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Three Talent Management Capabilities That Matter

By Christopher Dwyer August 19, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Technology

A recurring theme within the scope of the modern contingent workforce program is “talent first.” With more and more freelance, contract, and non-traditional talent holding the skill sets required for…

Nipendo Offers Plug-and-Play Supplier Cloud; Connects Partners with New Communities

By Andrew Bartolini August 18, 2014Articles, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

Complexity is the name of the game in today’s globalized, interconnected business world. Who companies are connected to and how you communicate and collaborate matters more than ever. This means…

Beeline / OnForce Merger Signals Another Shift in the Contingent Workforce Management Industry

By Christopher Dwyer August 12, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, Solution Providers, Technology1 Comment

Yesterday, Beeline, provider of Vendor Management System (VMS) software, announced that its parent company, Adecco Group, has acquired contractor / freelance management solution OnForce. The acquisition will place OnForce’s freelancer…

Chief Procurement Officers in 2014: Procurement’s Convergence with Supply Risk Management

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team August 12, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Technology1 Comment

Ardent Partners’ annual CPO Rising research report is now available. We called this year’s report, CPO Rising 2014: Convergence and it presents a comprehensive, industry-wide view into what is happening in the…

GEP: Differentiating Itself with a Broad (& Strong) Portfolio (II)

By Andrew Bartolini August 5, 2014Articles, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

In the course of our work for and discussions with large procurement departments this year, GEP’s name is coming up much more frequently than just a few years ago. Impressively,…

GEP: Differentiating Itself with a Broad (& Strong) Portfolio (I)

By Andrew Bartolini August 1, 2014Articles, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

In the course of our work for and discussions with large procurement departments this year, GEP's name is coming up much more frequently than just a few years ago. Impressively,…

CPO News – July 28, 2014

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team July 28, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Technology

Former Boeing Procurement Officer Pleads Guilty to Fraud Ten days ago, former Boeing procurement officer, Deon Anderson, 47 of St. Louis, MO, pled guilty to three counts of federal procurement fraud, including…

ePayables 2014: The Quest – Top Priorities

By Andrew Bartolini July 25, 2014Articles, Process, Solution Providers, Technology

Ardent Partners recently published our annual ePayables report, “ePayables 2014: The Quest,” and like all of our payables reports this year the research is geared toward financial managers, executives, and…

Technology Round-Up – July 23, 2014

By Andrew Bartolini July 23, 2014Articles, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology1 Comment

Basware Releases Second Quarter Earnings Report Earlier this month, Basware, the Finnish Procure-to-Pay (P2P) and eInvoicing solution provider, held its second quarter earnings call, led by their CEO Esa Tihila…

CPO Rising 2014: Convergence – Top Challenges in 2014 (IV)

By Andrew Bartolini July 22, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Solution Providers, Technology

Ardent Partners recently published our annual CPO Rising report (entitled CPO Rising 2014: Convergence) and of all the reports we publish this year, the focus of this report is exactly geared towards our…