Metrics and Benchmarking in Accounts Payable
How do you overcome the inertia and even opposition to change? Leadership and vision are necessary prerequisites. But metrics and benchmarking are the vital tools that help managers make it happen.
FREE: Metrics and Benchmarking in AP On-Demand Multi-Media Presentation
with AP Guru Judy Bicking
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Benchmarking has become one of the most effective tools for evaluation and planning in AP operations. Learn what key performance indicators to measure, how to analyze your findings, and how to report your findings to get management buy-in to changes that can favorably impact your company's bottom line. You'll take away field-tested tips you can use right away to transform your AP department into a respected, professional function.
- Learn secrets for selling the positive impact of using metrics
- Find out how to research your current processes
- Discover tips for analyzing data to see where change is needed most
- Understand how to gain feedback from internal customers
- Get advice on benchmarking your company against others
- Learn how to present your findings to company management
Click here to view Metrics and Benchmarking in Accounts Payable as often as you want – but this e-learning video – normally priced at $49 for non-TAPN members – is absolutely free for a limited time only.
About your expert presenter:
Judy Bicking, TAPN Consultant, former Director, Accounts Payable European Project, Johnson & Johnson
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A 27-year Johnson & Johnson veteran, Judy Bicking led the U.S. Shared Services Center for sixteen years. She helped design the center by benchmarking best practices across industries and matching those practices to a very decentralized environment. Her understanding of people, process and metrics were integral to the success of J&J's Shared Services Center, which supports 99+ businesses in the United States and Puerto Rico. In 2003 the Center processed 1.2 million invoices with 57 FTE's. Judy more recently served as Global Director to J&J's European operations in its design and implementation of an AP Shared Services Center in Europe. Judy is on the Advisory Board of The Accounts Payable Network and is a frequent conference speaker.
Click here to view the Metrics and Benchmarking in Accounts Payable video.
About your sponsors:
Perceptive Software (http://www.perceptivesoftware.com/)
Since 1995, Perceptive Software has been delivering rich ECM functionality that deploys quickly, transitions users easily and provides effortless content management with a minimal lifetime cost. Deployed at more than 2,000 organizations across 45 countries, Perceptive Software's enterprise content management (ECM) solutions integrate easily with your financial or other business applications to fuel operational efficiency. With Perceptive Software technology, you can capture, manage and store important business content, access precise information when needed, and preserve its integrity throughout the business lifecycle.
The Accounts Payable Channel (www.TheAPChannel.com) is a free service of the Accounts Payable Network, established to promote the dissemination of accounts payable information, products and services to financial professionals.
6 Important Reasons You Should Take Advantage of This Special Offer:
- Enjoy total training flexibility — free for a limited time only. You can start, stop, pause, rewind and fast-forward the programs as needed, allowing you to tailor each program to your specific requirements.
- Train people individually or as a group — it's up to you.
- Have an easy, consistent way to train new employees.
- Eliminate travel costs and minimize staff disruptions.
- Rest easy knowing your staff is receiving accurate, reliable training.
- Gain expert advice from top-notch instructor Judy Bicking who will make complex topics easy to understand.
Continuing Education: This e-learning seminar by The Accounts Payable Network qualifies for 1 CEU for the IOMA/TAPN Accounts Payable Certification Programs.
