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Jonathan Maffey, Senior Director, Finance Applied Intelligence, Practice Lead (EMEA), The Hackett Group®

Jonathan Maffey, Senior Director, Finance Applied Intelligence, Practice Lead (EMEA), The Hackett Group®

Jonathan Maffey, of The Hackett Group’s Finance Applied Intelligence (EMEA) practice, talks about the need to be bold and move…

Vision 2030 for Enabling Functions: Unlocking Value from Transformation and AI Programs

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 in FP&A: From Reporting Burden to Decision Advantage

AI in FP&A: From Reporting Burden to Decision Advantage

Most financial planning and analysis (FP&A) teams still spend more time assembling data and not enough time on decisions. Leading…

2026 Supply Chain Key Issues

2026 Supply Chain Key Issues

AI is delivering measurable supply chain results – but few organizations are scaling impact. Learn how leaders move beyond pilots…

AI Agents and a Real-Life Business Use Case

AI Agents and a Real-Life Business Use Case

3 Min Read

Procurement has often been considered ahead of the curve in testing and implementing digital solutions to streamline operations, enforce compliance…

Intake and Guided Buying – From Structured Entry to Intent Capture

Intake and Guided Buying – From Structured Entry to Intent Capture

3 Min Read

Well-executed intake converts intent into the correct execution path with minimal user effort. Poor intake forces users to understand and…

The Future 5 Procurement Provider Start-Ups for 2025–2026

The Future 5 Procurement Provider Start-Ups for 2025–2026

2 Min Read

Alongside the annual release of the 50 to Know, 50 to Watch and Hall of Fame procurement provider lists, our…

How to Measure Whether AP Automation Is Really Working at Scale

How to Measure Whether AP Automation Is Really Working at Scale

3 Min Read

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

Why AP Automation Has Early Wins but Falters at Scale – New Series

2 Min Read

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

Why AP Automation Stops Creating Value at Scale

5 Min Read

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

AI in Procure-to-Pay (Part 6): What This Means for Practitioners and Platform Builders

3 Min Read

The changes described across this series do not point to a sudden transformation of procure-to-pay (P2P) platforms. They point to…

2026 human resources key issues including workforce transformation, talent strategy, and AI adoption

2026 HR Key Issues

HR leaders are turning AI into workforce performance in 2026. See how leading organizations are redesigning the HR operating model…