What We've Learned from the Olympics

The Olympics might be over, but with the Paralympics a couple of weeks away, there’s still plenty of sport left to enjoy this summer.Here are some of our highlights of the summer and a Shared Services twist added in!Tackle the triple-jump with these three key stepsThe hop, step and jump are the three critical moves in the high-jump. And when the United States’ Christian Taylor jumped 17.86m to win Gold in Rio, he perfected that technique. Just like the triple-jump, moving towards an optimised Accounts Payable function involves three key aspects. And in a recent Kofax survey, it became clear that many organisations are driving an improved AP performance through three key objectives. Check out their infographic to find out more.An RPA initiative is a multi-discipline eventThe Olympics’ plays host to a number of multi-discipline events, including the triathlon and pentathlon. The athletes who specialise in these events are capable of performing a number of different disciplines to a very high level, making their achievements particularly impressive.For those looking to embark on an RPA implementation, the journey to the finish line might feel just as complicated. Not only does a company need to assess its organisational readiness, it also has to decipher how to partner with IT, while also speeding up the implementation process. Our RPA World Series will give you the chance to hear industry case studies and thought-leaders within the field.Focusing on ‘the prize’It’s difficult to determine who the Olympics’ greatest athlete is, but some, namely Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps and Mo Farah, do tend to steal the headlines, due to their continual strive for success. Just like them, leading AP teams now also have their “eyes on the prize” and are now striving to become strategic partners that can make an impact at the highest level of business operations. Ardent Partners’ 2016 State of ePayables Report explores how you can compare your AP operations against others, and what it takes to ready your back office team for a higher strategic purpose. Ardent Partners’ 2016 State of ePayables Report explores how you can compare your AP operations against others, and what it takes to ready your back office team for a higher strategic purpose.Can you take the heavy lifting?Société Générale is one of Europe’s most successful banks, yet it recently hit a problem. Its finance function was becoming sluggish, and it was affecting the bank's ability to address its customers’ most pressing concerns. An upcoming webinar looks specifically at how SocGen overcame this, and how the bank has established a single point of contact for all finance related questions as part of an advanced case management solution. You can find out more here.Out with the old, in with the newBoth Golf and Rugby Sevens made their first appearance as an Olympic sport at Rio 2016. In addition, the International Olympic Committee has recently approved five new sports for Tokyo 2020, with Karate and Surfing among those selected. Over the years, certain sports have also been struck off from the Olympic agenda. Baseball last featured at the Beijing 2008 Games before the IOC announced it would no longer feature. After a brief hiatus, however, the sport will be back at the Games in 2020.The modern Olympics might date back to 1896, but its ruthless approach to dropping sports has allowed it to stay with the times. We’ve seen a number of companies fall by the wayside due to their inability to keep up with technological change. For Tagetik, many companies’ continued reliance on Microsoft Excel makes their planning systems error-prone, inefficient and lacking an audit trail. If your company needs to improve its financial analysis, Tagetik’s eBook shows you how it can be done.[inlinead]

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