A few weeks ago, delegates, speakers, and supply management solutions providers descended upon the historic Harvard Club of Boston for Ardent Partners’ third-annual CPO Rising procurement executive summit. The Ardent team had arrived the day before to set up shop, greet sponsors and early arrivals, and steady ourselves for yet another whirlwind day-and-a-half procurement event here [...]

Every now and then we all need to take a step back and thank those around us for helping us on both a personal and professional level. Accounts Payable (“AP”) interacts with many groups that are critical to its’ ultimate success. And as AP leaders head back to the office from what was hopefully an [...]

Attention Shoppers! The day after Thanksgiving in the US has long been known as Black Friday, the dark name for what is generally considered the biggest shopping day of the year (truth be told, the Saturday before Christmas often wins this honor). According to the US-based National Retail Federation (NRF), holiday sales in the months of November and [...]

Two weeks ago, 120 global procurement executives descended on Boston for our Annual CPO Rising Summit. I’ve been organizing Chief Procurement Officer (CPO)-focused events since 2006 and I still find the entire process to be equal parts exhilarating, stressful, educational, empowering and highly-rewarding. I’ll share some of my thoughts with you here in today’s article. I plan to write a few [...]

There are many paths to Procure-to-Pay (P2P) excellence and many starting points. A P2P automation project may start with a focus in one area within either accounts payable (AP) or procurement or it may pursue a “big bang” strategy; no matter the initial project approach or budget, one unifying characteristic of Best-in-Class P2P organizations is [...]

Now back to our regular scheduled programing…Ardent’s P2P Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of ePayables, procure-to-pay (P2P), and B2B payment solution provider news and updates from the past week. If you are an Accounts Payable (AP), B2B payments, or spend management solution provider and you have news to share with us, please drop [...]

Ardent Partners’ CPO Rising 2018 Summit was held on November 7 and 8 at the historic Harvard Club of Boston in the city’s posh Back Bay district. And while the event is over, the team at Ardent Partners is still going over all of the great presentations and discussions of which we were a part. This year, Ardent had [...]

November 11th is a solemn day in many countries around the world, recognizing the end of World War One and the service of veterans who have served in their nations’ armed forces. In the United States, it is Veterans Day and a national federal holiday. In New Zealand, France, Belgium and Serbia, it is Armistice Day. In [...]

[Editor’s Note: It’s “CPO Rising Week”, and the Ardent Partners research team is highlighting the great agenda and speakers from the CPO Rising 2018 Summit. If you were unable to join us at the Summit, have no fear, you can attend our complimentary webinar Voice of the CPO: Highlights from the CPO Rising 2018 Summit, [...]

Chief Procurement Officers from North America and Around the Globe Convene to Share Experiences and Best Practices BOSTON, November 7 — Today, more than 135 procurement professionals and executives will convene at the elegant Harvard Club in Boston’s historic Back Bay district to discuss best practices, learn about emerging market trends, and collaborate with like-minded [...]