AP Automation
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I was looking at My AP Automation Search Terms
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I guess this article would have to fall under, “strangest title” category. I was told to write this article by a colleague… I didn’t even think it was news worthy, I just mentioned to it to her in passing. Here is the story… I regularly review the search words that people use to find my…
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10 Award-Winning Workflows That Kick Butt! #APAutoamtion
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It is been awhile since I have written about workflows. For those of you that are new to the term, a workflow is a predetermined electronic approval process. It is what your electronic invoices will be attached to for their approval. The Landscape: Because there so many service provider with so many different way to…
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Why Asking Questions About #APAutomation 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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How Many People Are Really Freed Up By AP Automation?
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If you think about Accounts Payable Automation as being as good as the time that it frees up. Well, how many people is that going to be? A Little Background Before you watch the video there are a few things you should know about people, time and freeing up that time. Companies deal with employee’s…
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There is a new AP out there – 5 signs you are doing well
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I guess I could write this article in some kind of western theme… where there is a new sheriff in town. As much as I like cowboy movies and that time in history, I think comparing shot ’em out westerns to an Account Payable process is not right. My Reputation I get a lot of…
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5 Ups and Downs in Account Payable Change #APAutomation
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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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The Stupidest Thing I have Done As An AP Automator
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I must really want attention to write about some as stupid as I am writing about today. I have found, however, that the people that read my stuff like it when I am… well like the cool kids say, “real”. Let’s face it, “real” is what we are looking for when it comes to advice…
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It is 66 Degrees as I Write this – In Orlando This Week.
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You know I really hate to write this article sitting outside at a coffee shop soaking up the sun while all my friends in the midwest and northeast…. Even back home in Charlotte freeze… First, I want to write… Thank you McGladrey for asking me to speak at another one of your Nonprofit Summits this…
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When Changing Accounts Payable – Who Really Changes? 4 Things to Think About
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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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There is process and then there is good process – 3 ways you know you’re good
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In my book The Argument to Automate I write about processes being bad, and how when processes are bad everyone seems to know. The problem with processes is when they are mediocre. Processes that are so-so don’t normally get the attention of bad processes. Sound The Alarm As I wrote in my introduction when processes…