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Digital World Class ® Technology organizations spend less, operate with fewer staff, yet deliver dramatically greater benefit to their organizations. How do they do it? A discussion of findings from our new Digital World Class Technology research with Associate Principal Todd Musgrove and Senior Director Prem Purushothamraj.

In this episode of the Business Excelleration® Podcast, a discussion of the key findings of the new Working Capital Survey, which examines the payables, receivables, and inventory performance of the largest U.S. companies in 2022, and the upcoming challenges companies will face in 2023. Overall, working capital performance degraded significantly at typical companies due to worsening payables perfo...

In this episode of the Business Excelleration® Podcast, a discussion of the hidden complexities, potential pitfalls and proven best practices around intercompany accounting with The Hackett Group European Account to Report Advisory Practice Leader Stephen Ferguson and Account to Report Global Program Leader Bill Marchionni.

How HR organizations can leverage artificial intelligence to drive efficiency and effectiveness within their organizations? A discussion with The Hackett Group North American HR Executive Advisory Practice Leader Franco Girimonte, Senior Director and Executive HR Advisor Amanda Newfield and Manager, HR Transformation Tom Stuck.

In this episode of the Business Excelleration® Podcast, finance costs are increasing for the first time in decades, driven by inflation and other uncertainty factors. But top performers continue to spend less and deliver greater value. Those are just some of the findings from our newly released research "Resilience: The Digital World Class® Finance Advantage." With The Hackett Group Prin...

The Hackett Group Senior Global Business Services Advisor Penny Weller talks with Cargill Global Business Services Leader Kim Skanson about the dramatic digital transformation she has led across her global business services (GBS) organization.

What’s the role for artificial intelligence in today’s enterprise? Where should IT leaders focus their efforts? A discussion with Global IT Advisory Practice Leader Tammy Pinter, Chief of Research John Van Decker and Senior Research Director, Enterprise IT Ron Exler.

In this episode of the Business Excelleration® Podcast, a discussion of the objectives, challenges and developments in the world of sustainable procurement, with European Procurement Advisor and Director Vicky Kavan, Senior Research Director, Procurement Amy Hillcox, and Procurement Advisory Principal Kurt Albertson.

How can finance can more effectively navigate the high levels of uncertainty and risk in today’s business environment? A discussion with The Hackett Group Senior Director, Finance Executive Advisory Shawn Fitzgerald, Digital Enablement Principal Justin Gillespie and Director, Finance Transformation Anthony Relvas.

A discussion of the convergence of enterprise risk management and enterprise performance management, and how companies are evolving their enterprise risk management capabilities. With Senior Director Shawn Fitzgerald, Principal and EPM Advisory North American Practice Leader Sherri Liao and Director, EPM, Business Intelligence and Finance Advisory Kimberly Myers Dennis.

How can IT leaders more effectively integrate and manage the complex world of software and services offerings that make up their infrastructures? A discussion with The Hackett Group Principal Michael Fuller, Manager Ryan Sebastiani and Director Harish Murthy.

Why is it critical for companies to focus on employee mobility in today’s business environment? What’s the payoff? What are some critical success factors? A discussion with The Hackett Group Senior Research Director Anthony DiRomualdo and North American HR Executive Advisory Practice Leader Franco Girimonte.

What are the actual opportunities and limitations for the use of ChatGPT in today’s enterprise? On this episode of The Hackett Group’s Business Excelleration Podcast we’ll be separating the hype from the reality, with the help of Global IT Advisory Practice Leader Tammy Pinter, Senior Manager Rizwan Imtiazi and Senior Research Director, Enterprise IT Ron Exler.

Which customer to cash receivables solutions providers excel at delivering real value? Which offer the greatest breadth of capabilities? This episode of the Business Excelleration podcast looks at the first piece of research from The Hackett Group’s Market Intelligence Service, which provides a unique analysis and ranking of nine leading C2C solution providers. With Chief Market Intelligence Offic...

What’s required to succeed at IT transformation in today’s business environment? What key challenges do IT leaders face, and what common mistakes do they make? A discussion with The Hackett Group Principal Mike Fuller, Director Tiffany Hague, and Manager Matt Williams.

How are global economic changes likely to impact on the labor market over the next year or two, and how can HR be ready to respond? A discussion with The Hackett Group CHRO and Global HR Advisory Leader Harry Osle and North American HR Executive Advisory Practice Leader Franco Girimonte.

In this episode of the Business Excelleration® Podcast, How can IT organizations can create greater synergy as part of the mergers and acquisitions process? A discussion with The Hackett Group Principal Michael Fuller, Director Todd Musgrove, and Principal Kyle Robichaud.

What are the key factors driving HR’s move to the cloud? What should HR organizations consider as they embark on or continue their cloud journey. A discussion with The Hackett Group CHRO and Global HR Advisory Leader Harry Osle and Senior Director and Executive HR Advisor Amanda Newfield.

What projects are technology leaders prioritizing in 2023? What challenges do they expect to face? A discussion of findings from our 2023 IT Key issues research with The Hackett Group's Global IT Advisory Practice Leader Tammy Pinter, IT Transformation Practice Leader Mike Spires, and Technology Transformation Practice Co-Leader Michael Fuller.

The Hackett Group Director Jay Ruffin discusses how Oracle’s fit-for-purpose cloud-based solutions for banking and financial services offer unique benefits to both banks and their customers.  With Oracle Senior Director John Andrews, Oracle Cloud CTO Yonas Yohannes, and The Hackett Group Manager Matt Williams.

What priorities and challenges do companies expect to face in 2023? A discussion of findings from our 2023 Enterprise Key Issues research, with Associate Principal John Van Decker, North American Advisory Practice Leader Jim O’Connor, and European Advisory Practice Leader Martijn Geerling.

Adrien Cadman, Enterprise Performance Management Leader for IBM’s consulting practice in the UK and Ireland, discusses how FP&A teams can more effectively respond to the challenge of the pandemic and ongoing economic instability.    More information about IBM’s offerings and approach is available at https://www.ibm.com/uk-en/smarter-business

Highlights from our 2023 Supply Chain Key Issues research, with Principal, Supply Chain Business & Transformation Practice Josh Nelson and Associate Principal Erin Blair

A discussion of finding from our newly-released 2023 HR Key Issues Research looking at challenges and opportunities for human resources in the coming year. Senior Director, HR Advisory Amanda Newfield talks with North American HR Executive Advisory Practice Leader Franco Girimonte.

A discussion of key findings from our 2023 Global Business Services Key Issues research with The Hackett Group Global Business Services Advisor Penny Weller, GBS Global Practice Leader Martijn Geerling and Principal and Finance Transformation GBS Leader Kevin Church.