iValua On Air
Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of attending iValua's biennial user conference, "iValua: On Air" in Paris. Now in its 13th year, iValua is a French-based solution provider with…
The Next Generation of CWM Technology, Part II: As Cold As ICES
Welcome to the second article in a four-part series on the technological landscape within the CWM industry, which looks at how the “next generation” of these solutions may look by…
eInvoicing Costs Less
Who said eInvoicing costs less? Actually, the market did. As you have already seen in other articles (such as this one or this one), Ardent Partners recently completed a fairly…
Next Generation of CWM Technology, Part I: The VMS of the Future
[Publisher's Note: As a reminder, our Contingent Workforce Management 2013 Survey is live. If you have a few minutes today, please consider taking it - you'll receive our appreciation and…
Basware & MasterCard Announce New B2B ePayment Solution
We've said it before - the ePayments market has just shifted into second gear We've also said that depending on where you are, managing ePayments can be difficult and cumbersome…
Designing a Procurement Transformation for Best-in-Class Performance
Earlier this past summer, I published a research series on Procurement Transformation to help procurement organizations design, plan, build and execute a proper procurement transformation program and utilize leading-edge strategies…
Strategic Sourcing in 2013
What is strategic sourcing? Throughout our "Summer of Sourcing," we've looked at various aspects of the sourcing process, what sourcing leaders do to be more effective than their peers, and…
Procurement Transformation: Buzzword…or a Viable Strategy?
Today, we’ll discuss a concept that some Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) have made a top priority over recent years: procurement transformation. Within the greater procurement and sourcing industry, new and…
Spend and Sourcing Analytics: Gateway to Greater Value
The summer of 2013 is the “Summer of Sourcing” on CPO Rising, as we deliver a slew of sourcing-related articles on a wide variety of topics that fall under the…
The State of Strategic Sourcing 2013
We're pleased to announce that Ardent Partners' State of Strategic Sourcing Report 2013 is now available. Subtitled: "Speed is Good, Agility is Better," this research report dives deep into the…