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ZBrain® Platform
Technology leaders are accelerating generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) success by turning strategy into scalable execution. ZBrain® is The Hackett…
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…
From Risk to Readiness: The Executive Playbook for Scaling AI in Technology
Most technology functions are advancing AI, but few are ready to scale. The Hackett Group’s Technology AI Readiness Playbook reveals…
2026 Technology Key Issues
The Hackett Group’s 2026 Technology Key Issues Study shows a clear divide emerging – leading enterprises are redesigning workflows to…
Objective Intelligence for Buyers and Solution Providers
As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes enterprise operations and the provider market grows more crowded, buyers need objective evidence of business…
Applied Intelligence Programs for Executives
AI is accelerating decisions and increasing the cost of getting them wrong. Applied Intelligence helps leadership teams cut through complexity,…
Vision 2030 for Enabling Functions: Unlocking Value from Transformation and AI Programs
Are your organizations unlocking value from transformation and AI programs? Watch this replay to discover the latest trends, insights and…
AI Agents and a Real-Life Business Use Case
Procurement has often been considered ahead of the curve in testing and implementing digital solutions to streamline operations, enforce compliance…
What ‘Good’ Looks Like in Modern Procure-to-Pay Execution – New Series
Future-state visions, such as AI-native platforms, autonomous processes and intelligent agents, often dominate procure-to-pay (P2P) discussions. While those conversations have…
From Watch to Know 2025-2026 – How Graphite Connect Made the Transition
Each year, some of the solution providers named on the 50 To Watch list (i.e., relatively new providers to the…
Revealing the ‘50 to Know,’ ‘50 to Watch,’ ‘Future 5’ Start-Ups and ‘Hall of Fame’ Procurement Provider Lists for 2025-2026
Each year, our analysts, rigorously assess the capabilities of procurement technology solutions across market sectors to arrive at a list…
How to Measure Whether AP Automation Is Really Working at Scale
Most AP teams know how to measure efficiency. They track invoices per FTE, cost per invoice, cycle time, straight-through processing…
Why AP Automation Has Early Wins but Falters at Scale – New Series
Accounts payable (AP) automation has a familiar trajectory. In its first phase, it delivers fast, visible wins. Invoice capture improves.…
Why AP Automation Stops Creating Value at Scale
As part of our investigation into why early accounts payable (AP) automation wins do not translate into gains at scale,…
AI in Procure-to-Pay (Part 6): What This Means for Practitioners and Platform Builders
The changes described across this series do not point to a sudden transformation of procure-to-pay (P2P) platforms. They point to…
AI in Procure-to-Pay (Part 5): Capabilities Emerging at the Edge of P2P Platforms
Despite the structural constraints outlined in the previous article, early capability patterns are beginning to emerge across parts of the…