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Announcing the Agenda for CPO Rising 2019 Procurement Executive Summit

By Andrew Bartolini July 22, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, People, Strategy

In 2019, the procurement profession still has momentum and is more critical to business operations and results than ever before. But, a decade of Ardent Partners research shows that the…

Throwback Thursday: The Strategies that Propelled Tim Cook from CPO to CEO (1)

By Andrew Bartolini July 18, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, People, Strategy6 Comments

Publisher’s Note: In 2019, Ardent Partners is celebrating 10 years of delivering “Research with Results” to Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and other readers of this site, including published reports, eBooks, presentations, insights, articles and…

Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 404: Listener Mailbag Edition for July

By Christopher Dwyer July 17, 2019Articles, Complex Categories, General

Welcome to another all-new episode of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast. This week’s episode tackles topics such as diversity and inclusion, the human elements of the Future of Work, a…

Contingent Workforce Myths…Debunked

By Christopher Dwyer July 16, 2019Articles, Complex Categories, Lists, People, Process, Technology

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…

Monday First Thing: Reaching for AI in Procurement: A Frank Discussion on its Potential and Reality

By Andrew Bartolini July 15, 2019Articles, Lists, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Here's a great interview staring Ardent Partners' Senior Research Analyst and tech futurist, Matthew York, and SpendHQ's Director of Product Marketing, Constantine Limberakis, on the role that artificial (or augmented) intelligence…

Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 403: A Discussion with Paul Vincent, Global Head of Services Procurement at Hays Talent Solutions

By Christopher Dwyer July 10, 2019Articles, Complex Categories, General

This week’s all-new episode of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast features a conversation with Paul Vincent, Global Head of Services Procurement at Hays Talent Solutions. Paul and I discuss why…

Zycus’s Analyst Day: A “Magical” Time in Park City

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team July 8, 2019Articles, Complex Categories, Events, General, Lists, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Park City, Utah is home to majestic mountain views, great skiing, breath-taking hiking (literally), and bountiful wild game. It hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics, and very recently, it hosted Zycus's Analyst…

The CFO: From CPA to CEO (in-Waiting)

By Andrew Bartolini July 5, 2019Articles, People, Strategy

From the earliest of entrepreneurs to the largest of today’s global corporations, significant time and resources have been invested in the development of financial management expertise and capabilities – an…

Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 402: Why is the Transformation of Business Strategy So Critical to the Future of Work?

By Christopher Dwyer July 3, 2019Articles, Complex Categories, General, Process

Welcome to another all-new episode of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast. This week, we chat about why the transformation of business strategy is so critical to the Future of Work…

Throwback Thursday: CPO Debate — Mandate or Sell the New Initiative?

By Andrew Bartolini June 27, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology