Why AI won’t fix a fragmented procurement stack

Procurement and AP leaders are under pressure to deliver AI-driven outcomes, but fragmented systems are quietly capping the return. 

In a new Ardent Partners report, Andrew Bartolini explains why a unified Intake-to-Pay foundation is the prerequisite for AI to actually work at enterprise scale.

What's inside:

• Why 40% of enterprise spend still falls outside policy, and what it's costing AP
• How intake becomes the strategic control point for governance, visibility, and velocity
• Why AI deployments stall without a unified Intake-to-Pay architecture
• Six recommendations for procurement and AP leaders in 2026