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What priorities and challenges do procurement leaders expect to face in 2023? An overview of our latest Procurement Key Issues research with Senior Research Director Amy Hillcox and Principal and Global Procurement Advisory Practice Leader Chris Sawchuk.

What challenges and priorities will CFOs and their teams be focused on in 2023? A discussion of key findings from our 2023 Finance Key Issues research, with Senior Director Shawn Fitzgerald and Principal Tom Willman, who lead our finance executive advisory program.

A spotlight on The Hackett Group’s newly-launched Market Intelligence Service, which evaluates and ranks software and services providers, quantifying the business value realized. With Principal Michael Janssen, and Global IP Practice Leader Anthony Snowball.

A discussion of Cloud Financial Management or Cloud FinOps, and how best practices and financial governance can help companies achieve the most cost-efficient business outcomes for their cloud applications. With Principal Mike Fuller, Director Prem Purushothamraj and Director Todd Musgrove.

A discussion of how HR leaders can use a more metrics-driven approach to improve human capital decision-making and management, and deliver greater value to their companies, with The Hackett Group’s  North American HR Executive Advisory Practice Leader Franco Girimonte and Senior Research Director Tony DiRomualdo.

A discussion of HR technology and how it is driving change in HR operations, including insights from The Hackett Group’s HR Technology benchmarking and assessment efforts. With North American HR Executive Advisory Practice Leader Franco Girimonte and Senior Director, Executive HR Advisory Amanda Newfield.

A discussion of findings from our first-ever SG&A scorecard research for North America and Europe, detailing how companies have cut costs in these key areas, and how top performers did dramatically better than their peers at improving efficiency without sacrificing effectiveness. With The Hackett Group Principal and North American Benchmark Practice Leader Murray Shevlin and Associate and Euro...

The Hackett Group Director John O’Mahony and Director Stephen Ferguson discuss the role finance is likely to play as companies increase their focus on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues, driven in part by impending European and U.S. regulatory reporting requirements around corporate environmental impact.

A discussion of how financial services companies can utilize cloud-based “fit for purpose” solutions to improve their ability to compete, provide better customer service, and deliver solutions to market more quickly, with Oracle Cloud CTO Yonas Yohannes, The Hackett Group Director Jay Ruffin and Manager Matt Williams.

The Hackett Group European Procurement Advisor Vicky Kavan discusses the results of our new supplier diversity study with Senior Procurement Advisor Elizabeth Zucker and Senior Research Director Amy Hillcox.

The Hackett Group Director Shawn Townsend and Director Istvan Bodo discuss the Q2 2022 refresh of The Hackett Group’s working capital survey, looking at how companies performed in terms of payables, receivables, and inventory over the first half of 2022.

The Hackett Group Principal Vin Kumar talks with MTN Group CPO Dirk Karl about the company’s digital transformation effort in procurement, which won the company a 2022 Digital Award from The Hackett Group.

Associate Principal Linda Copeland and Associate Principal Brian Willson discuss the needs and objectives for financial reporting and financial planning and analysis (FP&A), and how technology can be used to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of both functions.

Understanding the Impact of Hybrid Work Senior Research Director Anthony DiRomualdo provides an overview of results from The Hackett Group’s Hybrid Work study, which looks at the variety of approaches companies are taking and their impact in areas such as productivity, collaboration, corporate culture, and employee retention

Rick Pastore, Senior Director and Technology Research Advisory discusses findings from our recent research looking at "Improving the Stakeholder Experience," including what approaches work best and what distinguishes high-performing companies from their peers.

Rick Pastore, Senior Director, Technology Research Advisor and Michel Janssen, Chief Market Intelligence Officer discuss how companies can more effectively respond to the current downturn, including issues such as inflation and recession, geopolitical turmoil, and the shrinking labor supply. Show Notes: Welcome to The Hackett Group’s “Business Excelleration Podcast,” where week after week we hear...

Linda Copeland, an Associate Principal with The Hackett Group focusing on emerging opportunities for leveraging technology, discusses the increasing focus of companies on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues, and how they can use technology to more effectively drive performance improvements. Show Notes: Welcome to The Hackett Group’s “Business Excelleration Podcast,” where week after...

Principal and Technology Transformation Practice Leader Mike Spires talks with Principal and Technology Transformation Cloud Leader Mike Fuller and Senior Director and Digital Transformation Strategist Jay Ruffin about the rationales, benefits, and best practices for multi-cloud environments. Show Notes: Welcome to The Hackett Group’s “Business Excelleration Podcast , ” where week after week we he...

The Hackett Group Manager Damon Rottermond talks with Director Shawn Townsend and Director Istvan Bodo discuss findings from The Hackett Group’s 2022 Working Capital Survey. Show Notes Welcome to The Hackett Group’s “Business Excelleration Podcast,” where week after week we hear from experts on how to avoid obstacles, manage detours and celebrate milestones on the journey to world-class performanc...

A discussion of our 2022 Digital World Class Finance research findings with Principal & Global Finance Advisory Leader Jim O’Connor and Shawn Fitzgerald, who is a Senior Research Director in our Finance Advisory Practice. Show Notes Welcome to The Hackett Group’s “Business Excelleration Podcast,” where week after week we hear from experts on how to avoid obstacles, manage detours and celebrate...

The Hackett Group Global Communications Director Gary Baker talks with Principal, Procurement Advisory Kurt Albertson and Associate Principal, Procurement Advisory Mélani Flores about the findings from our 2022 Digital World Class Procurement research. Show Notes Welcome to The Hackett Group’s Business Excelleration Podcast, where week after week we hear from experts on how to avoid obstacles, man...

Senior Director and Technology Research Advisor Rick Pastore and Principal and Technology Transformation Practice Leader Mike Spires discuss key findings from our 2022 Digital World Class Technology research. Show Notes: Welcome to The Hackett Group’s Business Excelleration Podcast, where week after week we hear from experts on how to avoid obstacles, manage detours and celebrate milestones on the...

North American HR Executive Advisory Practice Leader Franco Girimonte and Senior Research Director Anthony DiRomualdo discuss key findings from The Hackett Group’s latest Digital World Class HR research. Show Notes: Welcome to The Hackett Group's Business Excelleration Podcast, where week after week we hear from experts on how to avoid obstacles, manage detours and celebrate milestones on the...

The Hackett Group Solution Director Mark Eklund talks with Associate Principal and Consolidation Vertical Lead Brian Willson about the benefits of transitioning from Hyperion Financial Management to Oracle EPM FCC. Show Notes: Welcome to The Hackett Group’s Business Excelleration Podcast, where - week after week - we hear from experts on how to avoid obstacles, manage detours, and celebrate milest...

The Hackett Group Senior Director, GBS Advisory Penny Weller talks with Principal and Global GBS Advisory Practice Leader Martijn Geerling about the impact of inflation on global business services and shared services operations. Show Notes: Welcome to The Hackett Group’s Business Excelleration Podcast, where - week after week - we hear from experts on how to avoid obstacles, manage detours, and ce...