Best Practices Archives - Page 14 of 44

What Do Phased Re-openings Mean for the Workforce? Four Things to Watch

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team June 17, 2020Best Practices, News, Process, Solutions, Technology

Across the globe, many countries have begun (or are about to begin) the process of “phased re-openings” of their economies, only three months after the COVID-19 pandemic began. In the…

Compliance – Embrace It, Don’t Fear

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team June 15, 2020Best Practices, Process, Research, Solutions, Technology

Some hear the word ‘compliance’ and embrace it, others hear the word and fear it. ‘Compliance’ is a concept that haunts nearly many professional across the greater enterprise, no matter…

Procurement’s Impact on Cash Management

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team June 10, 2020Best Practices, Process, Research, Solutions, TechnologyNo Comments

The global uncertainty that pervades today’s market indicates a very real threat of a deep economic downturn. In response, the CFO’s new “hierarchy of needs” has placed a laser focus…

There Has Never Been a Better Time or Justification to Automate AP and B2B Payments Than Right Now!

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team June 8, 2020Best Practices, Other

I’ve been involved in many AP automation initiatives over the course of my career, all of them involved some type of formal (or informal) ROI calculation and cost/benefit analysis. Most…

Mid-Pandemic Ruminations on the Future of Work

By Christopher Dwyer June 2, 2020Best Practices, Solutions

An interesting post from Chris Dwyer - the head of our Contingent Workforce Labor practice, at Ardent Partners. Chris' blog, columns, and posts, appear regularly on our sister site www.cporising.com.…

Ardent Partners FinTech Influencer Series: Brian Anderson, Senior Manager, Accounts Payable at Verizon Media

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team May 20, 2020Best Practices, Solutions, TechnologyNo Comments

Ardent’s FinTech Influencer Series highlights innovative voices in the world of Accounts Payable (“AP”) automation. This series is the go-to spot for progressive thoughts on how technology, transformational thinking, and revolutionary ideas…

The CFO and Finance Leadership (Track 3)

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team May 18, 2020Best Practices, Event, Process, Research, Solutions, Technology

(Publisher’s note: Our challenge to each reader is to pick and view one great CFO / CPO / Leadership session today. If you do, we bet you can’t just stop…

Solving AP’s Reliance on Paper – Phase 3 – B2B Payments

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team May 11, 2020Best Practices, News, Research, Solutions, TechnologyNo Comments

In Ardent Partners’ AP Metrics that Matter in 2020, our research indicated 55% of B2B payments were made electronically last year. The positive lining here is the percentage of B2B…

Solving AP’s Reliance on Paper – Phase 2 – Invoice Processing

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team May 4, 2020Best Practices, Process, Solutions, Technology

Today we continue our look at solving AP’s reliance on paper by looking at the second phase of the process: Invoice processing. The AP department is one of the last…

The Resiliency Imperative – The Role of Supply Chain Finance in Today’s COVID-19 World (Session 16 Overview)

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team April 30, 2020Best Practices, News, Other, Solutions, Technology

The Resiliency Imperative sessions finish the week in strong fashion with a discussion targeted to CFOs, CPOs, Treasurers, and any professional reporting into these executive job roles. Tomorrow at 11 AM ET,…