I hope that even casual readers of our sites know that my firm, Ardent Partners, has spent that past decade performing extensive market research in the areas of sourcing/procurement, accounts payable/payments,…
Two companies, a similar task, different corporate cultures, and diametrically opposite results. Over the past few weeks, we presented a case study on the specific experiences of two rival companies…
I recently had the opportunity to connect with Mario Fernández, CEO at Gosocket about the ‘Kenyan Project’ in Africa. Mario will be giving a session on this topic on May…
According to authors P. Montana and B. Charnov (in the 2008 edition of their book, Management) by way of Wikipedia, Corporate culture is defined as the “total sum of the values, customs, traditions, and…
Continuing our look at corporate culture and its impact on technology adoption from last week, we now explore Company #2. In Part I of this article series, we introduced you…
In 2019, Ardent Partners is celebrating 10 years of delivering “Research with Results” for AP, Finance and Procurement Professionals, and other readers of our web sites. As you can imagine, over this…
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 priority, forcing organizations to seek…
Where does the procure-to-pay (“P2P”) process begin? The answer probably depends on who you ask. Some will say sourcing is the starting point, others will say procurement, and still others…
The way enterprises do business has changed significantly over the past 15 years, and these shifts – in communication technologies, in business-to-business (B2B) commerce, and in financial tools, among others…
This week, we continue our journey through Ardent Partners’ AP Metrics that Matter in 2019” (click to download) by looking at another key to success, that being data or information.…