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Be a Part of the “Age of Intelligence” for Procurement – Join Us At The CPO Rising 2018 Summit

By Andrew Bartolini August 28, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Strategy, Technology

The Dawn of a New Age for Procurement As a procurement leader, you know better than most that businesses and consumers are now fully engulfed by technology and the data…

It’s Money That Matters – A New Webinar from Ardent Partners

By Phil Bartolini August 27, 2018General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Technology

For P2P stakeholders and participants, it is possible to have a major impact helping to improve the financial performance of the enterprise. But there is work to be done. Leaders…

Payables Place First Thing: The Expected Trajectory of AP – Part I

By Phil Bartolini August 24, 2018Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Technology1 Comment

[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

By Andrew Bartolini & Christopher Dwyer August 23, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

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”

By Christopher Dwyer August 22, 2018Articles, Complex Categories, General, Technology

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!

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team August 22, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Technology

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…

Just Two Weeks Remain for Early-Bird Pricing to the CPO Rising Summit!

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team August 21, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

With the “dog days of summer” upon us, it’s easy to forget that the fall is right around the corner. And that is why we at Ardent Partners want to…

Defining Procurement Intelligence and Putting it to Work

By Andrew Bartolini August 21, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Strategy, Technology

Friends, procurement intelligence isn't just about IQ (the intelligence quotient), but EQ (the effectiveness quotient). While intelligence is critical, a precise measure of procurement intelligence is less important than the performance…

The Winds of Change: ISM Prepares to Launch Refreshed CPSM Exam

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team August 20, 2018Articles, Events, General, People, Solution Providers, Technology

As summer turns to fall and we prepare for the kids to go back to school, many procurement practitioners are also preparing to hit the books. But just as the…

Payables Place First Thing: Proof that AP is Broadening its Value To Organizations

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team August 17, 2018Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay

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…