ABOUT ARDENT PARTNERS
A Next-Generation research and advisory firm that leverages its industry expertise and Data-driven research to help executives make smarter decisions and achieve better results.
Ardent Partners is the leading research and advisory firm focused on procurement, supply management, financial operations, and the contingent workforce. We believe our team’s first-hand experience evaluating, developing, packaging, deploying, and using supply management solutions on behalf of enterprises in the Global 2000 and public sector makes us eminently qualified to advise our clients to make smart decisions in this area.
Ardent Partners actively covers the supply management solutions marketplace and produces research to help business decision-makers understand the technology landscape and identify the best-fit solution(s) for their specific needs. Over the last decade plus, Ardent has published an extensive catalog of research that has both defined and advanced the strategies, processes, and technologies that define Best-in-Class performance in these areas.
“With their in-depth market research, Ardent Partners has the unique ability to get into the mind of the Chief Procurement Officer and other business executives. This results in research with practical, pragmatic, and actionable guidance and recommendations that our clients use and value.”
– CEO, Source-to-Pay Solution Provider
WHY CHOOSE US?
As our name implies, Ardent Partners is passionate about our work. We have established ourselves by delivering the highest quality supply management research and consulting in the industry. Based upon our “content-first” strategy established years ago, we have been able to develop a thriving global community of procurement, supply-chain, and financial operations professionals who actively use our research and consulting to make smarter decisions and improve performance.
By producing top quality research, Ardent is able to educate and engage with these executive-level decision-makers.
We believe our team’s first-hand experience evaluating, developing, packaging, deploying, and using supply management solutions on behalf of enterprises in the Global 2000 and public sector makes us eminently qualified to advise our clients to make smart decisions in this area.
Ardent Partners delivers the highest quality research and consulting in the industry today and directly influences thousands of global organizations each year.
Our Vision
Ardent Partners’ vision is simple: help both business practitioners and solution providers better understand the global supply management market and its trends, nuances, and overall impact. Across our core coverage areas, Ardent believes that its laser-like focus on specific business functions under the greater supply management umbrella provides it with a distinctive perspective, unlike any other research firm in the world. Ardent’s depth of experience (nearly a century’s worth of expertise across its veteran analyst team) uniquely positions the firm to deliver research with results.
OUR MISSION
Ardent Partners is committed to leveraging its distinct perspectives and thought leadership to help the market understand how key market trends directly impact business operations and the utilization of enterprise technology and automation.
- Deliver leading-edge research
- Leverage multifaceted research to educate the market
- Bring together like-minded global business leaders
- Help businesses understand the impact of technology
- Advise solution providers on the best-fit go-to-market strategies
- Publish research that uncovers key market trends
- Provide supply management professionals with the tools to succeed
WHAT WE OFFER
The Ardent ADvantage
Since 2010, Ardent has conducted more market research in our industry than any other firm, by a significant degree. This “fact-based” foundation enables a better view into the trends and behaviors that define the market.
A global community of procurement, finance, and HR executives participate in our research and use it to guide their decisions. They attend our events and webinars and they’re active consumers of our reports, insights, and articles.
Our firm’s laser focus on the supply management industry (incl. sourcing, procurement, financial operations, and the extended workforce) allows our analysts to dive deeper and truly understand the defining characteristics of Best-in-Class performance.
Ardent is that rare industry analyst firm whose research extends beyond technology evaluations. We are equally-invested in understanding the underlying business processes and best practices that drive operations and overall results.
Ardent Partners’ research and unique insights into people, process, and technology have a broad reach that resonates within the ranks of global procurement leaders.
Ardent Partners has been a trusted advisor and a great source of research and insight for us. The breadth of their expertise across multiple industries has been invaluable to our team.
Ardent Partners delivers superb research and powerful insight that reflects the firm’s deep understanding of enterprise procurement. In terms of both better understanding and better anticipating the challenges and opportunities in our market, Ardent Partners is an important part of our continued success as a procurement solution provider.
When we have a question about the market or need an expert opinion, we always call Ardent first. They have been an invaluable resource for our product, marketing, and sales teams for many years.
The advisory project that Ardent Partners undertook for my 150-person procurement organization was worth every penny. As a direct result of their report and recommendations, I was able to gain Board approval for a multi-faceted improvement program that has made a huge overall impact on our operations and results. I highly recommend Ardent Partners!
“Ardent Partners was our trusted advisor. They understand the technology landscape better than any firm and were a great resource for me and my executive team as we faced big challenges.”