Best Practices

“Perception” has long been one of the biggest issues holding AP groups down within the organizational hierarchy of an enterprise. Perception acts as a lens through which reality is viewed, understood, and acted upon. As such, there is a tendency to assume that how reality is perceived is what it truly is. For many years, [...]

Now in year three, COVID-19 continues to persist, and its outlook for the remainder of 2022 remains unclear. However, it is clear that much of the pre-pandemic world has faded away and that the “new normal” described in last year’s report is beginning to take shape. One area that appears forever changed is the workplace. [...]

Join us today, June 28, at 2 PM ET for a complimentary webinar presentation based on our upcoming flagship market research report “The State of ePayables 2022” (click to register) sponsored by Esker. This webinar is the culmination of Ardent Partners’ 17th annual “State of ePayables” research study that examines Accounts Payable (“AP”) organizations and [...]

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[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published its AP-themed report, “Accounts Payable 2022: Big Trends and Predictions”. Over the next few weeks, this site will feature articles highlighting the key discussion points from the report. Prediction #5: AP Becomes an Intelligence Hub AP sits on a veritable goldmine of data due to its direct access to [...]

[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published its Accounts Payable-themed report, “Accounts Payable 2022: Big Trends and Predictions”. Over the next few weeks, this site will feature articles highlighting the key discussion points from the report. The third year of the new decade began much as last year did: with great uncertainty and a global pandemic that will [...]

The AP Metrics that Matter in 2022 eBook Ardent Partners is excited to announce the publication of its annual eBook, “Ardent Partners’ AP Metrics that Matter in 2022”, which is available for download by business practitioners who have registered for our newsletter. Over the next few weeks, this site will feature articles highlighting the key data points [...]

[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published its Accounts Payable-themed report, “Accounts Payable 2022: Big Trends and Predictions”. Over the next few weeks, this site will feature articles highlighting the key discussion points from the report. Today, we conclude our look at Accounts Payables’ BIG Trends for 2022 with three important trends. Big Trend – ePayments Continue their [...]

[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published its Accounts Payable-themed report, “Accounts Payable 2022: Big Trends and Predictions”. Over the next few weeks, this site will feature articles highlighting the key discussion points from the report. The third year of the new decade begins much as last year did: with great uncertainty and a global pandemic that will [...]

The Process to Develop Ardent’s Annual BIG Trends and Predictions List Since 2014, Ardent Partners has gathered our senior analyst team together usually at our headquarters in Boston (but this year virtually) during the second week of January for a multi-day kickoff, during which time we dedicate serious hours to review the prior year’s research [...]