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Best of 2024: CPO Rising Listicle: Open Your Mind to New Technology (5 Reasons)

By Andrew Bartolini January 17, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2024 articles as we reflect on last year and begin tackling 2025. Fridays means that…

CPO Rising Listicle: Best-in-Class AP Operations Benefit the CFO in Six Ways

By Andrew Bartolini November 8, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

Fridays (in 2024) means that it’s time for another CPO Rising Listicle. Each list will include a variety of procurement tips, trends, insights, research, lists, strategies, and/or recommendations designed to help…

CPO Rising Listicle: Procurement AI in Action, Part 3

By Andrew Bartolini April 19, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Lists, Process, Strategy, Technology

It's Friday, which means we're sharing another CPO Rising Listicle. Each list will include a variety of procurement tips, trends, insights, research, lists, strategies, and/or recommendations designed to help procurement teams…

CPO Rising Listicle: Don’t Negotiate a Supplier Contract Without These 4 Things

By Andrew Bartolini March 22, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

CPO Rising Listicle: Make AP Smarter with Six Recommendations

By Andrew Bartolini March 1, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

Fridays (in 2024) means that it’s time for another CPO Rising Listicle. As AP leaders push deeper into 2024, they should remain focused on achieving their top priorities while also keeping…

Best-in-Class Accounts Payable Performance

By Andrew Bartolini September 10, 2021Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay

For the last twelve years, Ardent Partners has leveraged a unique framework to highlight the performance of top-tier or Best-in- Class organizations (versus all others) by analyzing a specific set…

The Accounts Payable Benchmarks in 2021

By Andrew Bartolini September 1, 2021Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay1 Comment

The performance of the typical AP function is rooted in its ability to effectively manage the many facets of the invoice and payment processes. To effectively drive AP forward into…

Now Available – The State of ePayables 2020 Market Research Report

By Andrew Bartolini June 24, 2020Articles, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology4 Comments

The State of ePayables 2020: Ensuring Continuity, Building Resiliency, and Rising to the Challenge In 2020, the accounts payable (“AP”) profession continues to gain momentum and impact business operations and…

20 for 2020: The Key Themes for the Modern CPO’s Agenda (#4 – B2B Payments)

By Andrew Bartolini January 24, 2020Articles, Lists, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

In ten years’ time, the procurement profession and the role of the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) has changed in many unique and profound ways. Yet, just like 2010, CPOs and other procurement leaders…

The “Smart” Way: The Future of ePayables

By Andrew Bartolini July 31, 2019Articles, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published its annual AP-themed report, The State of ePayables 2019: Driving Value in the Age of Intelligence. Today’s article is part of an on-going series focused…