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Onward and Upward: IBM Procurement Leverages an Ecosystem to Drive Value

By Andrew Bartolini February 3, 2016Articles, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

IBM completed its acquisition of Emptoris in February 2012, ostensibly to bolster its Smarter Commerce solution suite. There have been significant changes for Emptoris in the intervening years, and 2015…

Herding Cats is not a Strategy: Move Beyond Tactics to Align for Procurement Success (Webinar)

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team February 1, 2016Articles, Events, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

When your workday is consumed by the tactics of managing procurement, it’s nearly impossible to look ahead and plan an organizational strategy for success. Join our expert panel as they…

Technology Round-Up – January 28, 2016

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team January 28, 2016Articles, Process, Solution Providers, Technology

DocuSign Announces Winter '16 Release for DTM Platform Recently, DocuSign, the San Francisco-based provider of cloud-based digital transaction management (DTM) and electronic signature (eSignature) solutions, announced its Winter '16 Release that brings compliance…

BravoSolution: Setting Its Sights on 2016 with Source-to-Settle Innovation

By Andrew Bartolini January 28, 2016Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Recently, the analyst team at Ardent Partners sat down with BravoSolution’s President and CEO, Jim Wetekamp, Vice President of Global Marketing, Andrea Brody, and Chief Strategy Officer, Florian Winterstein, for…

Technology Round-Up – January 21, 2016

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team January 21, 2016Articles, Complex Categories, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Join us on March 29 & 30, 2016 at the Harvard Club of Boston for CPO Rising 2016: The Event. This executive summit will bring together business executives and supply management…

The Year Ahead for Contingent Workforce Management

By Christopher Dwyer January 21, 2016Articles, Complex Categories, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy

Editor’s Note: The evolving non-employee workforce certainly impacts the procurement function, especially as this industry continues to expand and grow. Don’t forget to register for Ardent’s webinar on Thursday, January…

Upcoming Webinar: CPO Game Changer Series Volume 3: People, Process, and Communication

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team January 20, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

In 2016, procurement departments around the world are increasingly reliant on diversified staff to engage with key internal and external stakeholders, clearly communicate business requirements, and effectively execute upon project…

Upcoming Webinar: Procurement 2016: Big Trends and Predictions

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team January 8, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Technology

The procurement industry is constantly evolving and shifting, forcing supply management professionals across the globe to prepare for change and respond to rapid innovation in supply markets, changing dynamics in…

Technology Round-Up – December 23, 2015

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 23, 2015Articles, Complex Categories, Process, Solution Providers, Technology

Coupa Partners with Amazon Business to Enhance Enterprise Purchasing Last week, Coupa, the California-based provider of cloud-based spend management solutions, announced that it is partnering with Amazon Business to enhance B2B relationships by offering…

Research Preview: Leveraging Contract Analytics to Uncover Hidden Costs, Risks, and Opportunity

By Andrew Bartolini December 16, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Today’s article is the second of two articles from a report that we recently published, entitled, Digging Deep: Leveraging Contract Analytics to Uncover Hidden Costs, Risks, and Opportunity, sponsored by Seal and available for free…