Ardent Partners’ Autumn Events Round-Up
As summer turns to fall, like so many leaves will do here in New England, we at Ardent Partners wanted to take a moment to round up and highlight some of…
NEW RESEARCH SURVEY: The State of Contingent Workforce Management
From the procurement perspective, there is no more complex category of corporate spend than contingent labor. Once a simple indirect spend category that merely required some supplier optimization and eProcurement…
Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 310: Three Reasons Why Talent is the Gateway to the Future of Work
Another all-new episode of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast features a discussion of the three main reasons why “talent” (and the evolution of talent engagement) is the gateway to the…
Payables Place First Thing: The Expected Trajectory of AP – Part I
[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published our annual AP-themed report, The State of ePayables 2018: The Future of AP is Now. Today’s article is part of an on-going series focused on the…
Six CPO Strategies for Navigating Through and Managing Change
The interesting angle to navigating change is how exactly Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and their teams react to it; in an age when “agility” has become a desired status for…
Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 309: A Future of Work “Grab Bag”
Welcome to another all-new episode of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast. This week’s edition is a “grab bag” discussion of various Future of Work-related topics, including how and why artificial…
In Case You Missed It: Highlights from the CPO Rising 2017 Summit!
As we gear up to take the field for CPO Rising 2018 in less than three months, we can't help but reflect on what a success (and great fun) CPO…
Payables Place First Thing: Proof that AP is Broadening its Value To Organizations
There has long been a common misconception that all Accounts Payable does is pay bills. Anyone who works in AP or with knowledge of today’s AP function knows, nothing could…
When Blockchain Meets Supply Chain – August 16, 2018
Every day, solution providers continue to research, develop, and integrate “Industry 4.0” technologies, like 3-D printing, Blockchain distributed digital ledgers, cognitive capabilities, connected devices, and robotics within sourcing, procurement, and…
Announcing the Second Annual “CPO Honors Gala” at the CPO Rising 2018 Summit
Ardent Partners is pleased to announce that The CPO Rising 2018 Summit, our third annual executive symposium for Chief Procurement Officers and other procurement leaders, will be held once again at…