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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…
Master Cost Leadership Now: Learn from Europe’s Gen AI Leaders
Selling, general and administrative expenses (SG&A) costs have skyrocketed to 11.5% of revenue, the highest since 2020, with just 18%…
From Risk to Readiness: The Executive Playbook for Scaling AI in Procurement
Only a small share of procurement teams are realizing the promise of AI, yet leaders like Micron and McCormick are…
Leverage AI for Operational Excellence and Strategic Cost Management
The life sciences industry faces mounting pressures: patent cliffs, geopolitical uncertainty, regulatory, and legislative changes threaten drug prices and revenue…
Agentic AI and Procurement (Part 2): Why It’s Worth It
Agentic AI is sometimes framed as a vision of the future, but its strongest value proposition lies in what it…
Agentic AI and Procurement (Part 1): What Is Agentic AI?
Procurement has long been a testing ground for digital transformation, adopting automation and analytics at scale to streamline operations, enforce…
Digital World Class® Matrix: Procurement Outsourcing Services Perspective - Summary Report
The Hackett Group’s 2025 Digital World Class® Matrix assesses 15 leading procurement outsourcing providers, revealing AI-driven innovations for 34% efficiency…
Digital World Class® Matrix: Procurement Outsourcing Services Perspective - Full Report
Unlock the Digital World Class® Matrix: Procurement Outsourcing Services Perspective, the definitive guide to today’s procurement outsourcing landscape. Discover the…
2025 CPO Agenda
This episode of the “Gen AI Breakthrough” podcast, explores findings from The Hackett Group’s 2025 Procurement Key Issues Study, focusing…
Embracing the Future: How Generative AI Is Revolutionizing Procurement in 2025
Explore how generative AI in procurement enhances procurement platforms, empowering procurement teams and organizations with smarter, data-driven decisions.
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.
Digital World Class® Contract Life-Cycle Management Matrix
New insights reveal powerful trends in contract life-cycle management (CLM). On this episode of the “Business Excelleration™ Podcast,” Andy Warzecha…
Gen AI Breakthrough Conferences Insights and Observations
The Hackett Group, technology industry leaders, and peers discussed the opportunity to create new performance and competitive advantage by leveraging…