WHITE PAPER - As economic cycles go through the ebb and flow of recession and boom, the underlying drivers of financial transformation in business enterprises also change. This is evident in the focus and direction of senior finance executives who have successfully steered their organizations through periods of recessions and prosperity.
Posted: May 14, 2012 | Published: December 31, 2011


Topics:  Asset Management (Finance) | Financial Applications Software | Financial Management | Financial Metrics | Financial Reporting | Pricing | Spend Management | Supply Chain Management

WHITE PAPER - Between 25% and 50% of most companies’ revenue goes toward purchasing goods and services, so the ability to keep these costs down is paramount. Applying strategic sourcing methodologies to pinpoint spend categories and select qualified suppliers allows organizations to reduce expenses and positively impact the bottom line.
Posted: April 27, 2012 | Published: December 31, 2009


Topics:  Contract Management | Spend Management | Supplier Management | Supplier Relationship Management | Supply Chain Collaboration | Supply Chain Execution | Supply Chain Integration | Supply Chain Management

WHITE PAPER - Benchmark findings prove that a 5% reduction in spending can drive upwards of a 45% increase in net income, and migrating to automated spend analytics can capture a 30% higher rate of cost savings and a 27% higher rate of spend under manage­ment. This study will walk through a four-step process to help you start reaping these rewards.
Posted: April 23, 2012 | Published: December 31, 2011


Topics:  Data Analytics | Data Classification | Data Management | Predictive Analytics | Predictive Performance Management | Procurement | Spend Management | Spend Management Software | Supplier Management | Supply Chain Intelligence

WHITE PAPER - Read how the utilization of a Data Enrichment and Classification toolkit can help you unlock the full potential of your existing procurement applications by making your data reliable – the key to more accurate and consistent insight into your spend. Learn how you can increase leverage opportunities and improve decision making.
Posted: April 23, 2012 | Published: April 30, 2011


Topics:  Data Analytics | Data Management | Data Quality | SAP (Product) | Spend Management | Spend Management Software | Supply Chain Intelligence | Supply Chain Management

WHITE PAPER - Read this paper to discover the top four tactics employed by best-in-class companies of varied sizes and industries to elevate procurement proficiencies in today's recalcitrant economy, along with the metrics they use to measure their success.
Posted: April 21, 2012 | Published: September 30, 2011


Topics:  Procurement | SAP (Product) | Spend Management | Supplier Management | Supply Chain Execution | Supply Chain Management

WHITE PAPER - Companies that can move high percentages of their spend into managed scenarios will reap much larger returns. This article discusses the importance of visibility in bringing more spend under management, and the types of outcomes one can expect from a strong spend analysis program.
Posted: April 21, 2012 | Published: September 30, 2011


Topics:  Procurement | Spend Management | Spend Management Software | Supply Chain Intelligence | Supply Chain Management

WHITE PAPER - Ensure traveling employees are productive while you control costs and security, with an enterprise mobility strategy.
Posted: January 30, 2012 | Published: January 27, 2012


Topics:  Data Security | Endpoint Security | LAN | Mobile Device Management | Mobile Device Management Software | Mobile Workers | Smart Phones | Spend Management | Spend Management Software | VPN | Wi-Fi

IT BRIEFING - The Corporate Executive Board IT Budget Benchmarking Survey assess IT spending,  staffing, and outsourcing levels at more than 175 organizations globally, representing roughly US$38 billion in IT spend. Download for the latest IT budget trends.
Posted: November 21, 2011 | Published: November 21, 2011


Topics:  Budgeting | CIOs | Cloud Computing | Information Management | Mobile Device Management | Mobile Workers | Outsourcing | Project Management | Spend Management

WHITE PAPER - IT managers that fail to embrace on-demand services will hold back the organisation they are supposed to be supporting. Such services can save costs within IT, as well as provide new capabilities to the business that have previously been unavailable or unaffordable.
Posted: October 24, 2011 | Published: July 29, 2010


Topics:  IT Management | IT Managers | ROI | Spend Management

WHITE PAPER - IT spending is often an issue for any organisation, but especially in harsh economic times it is even more important to see what benefit IT brings to the business. This report looks at the degree to which UK organisations understand what IT is doing for their business, and in particular how some companies measure this and benefit from it.
Posted: October 20, 2011 | Published: October 18, 2010


Topics:  Competition | Performance Testing | Spend Management

WHITE PAPER - In this white paper, David Loshin from Knowledge Integrity explores the data management requirements necessary to support compliance with the reporting requirements for physician payment transparency and disclosure in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009. Read this paper to learn more.
Posted: June 14, 2010 | Published: June 14, 2010


Topics:  Compliance Best Practices | Data Governance | Data Integration | Data Management | Health Care Billing | Health Care Compliance | Information Management | Master Data Management | Metadata | Payment Processing | Spend Management