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Announcing the AP Metrics that Matter! (New Webinar)

By Philip Bartolini February 8, 2021Event, Research, Solutions, Webinar

Join Ardent Partners on Thursday, February 11th at 2 PM ET for our Accounts Payable Metrics that Matter webinar, sponsored by DataServ. The Coronavirus pandemic has taken no prisoners and impacted…

New Webinar – AP Metrics that Matter in 2021

By Philip Bartolini January 27, 2021Event, Research, Solutions, Webinar

In preparation for the release of Ardent's upcoming "Accounts Payable Metrics that Matter in 2021" eBook, please join us for a new webinar, where Bob Cohen will be discussing all…

AP – Planning for the Year Ahead – Part 1

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team January 19, 2021Best Practices, Process, Research, Technology

Accounts payable excellence is founded on the critical, day-to-day components of its operations, processes, and overall program management. As AP departments seek to advance their position and improve performance, it…

20 for 2020: Key Providers in the 2020s – Esker

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 28, 2020Best Practices, Research, Solutions, Technology

20 for 2020: Key Providers in the 2020s – Esker Earlier this year, we initiated the first of our planned 20 for 2020 series’ as an echo to the 10 for 2010 series that…

Driving Value from Accounts Payable

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 21, 2020Best Practices, Research, Technology

Across every enterprise function, a real impact has been felt by the pandemic fallout. Procurement faces supply chain disruptions, finance must ensure there is funding to support operations, product management…

Technology’s Impact on ‘Best-in-Class’ AP Teams

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 14, 2020Best Practices, Research, Solutions, Technology

Daniel Yergin, the Pulitzer-prize winning author, speaker, energy expert, and economic historian once said that “people always underestimate the impact of technology.” One group not taking anything for granted are…

Best-in-Class AP in the Age of Intelligence

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 7, 2020Best Practices, Research, Technology

Businesses and consumers today are fully engulfed by technology and the data it creates and captures. The same holds true for AP departments across the globe. Accounts payable’s “Big Data”…

Accounts Payable 2021: Big Trends and Predictions

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 4, 2020Best Practices, Event, Research

[Editor’s Note: Join Ardent Partners on our upcoming webinar, Accounts Payable 2021: Big Trends and Predictions (click to register), next Wednesday, December 9th at 2 PM ET.] As 2020 draws to a…

The Link Between a COVID-19 Vaccine and the Future of Work

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team November 23, 2020News, Research, Technology

(Editor's Note - This article by Christopher J. Dwyer, Vice President of Research at Ardent Partners, first appeared on CPORising.com on 11/20/2020) Never before has a public health crisis caused…

Best-in-Class AP Performance Requires Electronic Invoicing

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team November 16, 2020Best Practices, Research, Technology

There is no denying the many benefits that straight through processing of invoices brings to Accounts Payable. However, an organizations ability to achieve straight-through processing is contingent first and foremost…