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Is Your Procurement Team Best-in-Class? Four Key Enablers for Success (Webinar)

By Philip Bartolini July 22, 2019Best Practices, Events

[Editor’s Note: Join us tomorrow, July 24 at 12pm ET, for a complimentary webinar presentation entitled “Is Your Procurement Team Best-in-Class? Four Key Enablers for Success” (click to register), sponsored…

The Metrics that Matter in 2019

By Andrew Bartolini May 3, 2019Process, Research, Technology

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,…

Top Trends and Value Drivers for AP and Procurement: Automate and Collaborate

By Philip Bartolini March 20, 2019Best Practices, Process, Research

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…

Monday First Thing: Collaboration in AP, as in Politics, Is the Way to Achieve Real Success

By Andrew Bartolini January 14, 2019Best Practices, Research

Much has been in the news lately about what happens when two groups cannot, or will not work with one another to solve (major) pressing issues. Most of us are…

When Blockchain Meets Supply Chain – December 17, 2018

By Andrew Bartolini December 17, 2018News, Solution Providers, Technology

Every day, solution providers continue to research, develop, and integrate “Industry 4.0” technologies, like 3-D printing, Blockchain distributed digital ledgers, cognitive capabilities, connected devices, and robotics within sourcing, procurement, and…

The Metrics that Matter: Strategies to Empower a More Intelligent AP Department

By Philip Bartolini December 12, 2018Process, Research, Technology

[Editor’s Note: In Ardent’s “Supply Management Metrics that Matter in 2018” (click to download), we discuss the supply management industry’s best and most widely used metrics that can inform and…

Monday First Thing: Retaining Talent in Accounts Payable and Procurement

By Andrew Bartolini December 10, 2018Events, Process, Research

Last week, I discussed the challenges Accounts Payable (“AP”) and Procurement organizations face attracting talent in today’s hyper-competitive labor market. This week I want to cover the second half of…

Monday First Thing: A New Approach to Talent Management (Part I)

By Andrew Bartolini December 3, 2018Events, Process

A couple of weeks ago I had the honor of moderating a panel discussion on talent management at Ardent Partners’ CPO Rising 2018 Summit in Boston. My expert panel included…

New Webinar from Ardent Partners: Top Strategies for P2P Success in the Mid-Market

By Philip Bartolini March 21, 2018Best Practices, Events, Solution Providers

The development of a Best-in-Class P2P program takes, among other things, sponsorship, effort, collaboration, vision, expertise, and a supporting technology infrastructure. Superior program design also remains a critical element in…

ePayables Convergence Part II: Supplier Management

By Andrew Bartolini August 10, 2017Best Practices, Process, Research

Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published our annual AP-themed report, The State of ePayables 2017: The Convergence of Cash, Suppliers, and Intelligence. Today’s article is part of a new four-part series focused…