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Smarter. Faster. Gen AI-Driven Finance.
Economic uncertainty demands sharper decisions and faster action. Digital World Class® finance teams meet the challenge – delivering forecasts 57%…
Achieve Cost Leadership: How US Top Performers Use an Agentic Strategy to Slash SG&A Costs
Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) costs for U.S. enterprises have surged to 14.3% of revenue – the highest in five…
Unlock €1.4 Trillion in Working Capital – What Europe’s Leading Firms Do Differently
The Hackett Group’s 2025 European Working Capital Survey reveals €1.4 trillion trapped across Europe’s top 1,000 companies. As cash conversion…
From Risk to Readiness: The Executive Playbook for Scaling AI in Finance
Half of finance leaders doubt their AI readiness, yet pioneers like IBM and Bosch are achieving 10%-15% productivity gains. This…
Digital World Class® Matrix: 2025 MDM Software Vendor Market Perspective – Summary Report
Digital World Class® Matrix: 2025 MDM Software Vendor Market Perspective evaluates leading MDM solution providers, revealing key innovations in AI,…
Digital World Class® Matrix: 2025 MDM Software Vendor Market Perspective – Full Report
Unlock exclusive insights from The Hackett Group’s 2025 Master Data Management (MDM) Software Vendor Market Perspective. This in-depth report is…
2025 CFO Agenda
In this episode of the “Gen AI Breakthrough” podcast, Kyle McNabb and Vince Griffin discuss findings from The Hackett Group’s…
The Hackett Group® – As Seen on CNBC
Leading the way in Gen AI solutions, we are redefining what Digital World Class® performance looks like and accelerating your…
Unleashing AI for Finance: Transforming Productivity and Decision-Making
AI is transforming the finance function, driving up to 42% productivity gains over the next five to seven years, according…
Unlocking the Future of Finance: How Gen AI Is Redefining Strategy, Efficiency and Leadership
Discover how Gen AI for finance automates reporting, enhances decision-making, reduces costs and optimizes workflows for greater efficiency and growth.
The Future of Generative AI: From Exploration to Enterprise Acceleration
Enterprise leaders are confronting the promise and challenge of AI by reimagining work and the workforce to determine the role…
Don’t Delay Source-to-Pay Technology Value for ERP Implementations and Upgrades
Implementing S2P before or alongside ERP accelerates time to value and creates a solid foundation for Gen AI capabilities.
EU companies have 1.3 trillion euros of working capital lying idle
Georg Bach, a Principal of The Hackett Group® in Transformation Finance, recently had his blog published in Corporate Finance (Handelsblatt-Group),…
SG&A Cost Survey 2024
In our latest “Business Excelleration™ Podcast,” we share insights from The Hackett Group’s 2024 SG&A Cost Study, exploring how European…
2024 Digital Awards Winner: 3M – Order-to-Cash
The Hackett Group’s “2024 Digital Award” winners are transforming complaint management with artificial intelligence (AI). On this episode of the…
MiTek’s OneStream Journey
Watch the replay of our on-demand webcast on MiTek’s OneStream Journey.