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Digital World Class® Matrix: CLM Solution Provider Perspective – Summary Report

Digital World Class® Matrix: CLM Solution Provider Perspective – Summary Report

Digital World Class® Matrix: Contract Life-Cycle Management and Intelligence Solution Provider Perspective research report evaluates and ranks 21 top software…

2024 Working Capital Survey: A Triple Threat

2024 Working Capital Survey: A Triple Threat

The Hackett Group’s 2024 Working Capital Survey of the top 1,000 U.S. companies is a wake-up call for companies to…

Define Your Next-Generation Operating Model – Enabled by Gen AI

Define Your Next-Generation Operating Model – Enabled by Gen AI

Our complimentary research report shares insight on how top-performing procurement organizations are redefining their operating models.

Gen AI: Five Steps Procurement Should Take Now

Gen AI: Five Steps Procurement Should Take Now

Real-world procurement use cases that separate hype from proven practices and jump-start your AI strategy to unlock the power of…


Procurement 2025: Equipping a Multigenerational Workforce With the Skills for Success in a Digital Environment

Procurement 2025: Equipping a Multigenerational Workforce With the Skills for Success in a Digital Environment

According to a World Economic Forum report, the proportion of core skills required to perform a job will shift significantly…

The Hackett Group's Executive Advisory Program

The Hackett Group's Executive Advisory Program

Our Executive Advisory Program offers a distinctive set of resources for accelerating performance improvement and minimizing the pitfalls to successful…

Smart Automation: Unlock the Full Potential of Procurement Digital Transformation

Smart Automation: Unlock the Full Potential of Procurement Digital Transformation

Smart automation can dramatically accelerate procurement digital transformation and improve the bottom line. In fact, procurement organizations that deploy smart…

Procurement Value: Moving Beyond Price Savings Toward Strategic Value Recognition

Procurement Value: Moving Beyond Price Savings Toward Strategic Value Recognition

Procurement is mostly recognized for its successes in reducing and avoiding purchase costs. However, in the era of doing more…

What Is Digital and How Does It Change the Way We Measure Value?

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The Hackett Group’s research shows that addressing the impact of digital transformation on business has become the most critical imperative…

How B2B Networks Enable Digital Transformation

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71% of purchase-to-pay organizations said they expect the digitalization of B2B transactions to have a more transformational impact on the…

Contract Cash Scoring

Contract Cash Scoring

Contract cash scoring – an easy-to-implement approach for both procurement and sales – elevates attention to cash flow considerations before…

Benchmarking and Continuous Improvement: Procurement Digital Transformation Is Poised to Deliver a Quantum Leap®

Benchmarking and Continuous Improvement: Procurement Digital Transformation Is Poised to Deliver a Quantum Leap®

World-class procurement organizations enjoy a 21% cost advantage over peers. As digital transformation progresses, our benchmarking data shows that procurement…

Procurement Value: Measuring Realized Savings

Procurement Value: Measuring Realized Savings

Measuring savings on indirect spending is deceptively difficult. Achieving savings visibility requires a combination of technology, process expertise and coordinated…

Seven Habits: Highly Effective Supplier Payment Practices

Seven Habits: Highly Effective Supplier Payment Practices

Companies can’t always get paid when they would like to, but they can exercise control over when and how they…

Benchmarking: Continuous Self-Evaluation Is at the “Heart” of Sustainable Cost Optimization

Benchmarking: Continuous Self-Evaluation Is at the “Heart” of Sustainable Cost Optimization

By moving to world-class performance levels, the typical company can save up to 17% in procurement costs that can be…

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