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Ardent’s “2K20 Series” – Prevent, Manage, Recover: Key Strategies to Execute a Business Continuity Plan Session

By Phil Bartolini August 17, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People

Ardent Partners hosted The CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Series – The Resiliency Imperative as a way to bring together our global community of procurement, finance, and supply management professionals and collectively tackle…

Smart Strategies for Tough Times – New Webinar

By Phil Bartolini August 12, 2020Articles, General, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy

Ardent is excited to announce a brand new webinar, "ePayables 2020: Smart Strategies for Tough Times". Join Ardent's VP of Research, Bob Cohen, and special guests as they discuss the key…

Accounts Payable’s New Agenda

By Andrew Bartolini August 5, 2020Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay

There will be many lessons learned from the coronavirus pandemic and over the coming weeks and months we will cover and discuss their impact on accounts payable, the financial supply…

The Workplace of the (Near) Future

By Christopher Dwyer August 4, 2020Articles, Complex Categories, General, Process

During the course of my professional career, I’ve worked in both remote/virtual and traditional office environments. I’ve spent time in seemingly-endless conference room meetings and hours-long conference calls. Water cooler…

Metrics that Matter in 2020 – Top CPO Pressures

By Andrew Bartolini July 27, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

For the past four years, Ardent Partners’ Procurement Metrics that Matter in 2020 has compiled the industry’s best and most widely-used procurement industry benchmarks and delivered them in a highly-accessible and…

Why Direct Sourcing is Your Key to Better Talent…Even Today

By Christopher Dwyer July 23, 2020Articles, Complex Categories, General

Back in January, I had a discussion with a human resources (HR) executive who also held the main responsibility for managing her company’s contingent workforce management (CWM) program. The topic…

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Overall Business Operations

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team July 22, 2020Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay

[Editor's Note: Ardent released its 15th annual "State of ePayables 2020: Ensuring Continuity, Building Resiliency, and Rising to the Challenge" market research report. Click to get your copy.] As the COVID-19 pandemic…

User-Friendly, User-Powerful – New Webinar on Procurement Solution Usability

By Andrew Bartolini July 20, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, Technology

During my upcoming webinar, “User-Friendly, User-Powerful: The New Consumerization of Procurement", this Thursday at 2 PM, I will moderate a lively discussion on what it takes for CPOs and procurement…

Ardent Partners FinTech Influencer Series: Nick Sprau, Co-CEO at Metafile

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team July 8, 2020Articles, General, People, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

Ardent’s FinTech Influencer Series highlights innovative voices in the world of Accounts Payable (“AP”) automation. This series is the go-to spot for progressive thoughts on how technology, transformational thinking, and revolutionary ideas…

Ardent’s “2K20 Series” – Speaker Spotlight: Greg Tennyson, VSP Global

By Phil Bartolini June 30, 2020Chief Procurement Officers, People, Strategy

In April and May, Ardent Partners hosted The CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Series – The Resiliency Imperative as a way to bring together our global community of procurement, finance, and supply management…