Strategy

Another all-new edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast features a conversation with Rob Israch, Chief Marketing officer of global payables automation solution Tipalti. Rob joins me to discuss why payments (and payment management) are so critical in the face of incredible contingent workforce and freelancer growth. Rob and I chat about why payments are linked to the candidate [...]

Last week Ardent Partners hosted its fourth annual CPO Rising Summit at Boston’s Harvard Club where CPOs and senior procurement leaders gathered to discuss best practices, learn about emerging market trends, and collaborate with like-minded peers. All in, there were over 150 attendees from across North America that took part. The event featured nearly two [...]

[Editor’s Note: Join Ardent’s Research Director, Bob Cohen, this Thursday, October 31st at 11 AM ET on a new webinar (click to register), hosted by Determine, and learn how to make the right choice when it comes to evaluating Accounts Payable automation solutions.] Transforming an accounts payable operation can deliver a compelling ROI if the [...]

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, [...]

One never really knows what the coming business environment will hold. We are in the midst or quite possibly at the tail end of one of the longest market expansions in modern times. History tells us one thing, nothing lasts forever. Given this undeniable truth, it behooves organizations to plan and take appropriate steps for [...]

Smart business leaders perpetually pursue the ideal way of getting things done. To succeed, they know that they must execute a series of transformational strategies with supporting technology to optimize their specific processes, programs, and overall capabilities…and then remain open to new ways to push the envelope. Similar opportunities await forward-thinking AP leaders who pursue [...]

[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 [...]

Ardent’s annual State of ePayables 2019: Driving Value in the Age of Intelligence report is a must-read for anyone in, or working with, Accounts Payable. If you haven’t already, be sure to get your copy before it’s gone at the end of September. Why Download This Year’s Report? Here are some of the key stats: [...]

[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 [...]