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Join Ardent Partners on Thursday, February 11th at 2 PM ET for our Accounts Payable Metrics that Matter webinar, sponsored by DataServ. The Coronavirus pandemic has taken no prisoners and impacted businesses of all sizes, in all regions. The impact has been felt within the enterprise and across the financial supply chain. These disruptive days have [...]

In preparation for the release of Ardent’s upcoming “Accounts Payable Metrics that Matter in 2021” eBook, please join us for a new webinar, where Bob Cohen will be discussing all of the key data. This webinar, hosted by Transcepta is scheduled for Wednesday, February 10th @ 1 PM ET (click to register). Access to accurate [...]

Warren Buffet, the legendary investor once said “Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.” What does this have to do with Accounts Payable? Everything. Now is the perfect time to look forward and plan what you want AP to look like tomorrow and into the future. Developing [...]

20 for 2020: Key Providers in the 2020s – Esker Earlier this year, we initiated the first of our planned 20 for 2020 series’ as an echo to the 10 for 2010 series that we used to launch this site. That first 2020 series focused on the key themes and ideas that Chief Procurement Officers and Chief Financial Officers should have [...]

Daniel Yergin, the Pulitzer-prize winning author, speaker, energy expert, and economic historian once said that “people always underestimate the impact of technology.” One group not taking anything for granted are the ‘Best-in-Class’ performers in the world of accounts payable.  Ardent Partners defines ‘Best-in-Class’  performance in our research reports as the 20% of enterprises with the [...]

[Editor’s Note: Join us this Wednesday, November 11 at 2pm ET for a complimentary webinar presentation called Why You Need AP Automation For 2021, sponsored by Medius. Click here to register.] If AP is going to move to the next level of performance within the enterprise, the function must develop the capabilities to get them [...]

[Editor’s Note: Ardent’s AP Quarterly Webinar Series AP 2020: Five Game-Changing Strategies for Top Results continues next Thursday, October 29th at 2 PM ET  presented by Bob Cohen & Andrew Bartolini and sponsored by Canon. Click here to register.] As we continue to navigate these disruptive days, it is clear that some of an enterprise’s [...]

Today we continue our “Key Providers in 2020” series with a focus on apexanalytix. Key Provider in the 2020s – apexanalytix If you think you know apexanalytix (“Apex”), but have not engaged with them in a few years, you have missed quite a bit. [A]pexanalytix started out over 30 years ago in the recovery audit business and, [...]

For too many years, Accounts Payable (“AP”) has lacked the voice and credibility needed to accomplish a transformation without the support of others. However, in the face of extraordinary times and a challenging business climate, AP groups now have the opportunity to drive tremendous value and help the greater enterprise navigate these tough times. Deep [...]

Last week we took a look at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on overall business operations, this week we delve into its impact on AP operations. The pandemic forced stay-at-home restrictions on a majority of workers in North America, Western Europe, Asia-Pacific, and in other developed nations, causing great unrest at the company, community, [...]