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. From March 31 through May 7, Ardent Partners will host The CPO Rising 2K20 – The Resiliency Imperative, an exciting new online series that focuses on the key strategies that procurement, supply chain, finance, [...]
April 3, 2020
Philip Bartolini
Best Practices, Event
We at Ardent Partners take the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic with the utmost seriousness. Accordingly, we have taken organizational precautions to minimize the risk of staff infection and the spread of the virus in our communities, including a 100% virtual work order and a ban on all work travel, including local, until further notice. [...]
March 19, 2020
Philip Bartolini
Best Practices, Process, Research
Ardent’s P2P Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of ePayables, P2P, and B2B payment solution provider news and updates from the past week. If you are an Accounts Payable, B2B Payments, or Spend Management solution provider and you have news to share with us, please drop us a note at editor at cporising dot [...]
February 21, 2020
Philip Bartolini
News, Technology
[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners is pleased to present a new webinar, The Accounts Payables KPIs Worth Tracking with Ardent Partners sponsored by Esker. This webinar is scheduled for Thursday, February 20th at 2 PM ET. If you are interested in learning more, click here.] Establishing and measuring relevant and actionable metrics is an important part of any business function [...]
February 19, 2020
Philip Bartolini
Research, Webinar
Ardent’s P2P Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of ePayables, P2P, and B2B payment solution provider news and updates from the past week. If you are an Accounts Payable, B2B Payments, or Spend Management solution provider and you have news to share with us, please drop us a note at editor at cporising dot [...]
February 14, 2020
Philip Bartolini
Solutions, Technology
Over on our sister site, CPORising.com, we’ve launched a new series called “20 for 2020” which examines a broad range of CPO-driven topics. Not surprisingly, and as you would expect, many of these topics intersect with the goals and objectives of AP and Finance as well. Anyone familiar with Ardent Partners knows, collaboration is one [...]
January 27, 2020
Andrew Bartolini
Process
[Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on Payables Place, we’re publishing some “best of” 2019 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.] A modern AP operation can differentiate itself from historical iterations by executing a multifaceted plan for the future that is dependent on solving tactical requirements [...]
January 14, 2020
Ardent Partners Analyst Team
Process, Research
[Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on Payables Place, we’re publishing some “best of” 2019 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.] Why do some supplier eInvoicing and payment initiatives succeed while others fail? The answer usually comes down to supplier enablement. Adoption is key for any [...]
January 7, 2020
Ardent Partners Analyst Team
Best Practices, Process
[Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on Payables Place, we’re publishing some “best of” 2019 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.] Cash management is a critically-important piece of the corporate puzzle. For the continued health of the average business, maximizing cash on hand has become a [...]
January 3, 2020
Philip Bartolini
Process
Organizations today and for the foreseeable future must have visibility into supplier and third-party operations in order to mitigate risks and achieve compliance. But, that is often easier said than done. The visibility challenge is compounded by the growing volume of data flooding the typical accounts payable and procurement organizations from multiple, disparate systems. Spend, [...]
October 14, 2019
Ardent Partners Analyst Team
Best Practices, Solutions