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Competition – The Best and Worst of AP Automation – 6 Points
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Something I say a lot, when working with a company is, if you talk to 20 different service providers about Accounts Payable Automation you will get 20 different answers (or opinions) on the definition of automation. The definition itself is not the problem, but if you don’t have a common ground (like a definition) then…
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6 Trends of the Accounts Payable Automation Universe
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My wife gets a kick out of me trying on hats, you know the “one size fits all” variety. The reason she thinks it’s funny is because they never fit my head. It makes so much sense to her that my head is always way too big for the one size fits all hats. In…
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Creative Destruction and AP Automation – How Safe Is Your Job?
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Job security is one of those things that people think a lot about. It used to be that when you got to a certain age you took a job and stayed in that job until you reached another age and that job would pay you to do whatever you want. Just thinking about that makes…
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The Top Blog of 2014 – 6 Trends of the Accounts Payable Automation Universe
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My wife gets a kick out of me trying on hats, you know the “one size fits all” variety. The reason she thinks it’s funny is because they never fit my head. It makes so much sense to her that my head is always way too big for the one size fits all hats. In…
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#5 Top Blog Of The Year – Bad Habits When Automating AP – 6 of Them
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Habits are an interesting thing. You have probably heard the saying you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. Well, good things dogs don’t run accounts payable processes. If you are like me, it seem like every time you turn around something is changing. Don’t get me wrong, I think change is good, so where…
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Does Artificial Intelligence Really Threaten Mankind? #APAutomation
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Recently both physicist Stephen Hawking and Elon Musk the CEO of Telsa Motors were quoted as saying that computers are getting smarter. In an article on TechTimes.com James Maynard wrote: “…warning of the dangers posed by developing human-like intelligence in computer systems” The article went on to proclaim: “Ray Kurzweil… believes that computers will soon…
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Could Steve Jobs Run An #Accounting Department?
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Well… this is the big reveal… the moment we have all been waiting for. As you may know I have written a few articles about Steve Jobs running an accounting department. I guess I have taken a little break from my normal Accounts Payable Automation writing to help accounting and finance professionals sharpen the saw…
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AP Automation Metrics – What To Measure And When
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There are a few phrases that I use too much. I know this, but they just seem to work for me. Today’s overused phrases of the day is, “you can’t manage what you don’t measure”. It’s A Good One! The fact is, the phrase has been over used, but it’s a really good one. AP…
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4 Lesser Known Facts About AP Automation
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I always love given people the inside scoop when it comes to Accounts Payable Automation. I am very fortunate that I have as many tricks that I do and I want to share them all with you. I would like to attribute all of my tricks to trial and error, but to be frank, it…
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Could Steve Jobs Run An Accounting Department?
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Well… this is the big reveal… the moment we have all been waiting for. As you may know I have written a few articles about Steve Jobs running an accounting department. I guess I have taken a little break from my normal Accounts Payable Automation writing to help accounting and finance professionals sharpen the saw…