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Contingent Workforce Weekly: A Conversation with Rob Israch, Chief Marketing Officer of Tipalti

By Christopher Dwyer November 19, 2019Solutions, Technology

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)…

Monday First Thing: An Introduction to the ‘Future of Work’ with an Assist from an NFL Fantasy Football Draft

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team August 26, 2019Research, Technology

What exactly is the ‘Future of Work’ and why are we discussing it on Payables Place? The ‘Future of Work’ originally started out as a concept, a discussion topic if…

Technology Round-Up — July 8, 2019 (Coupa Inspire Edition)

By Andrew Bartolini July 8, 2019Solutions, Technology

Coupa Inspire was held last week, June 24-27 in Las Vegas at the chic Cosmopolitan Hotel and Conference Center. Ardent Partners’ analyst team was in attendance. During the conference, Coupa Software, the San…

The Future of Work and Accounts Payable – It’s ‘GO’ Time

By Philip Bartolini June 3, 2019Process, ResearchNo Comments

Many of the major shifts in the business world over the past decade revolved around the idea that businesses needed to “do more with less.” A decade removed from an…

Black Friday 2018 – Shopping, Supply Chains, and Sales Reminder

By Philip Bartolini November 23, 2018News, Research

Attention Shoppers! The day after Thanksgiving in the US has long been known as Black Friday, the dark name for what is generally considered the biggest shopping day of the year…

Ardent Partners’ Autumn Events Round-Up

By Andrew Bartolini August 31, 2018Event, News, Webinar

As summer turns to fall, like so many leaves will do here in New England, we at Ardent Partners wanted to take a moment to round up and highlight some of…

2015 “Spring Training” Series: Contingent Workforce Management

By Christopher Dwyer March 13, 2015Best Practices

While the conditions outside may still represent the throes of winter, it’s never too late to look forward to the sunnier (and warmer!) days of spring. CPO Rising and Payables…

Mobility and Complex Spend Management (Part II)

By Christopher Dwyer January 15, 2015Best Practices

The first article in this two-part series highlighted the growing rise of mobile applications and solutions within the greater framework of complex spend management. Earlier, we discussed how mobile apps…

Mobility and Complex Category Management (Part I)

By Christopher Dwyer January 14, 2015Best Practices

In the procurement and supply management world, buzzwords come and go every year. Some of these fresh happenings represent a true change in the business world, while others fizzle out…

An Intro to Marketing and Print Spend Management

By Christopher Dwyer December 10, 2014Best PracticesNo Comments

There are many reasons why “complex spend management” (sometimes called complex category management or services procurement) has been the focus of my professional career and why Payables Place (and sister-site…