report is available…
The Perfect Storm of Non-Traditional Talent
“Talent” is a word that reflects a wide range of priorities within the modern business world. Some enterprises consider talent to be the most crucial aspect of their greater organization,…
Best-in-Class Supplier Management, Part II
Our “Summer of Sourcing” is picking up steam, we hope you’re enjoying it. The research today is based upon our analysis performed for the State of Strategic Sourcing 2013 report…
CPO Shop Talk: SAPPHIRE 2013 Edition
Through a scheduling blunder (not my only of the season), I was a virtual attendee of this year's SAPPHIRE NOW & ASUG 2013 conference held last week in Orlando. With…
The Business Network Landscape: Payments (Part 3)
As our discussion of business networks continues today, we should remind our readers that this series is an attempt to introduce new and different categories of networks to the market.…
The Business Network Landscape: Industries (Part 2)
Given the overall market interest in B2B/business networks, we decided to publish a series that looks at the different types of networks. We started in Part 1 of this series…