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2022 North American SG&A Study and Scorecard

SG&A Cost Management: 2022 Best Companies in North America

The 2022 North American SG&A Study and Scorecard calculates the selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses as a percentage of…
Accelerate Your Third-Party Risk Management Journey

Accelerate Your Third-Party Risk Management Journey

To protect against evolving third-party risk (TPRM), companies need a more stringent and formal enterprisewide approach – one that enables…
A2R: How to Close Faster Without Burning Out Your Staff

A2R: How to Close Faster Without Burning Out Your Staff

75% of Finance managers believe their financial close processes are ineffective. The world-class finance organizations excel in five key areas…
Turn the Focus to Working Capital Amid Challenging Economics

Turn the Focus to Working Capital Amid Challenging Economics

Inflation pressures, rising interest rates and labor trends are largely beyond your control. But there are certain things you can…
10 Characteristics of Digital World Class™ GBS Organizations

10 Characteristics of Digital World Class® GBS Organizations

The Hackett Group has identified 10 characteristics of Digital World Class global business services (GBS) organizations that permit them to…
Accelerating Insights Through an Automated Close

Accelerating Insights Through an Automated Close

Accelerating the time to close the financial and management books is necessary in today’s business environment. Shorten the close cycle…
Five Opportunities to Drive Greater Value From Your Outsourcing Contract

Five Opportunities to Drive Greater Value From Your Outsourcing Contract

While business process outsourcing can deliver significant benefits in efficiency and cost reduction, there can also be challenges and pitfalls…
Fast-Tracking Digital World Class®

Fast-Tracking Digital World Class®

New business realities demand a higher level of performance. We project G&A organizations can create greater value for the business…
The State of Cloud Adoption by the Numbers

The State of Cloud Adoption by the Numbers

The Hackett Group’s Global Cloud Services Study examined the business value created by migrating on-premises technology infrastructure to the cloud…
Six Keys to Performance Improvement

Six Keys to Performance Improvement

Digital World Class® organizations excel at realizing benefits from continuous improvement programs where others struggle to start, sustain and achieve…
Capitalizing on Modern Technology to Advance Integrated Planning

Capitalizing on Modern Technology to Advance Integrated Planning

To get the job done, companies had to mobilize vast resources to conduct rapid replanning, but they faced major data…
Filling Critical Skills in the GBS Organization

Filling Critical Skills in the GBS Organization

Organizations must invest in reskilling existing staff to equip them to handle future responsibilities.

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