accounting
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7 Little Known Facts About AP Automation
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I like giving people the inside scoop. I almost believe that when it comes to AP Automation, my entire professional career is dedicated to telling people things they don’t know. There is nothing like a good “ah-ha” moment for a person. Especially a person that has been looking at a problem for a while and…
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6 Surprising Facts About Accounts Payable Automation
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I like surprises. However I like them around my birthday or on vacations. Basically any time other than business. To put it another way, I don’t like surprise with it comes to business. The 8 Pitfalls When I wrote The 8 Pitfalls, I wanted to write a book that would help people not be so surprised…
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Top Personality Traits You Should Look For in an AP Automation Implementor
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I haven’t written too much about the role that an implementor plays in an AP Automation project, but it’s significant. In the beginning of my career I had the honor of implementing 89 projects without any help. Doing that many project you can imagine some were good and some were just the opposite of good,…
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Don’t Bank On It – The Future of EPayments #Payments #MRIIUC2014- New Orleans
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This week I am in New Orleans. It’s a wonderful place with a party atmosphere… too bad I go to bed at 9:30 PM! Awake? But when I am awake, I am doing what I love to do and that is talk with groups of people about the Accounts Payable and Payment process. This week…
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Paper Invoices Aren’t Dead – 3 Ways to still use them #APAutomation
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I am inspired by this French companies ad that paper still has a good future I hope you saw the entire video… it’s worth it. Invoices Paper invoice have future too. I must admit that I am not a very big fan. When I am helping a company get rid of the paper and they…
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A Quick Guide To Hiring an AP Automation Service Provider
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Having been around Accounts Payable Automation for almost fifteen years, the one thing I know about automation service provider’s software is they mostly look-alike. Why? The reason why? There are only so many ways a technology company can digitize an invoice, put that invoice into workflow, display it, code and approve it and present the…
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Great Plains User Group (GPUG) – Summit – St. Louis
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If you are attending the GPUG Summit this week, I am going to be leading a session on the Argument To Automate at 8am Friday morning. Some Say Some have said that the talk I give on why automate accounts payable has a surprise ending. I would love to see you there, and get you opinion if…
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The 50/50 Experiment – You Scan… They Scan #APAutomation
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I got into a big argument with a woman at a social event (alcohol was involved on her part) where I was trying to explain that a fifty-fifty relationship wasn’t good enough, and that each couple had to give 100% or it won’t work. The woman thought that I was saying that only one person…
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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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The Definition of AP Automation (In Less Than 20 Words)
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Sometimes less is more. I have been accused of over explaining thing. When my son wanted to know about the birds and the bees he asked my wife. She said, “go ask your father” because we have the deal where I talk to the boys and she talks to the girls about such things. My…