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Hackett AI XPLR™ Platform
The Hackett Group’s Hackett AI XPLR™ is a readiness and opportunity assessment enabling companies to quickly and comprehensively identify opportunities…
Bridging the Outsourcing Value Gap
Are you maximizing the value from your current outsourcing arrangements? Business process outsourcing (BPO) can deliver significant cost reductions, while…
Elevated Training Investment Contributes to 49% Lower Recruitment and Staffing Process Costs
Digital World Class® organizations are both more efficient and more effective in developing people and skills. They achieve 49% lower…
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…
The Process Mining Value Gap
Process mining provides unprecedented visibility into how work gets done. But many organizations now face a new challenge: hundreds of…
Benchmarking in the AI Age: What Matters Now
How is benchmarking evolving in the AI era, and how are leading organizations using it to set sharper targets, prioritize…
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…
Antoine Vallet, Global Process Owner, Record to Report, ENGIE
Antoine Vallet, of ENGIE, discusses how The Hackett Group® is helping them reorganize their processes and taxonomy.
Phil Priest, Head of GBS, Rolls-Royce
Phil Priest, of Rolls-Royce, discusses how The Hackett Group’s network, data and practical consulting have helped him across several organizations.
Solution Intelligence Programs
Too many providers. Too many claims. Too little evidence. Solution Intelligence gives enterprise leaders independent, data-backed insight into which solutions…
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…
Catalogs as an Execution Layer – From Static Content to Operational Leverage
Catalogs are often treated as a front-end convenience feature in procure-to-pay (P2P), discussed primarily in terms of user experience, item…
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…
AI in Procure-to-Pay (Part 4): Structural Constraints Holding Back P2P Platforms
When AI add-ons stop changing outcomes in procure to pay (P2P), it is tempting to blame model quality, data volume…
AI in Procure-to-Pay (Part 3): Where AI Additions Stop Changing Outcomes in P2P
After the initial gains delivered by AI – read What AI has genuinely improved so far in P2P platforms – many procure-to-pay (P2P) platforms…