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Payables Metrics That Maximize Your Buying Power (New Webinar)

By Andrew Bartolini July 14, 2021Articles, Events, General, Procure-to-Pay

[Editor’s Note: Click here to register to Ardent’s upcoming webinar, Payables Metrics That Maximize Your Buying Power, sponsored by Ivalua.] Establishing and measuring relevant and actionable metrics is an important part of…

Procurement 2021: Technology Adoption

By Andrew Bartolini July 12, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Strategy, Technology

Ardent recently completed its sixteenth annual CPO-themed market research study, “The State of Procurement & the CPO”, which is part of an ongoing dialogue that my team and I have had with…

Upcoming Webinar: The Transformation of the Agile Workforce

By Christopher Dwyer July 7, 2021Articles, Complex Categories, Events, General, Technology

Last year, Ardent Partners predicted that the global business landscape would experience a sharp uptick in the utilization of non-employee labor as a direct result of the pandemic’s sweeping impact…

Beeline’s Tech Expo Reinforces the Growth and Impact of the Extended Workforce

By Christopher Dwyer July 2, 2021Articles, Complex Categories, Events, General

Going into 2020, 43.5% of the average company’s workforce was considered “non-employee,” a figure that was vastly larger than it was only several years ago. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated many…

Introducing the State of ePayables 2021: Operating in the New Normal (New Report)

By Phil Bartolini July 1, 2021Articles, General, Procure-to-Pay

With today’s article, we are excited to announce the publication of Ardent Partners’ latest AP research report, "The State of ePayables 2021: Operating in the New Normal". Over the next…

NEW WEBINAR: 2021 CPO Report – State of Procurement & Solution Priorities

By Phil Bartolini June 25, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

You are invited to attend a new webinar on June 30 at 11 am ET --> 2021 CPO Report - State of Procurement & Solution Priorities In Ardent Partners’ 16th annual…

eSourcing and Advanced Sourcing Technologies in 2021

By Andrew Bartolini June 24, 2021Articles, General, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

One of the striking data points in our 2021 State of Procurement and the CPO report is that the Best-in-Class adopt individual supply management applications by up to 92% more…

Ardent Partners FinTech Influencer Series: Nick Sprau, Co-CEO at Metafile

By Andrew Bartolini June 22, 2021Articles, General, People, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers

Ardent’s FinTech Influencer Series highlights innovative voices in the world of ePayables automation. This series is the go-to spot for progressive thoughts on how technology, transformational thinking, and revolutionary ideas are changing…

Flashback Friday: Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Summary (Part II)

By Andrew Bartolini June 11, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Technology

[Editor’s Note: We continue our “Throwback/Flashback” series with another look at a past entry on the skills needed for today’s procurement leaders.] Over the past several months, we’ve featured a…

Prosperity in the Future of Work: Interview with Sunil Bagai, CEO of Prosperix

By Phil Bartolini June 10, 2021Articles, Complex Categories, General, People, Solution Providers, Technology

The Future of Work is founded on change, whether that change is natural evolution or innovative progression. The world of talent and work has been changing at a rapid clip…