Press Coverage


Procurement Magazine UK, “Negotiation Strategies: Insights from industry experts,”

Without negotiation, procurement is bound to fail. With insights from The Hackett Group’s Nicolas Walden.…

Beschaffung aktuell (DACH): Digital Transformation: The Next Level of Indirect Procurement,”

In German. Within just one year, Christian Karnau, Head of Indirect Procurement at the sports…

CFO, “Inventory Adjustment Required: Working Capital Scorecard 2023

Cautious retailers, higher costs, and well-functioning supply chains forced industries to rethink inventory levels. With…

CFO Dive, “Suppliers gained clout as DPO dipped: Hackett

The number of days payable outstanding — a key gauge of cash flow health —…

CFO, “Working Capital Scorecard 2023: Supplier Clout Limits Liquidity Boost, “

Shorter days payable ate into the gains from improved receivables and inventory management, according to…

The CFO, “Is business transformation leading to CFO burnout?”

The role of the CFO has evolved from analytical ‘bean counter’ to major decision maker.…

Wall Street Journal CFO Journal “The Morning Ledger: Big U.S. Companies Took Less Time to Pay Suppliers in 2022

Large U.S. companies took less time to pay their suppliers last year as many of…

TD Magazine, “Myriad Talent Challenges Require Digital Capabilities,”

Talent teams need to upskill leaders, employees, and themselves.. That seems to be what employers…

Human Resources Director, “Digital workers want more say over hybrid work,”

Employers urged to respond ‘thoughtfully’ to prevent losing staff. With insights from The Hackett Group’s…

CPO Strategy, ‘Managing procurement in a volatile world’

Nicolas Walden, Associate Principal at The Hackett Group, discusses today’s landscape and what procurement’s future…

Green Business Journal UK, “Ready for your ESG audit?’

After 10 or 15 years in which environmental disclosures were first encouraged, then advised, and…

Human Resources Director, “One-size-fits-all approach not recommended for hybrid work”

HR and business leaders need to dig deeper to understand factors that drive ability of…

Human Resource Executive, “Why your hybrid work strategy may actually be hurting productivity,”

As hybrid work arrangements become the norm in many sectors, HR professionals are looking to…

SHRM, “HR Leaders Say Tech Spending Will Slow, Despite Digital Transformation Needs,”

Human resource executives plan just a 1.8 percent increase in IT spending in 2023, down…

HR Dive, “One-size-fits-all hybrid policies negatively affect employee performance,”

Single mandated hybrid policies — or policies mandated for all workers in jobs that can…

CFO Dive, “Esker, HighRadius top C2C software rankings,”

Customer-to-cash, or C2C, software applications from newer players in the market tend to deliver a…