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Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 302: A Conversation with Sean Ring, Founder and CRO of Fulcrum

By Christopher Dwyer June 20, 2018Articles, Complex Categories, General

Welcome to another all-new episode of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast. This week’s edition features a discussion with Sean Ring, founder and Chief Revenue Officer of Fulcrum. Sean and I…

Introducing the State of ePayables 2018: The Future of AP is Now (New Report)

By Phil Bartolini June 20, 2018People, Process, Strategy, Technology

With today’s article, we are excited to announce the publication of Ardent Partners’ latest AP research report, “The State of ePayables 2018: The Future of AP is Now”, which is…

Webinar! The Supply Management Metrics That Matter for 2018

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team June 18, 2018Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Join Ardent Partners on June 26th at 2 PM ET for our annual Supply Management Metrics that Matter webinar, sponsored by GEP (THIS WEBINAR IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE). This webinar,…

Payables Place First Thing: Taking Accounts Payable to the Next Level

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team June 15, 2018Articles, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay

Zig Ziglar, famed American author and motivational speaker, once said “You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” As AP organizations look…

Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 301: Is Digital Transformation the Catalyst for the Future of Work?

By Christopher Dwyer June 13, 2018Articles, Complex Categories

Welcome to the season three premiere of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast! To celebrate the beginning of another season of the podcast, we tackle an interesting and thought-provoking question: is…

Last Chance to Download our Webinar, “How to Build a Better, Faster, Smarter Procurement Operation”

By Andrew Bartolini June 13, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

About the Webinar Last month, Ardent Partners and Ivalua presented a highly interactive webinar that highlighted the key strategies needed to Build a Better, Faster, Smarter Procurement Organization. After all, the proper…

Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: ISM Refocuses its Global Approach

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team June 11, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

Ahead of the Institute for Supply Management (ISM)’s 103rd annual conference that was held in Nashville, Tennessee last month, we sat down with Jim Barnes, ISM Managing Director, Customer Engagement,…

At ISM 2018 in Nashville, the Kids were Alright

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team June 7, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Solution Providers, Technology

At the Institute for Supply Management’s 103rd annual conference in Nashville last month, I was invited to attend a panel discussion featuring five 30-under-30 Rising Supply Chain Stars. The 30-under-30 “Rising Supply Chain Stars”…

Procurement Influencer Series: Steven Bowen, Founder and Chairman, Maine Pointe

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team June 6, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

Steven J. Bowen is an executive leader with over 30 years of experience in procurement, operations, and manufacturing consulting. In 2004, he founded Maine Pointe, a Boston-based procurement, logistics and…

What’s Cyber Security Got to do with it? Former CIA and NSA Directors Discuss at ISM 2018 – Part II

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team May 29, 2018Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

On Day 2 of the Institute for Supply Management’s 103rd annual conference, ISM CEO, Tom Derry, hosted a panel on the topic of cyber security, globalization, and supply chain risk management. The…