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NEW WEBINAR – Defining the Characteristics of Best-in-Class P2P

By Phil Bartolini September 23, 2021Articles, General, Procure-to-Pay

Ardent Partners’ Webinar Series Defining the Characteristics of Best-in-Class P2P Best-in-Class AP and P2P organizations enjoy a compelling advantage over their peers across all major performance benchmarks. They also achieve…

When Does “The Great Staff Shortage” End?

By Christopher Dwyer September 22, 2021Articles, Complex Categories, General, People

This past weekend, my wife and I traveled over two hours north to meet family for an apple-picking trip (perhaps the best of the fall activities? A debate for another…

Procurement Rising Podcast – Thomas Udesen, Bayer and the Sustainable Procurement Pledge

By Andrew Bartolini September 20, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Podcast, Procurement Rising

Today, Episode 202 of the Procurement Rising Podcast. In this podcast series, I interview Chief Procurement Officers and Best-in-Class procurement leaders as well as technology and business experts working in procurement and supply…

Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 606: A Conversation with Cesar Jimenez, CEO of myBasePay

By Christopher Dwyer September 15, 2021Articles, Contingent Workforce Weekly, General, Podcast, Solution Providers

Another all-new edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly episode, sponsored by DZConneX, a Yoh company, features a conversation with Cesar Jimenez, CEO of myBasePay. Cesar and I discuss the impact…

The Sustainable Procurement Philosophy w/ Bill Cooper

By Andrew Bartolini September 13, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

Last week on the Procurement Rising Podcast (click to listen), I had the pleasure of speaking with Bill Cooper, the recently retired and former Chief Procurement Officer of the entire…

Best-in-Class Accounts Payable Performance

By Andrew Bartolini September 10, 2021Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay

For the last twelve years, Ardent Partners has leveraged a unique framework to highlight the performance of top-tier or Best-in- Class organizations (versus all others) by analyzing a specific set…

Procurement Rising Podcast – Bill Cooper, University of California

By Andrew Bartolini September 7, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Procurement Rising

Today, Episode 201 of the Procurement Rising Podcast. In this podcast series, I interview Chief Procurement Officers and Best-in-Class procurement leaders as well as technology and business experts working in procurement and…

Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 605: As the Summer Ends, Business Agility and Flexibility Will Be Paramount

By Christopher Dwyer September 2, 2021Articles, Contingent Workforce Weekly, General, People, Podcast

Welcome to an all-new edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly episode, sponsored by DZConneX, a Yoh company. As the summer ends, the arrival of fall brings continued uncertainty to both…

The Accounts Payable Benchmarks in 2021

By Andrew Bartolini September 1, 2021Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay1 Comment

The performance of the typical AP function is rooted in its ability to effectively manage the many facets of the invoice and payment processes. To effectively drive AP forward into…

Once More, With Feeling: Empathy Is the Only Way Forward

By Christopher Dwyer August 27, 2021Articles, Complex Categories, General, People

“The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy, we can all sense a mysterious connection to each other.” – Meryl Streep Over the past…