Best-in-Class

Join Ardent Partners and Yooz next Wednesday, July 26th for a webinar that highlights the key findings from Ardent Partners’ 2023 AP Pulse on the Mid-Market eBook.  “The AP Pulse on the Mid-Market in 2023” is a compilation of knowledge and performance metrics needed by mid-market AP and finance organizations to gain key insights into accounts payable [...]

With today’s article, we are excited to announce the publication of Ardent Partners’ latest AP research report, “The State of ePayables 2021: Operating in the New Normal”, which is available for download here. Over the next few months, this site will feature articles highlighting the key discussion points from the report. About the Report: In 2021, the [...]

[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners’ new webinar, Maximizing Spend Management with AP Automation and Data, is scheduled for this Thursday, April 9th. Click here to register.] Ardent Partners research has shown that the benefits of Accounts Payable (“AP”) automation and data can extend well beyond process and efficiency improvements gained from eliminating paper and manual, labor-intensive [...]

[Ardent Partners takes the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic with the utmost seriousness. Please click here to read our approach in these uncertain times.] The success of any spend management, sourcing or financial management program largely depends on the enterprise’s ability to set proper goals, identify core business objectives and, most importantly, build an effective means of [...]

[EDITOR’S NOTE: Ardent Partners recently published its annual AP Metrics that Matter eBook, which is available for download by clicking here.] The Accounts Payable (“AP”) process is one area that presents a significant opportunity for automation in many of today’s enterprises. All spend, regardless of who makes a purchase or where it is made — [...]

[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners is pleased to present a new webinar, 3 Secrets of Best-in-Class AP Departments, sponsored by Bottomline Technologies. This webinar is scheduled for Thursday, September 19th at 2 PM ET. If you are interested in learning more, click here.] Best-in-Class Accounts Payable (“AP”) organizations have blazed the trail for all other groups, showing [...]

What makes Best-in-Class organizations different than other organizations? While there are many different traits and characteristics you could point to, the one that stands out, above all else, is not being satisfied with the status quo or to put it a different way, looking for a better way to get things done. One key way [...]

[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners is pleased to present a new webinar, The 5 Habits of Highly Effective AP Departments, sponsored by Yooz. This webinar is scheduled for Thursday, September 12th at 2 PM ET. If you are interested in learning more, click here.] Accounts Payable’s destiny is almost within reach. The momentum behind the industry’s [...]

[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, [...]

Every now and then I find it helpful to take a step back and consider what makes an organization or department able to achieve better results than its peers. Why is one enterprise more successful than another? Colin Powell – American statesman, retired 4-star general, and former U.S. Secretary of State, said “There are no [...]