AP Automation
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Who Really Changes? 4 Things to Think About With Accounts Payable Automation
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Have you heard the one about how many accountants it take to change a light bulb? <Answer from the accountant> “Change? No one said anything about change!” I think all of us in finance and accounting get a bad rap about change. The joke is an example of how inflexible we come across to the…
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Ups and Downs of #APAutomation Change – !
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In my book The 8 Pitfalls of Accounts Payable Automation, I wrote that the process from decision, purchase, implementation and go live was like riding a roller coaster. In the spirit of this article there are 5 ups and downs during the starting and ending process of change that you will go through with Automating…
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Asking Questions About Accounts Payable Automation is Difficult – 4 Things
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I run across a lot of people who are evaluating Accounts Payable Automation for the first time. When we connect, I always ask a certain set of questions, even if I know the company… I just don’t want to assume anything. So one of my questions is “what is it that you are expecting automation…
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Process Vs. Impact for #APAutomation
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I don’t do a lot of this verses that. It is easy to compare things and those things have so many moving parts that the comparisons don’t work. Now, to move away from writing in general terms today’s this verses is a fair comparison because the “this” is a common mistake that people make when…
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Today I am Presenting on Presenting!
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That’s right, I have been asked to present at an event in Atlanta sponsored by GPUG a MS Dynamics user group about presenting. I love this stuff! I have a lot of passion for presenting and I have had a lot of experience (532 presentation in 2013). Earlier this year I wrote an eBook on creating and…
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Presentation Skills? What? This Coming Monday?
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That’s right, I have been asked to present at an event in Atlanta sponsored by GPUG a MS Dynamics user group about presenting. I love this stuff! I have a lot of passion for presenting and I have had a lot of experience (532 presentation in 2013). Earlier this year I wrote an eBook on creating and…
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A Little Word From Our Sponsor – Chris
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Every once in a while I think it is important to step back and look at the big picture. One of my favorite Stephen Covey habits (of the seven) is the idea of “sharpen the saw”. The story Dr. Covey shares is a person cutting down a tree not stopping to sharpen the saw because…
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Once AP Automation Is Implemented Everything Will Be Fine… Maybe…
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If you are a consistent reader of my articles… first, thanks! Second you probably have realized that I use the word “journey” as it pertains to the automation process. Journey? I use the word journey because AP Automation has unique phases, and each phase has it own distinct obstacles, challenges and problems. Just like any…
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With Workflow Should I Eliminate Steps? #APAutomation
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When I think of eliminating steps I always think of George Costanza and the step skipper. Enjoy: There Is A Thought When Automating Accounts Payable there is a thought that you need to create as few approval processes (workflows) and steps as possible. This is a good idea because it comes from the notion that…
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Do You Need a Scanner for AP Automation?
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Once upon a time (don’t you just love the start?) I decided that the way to get a greater adoption for Accounts Payable Automation was to give away the software and sell scanners. Now, this was a long time ago when automation was in its beginning stages. The thought was that people would be more…