Last week I discussed the importance of converting data into value in Accounts Payable (“AP”). This week, I want to focus on how to go about creating an ‘intelligent’ AP operation. The first thing to keep in mind is developing an intelligent AP operation is a marathon – not a sprint. Accounts Payable leaders and [...]
August 12, 2019
Ardent Partners Analyst Team
Best Practices, Process
[Publisher’s Note: In 2019, Ardent Partners is celebrating 10 years of delivering “Research with Results” to readers of our network of sites, including published reports, eBooks, presentations, insights, articles and events. To commemorate the occasion, we are going to reflect on the firm’s first decade by presenting a “throwback” series that will include a blend [...]
August 9, 2019
Philip Bartolini
Best Practices, Process
Ardent’s FinTech Influencer Series highlights innovative voices in the world of Accounts Payable (“AP”) automation. This series is the go-to spot for progressive thoughts on how technology, transformational thinking, and revolutionary ideas are changing how AP work gets done. We continue our FinTech Influencer Series today with Part 1 of a two-part discussion with Andres [...]
August 7, 2019
Ardent Partners Analyst Team
Best Practices, Solutions, Technology
Publisher’s Note: In 2019, Ardent Partners is celebrating 10 years of delivering “Research with Results” to readers of our network of sites, including published reports, eBooks, presentations, insights, articles and events. To commemorate the occasion, we are going to reflect on the firm’s first decade by presenting a “throwback” series that will include a blend of top [...]
July 31, 2019
Philip Bartolini
Best Practices, Process
Publisher’s Note: In 2019, Ardent Partners is celebrating 10 years of delivering “Research with Results” to readers of our network of sites, including published reports, eBooks, presentations, insights, articles and events. To commemorate the occasion, we are going to reflect on the firm’s first decade by presenting a “throwback” series that will include a blend of top [...]
July 26, 2019
Andrew Bartolini
Best Practices, Process
Publisher’s Note: In 2019, Ardent Partners is celebrating 10 years of delivering “Research with Results” to readers of our network of sites, including published reports, eBooks, presentations, insights, articles and events. To commemorate the occasion, we are going to reflect on the firm’s first decade by presenting a “throwback” series that will include a blend of top [...]
July 24, 2019
Andrew Bartolini
Best Practices, Process
[Editor’s Note: Join us tomorrow, July 24 at 12pm ET, for a complimentary webinar presentation entitled “Is Your Procurement Team Best-in-Class? Four Key Enablers for Success” (click to register), sponsored by Canon and Tradeshift.] In 2019, the tried and true procurement strategies still work. But, it is clear today that the procurement profession needs new, [...]
July 22, 2019
Philip Bartolini
Best Practices, Webinar
[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published its annual AP-themed report, The State of ePayables 2019: Driving Value in the Age of Intelligence. Today’s article is part of an on-going series focused on the report’s key findings. If you would like to get the full report, it is available for download here (registration required).] ‘Smart’ systems [...]
July 15, 2019
Ardent Partners Analyst Team
Best Practices, Research, Technology
Join us on Thursday, June 27 at 2pm ET, for a complimentary webinar presentation on our latest market research report “The State of ePayables 2019 Webinar” (click to register), sponsored by Certify. Ardent Partners recently published its State of ePayables 2019 Report, and one of the major themes we saw from this annual market research [...]
June 26, 2019
Philip Bartolini
Best Practices, Research, Webinar
In 2019, businesses and consumers are now fully engulfed by technology and the data it both creates and captures. The same holds true for accounts payable (“AP”) departments across the globe. Accounts Payable’s Big Data has the potential to become the next major force and catalyst for the profession. In fact, over the next few [...]
June 17, 2019
Ardent Partners Analyst Team
Best Practices, Research