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Making the Case for Spend Management in SMBs

By Christopher Dwyer November 27, 2015Best Practices, Solutions, Technology

Editor’s note: Today’s article highlights the findings from a new Ardent Partners research study, How SMBs Can Manage Company Spend, which was sponsored by spend management solution ExpenseWatch. The report,…

Events Management in 2015: How Will It Evolve in the Year Ahead?

By Christopher Dwyer January 30, 2015Best Practices

The realm of complex spend management is never dull. From contingent workforce management to business travel and expense management, these industries encapsulate multiple “worlds” within the average organization, from finance…

Best of 2014: The CFO’s View of Contingent Workforce Management

By Christopher Dwyer December 31, 2014Best Practices, ResearchNo Comments

[Editor's Note: It's almost 2015 and, to cap off 2014 in style, Payables Place will run five of the best posts from the 2014 archives. We continue our "Best of" series today…

An Intro to Marketing and Print Spend Management

By Christopher Dwyer December 10, 2014Best PracticesNo Comments

There are many reasons why “complex spend management” (sometimes called complex category management or services procurement) has been the focus of my professional career and why Payables Place (and sister-site…

Three Travel and Expense Management Metrics That Matter

By Christopher Dwyer October 20, 2014Best Practices, Process, TechnologyNo Comments

It’s been previously stated here at Payables Place that the business travel category has been on both a budgetary and strategic rise over the past half-decade; as more and more enterprises…

The Significance of Complex Spend Management

By Christopher Dwyer September 29, 2014Best Practices, Process, SolutionsNo Comments

Around these parts, the phrase “complex spend management” is tossed around frequently when discussing how the modern executive should develop their global programs and strategies. Today’s Payables Place article is an overview…

The CFO’s View of Contingent Workforce Management

By Christopher Dwyer September 26, 2014Best Practices, ResearchNo Comments

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the typical organization is now tasked with more than ever before, often asked to be the “savior” of enterprises that struggle to maintain a…

Instant Analysis: SAP Announces Plans to Acquire Concur for $8.3 Billion

By Andrew Bartolini & Christopher Dwyer September 22, 2014News, SolutionsNo Comments

Thursday afternoon, global software provider SAP AG (NYSE – SAP) announced its intent to purchase Seattle-based travel, expense and invoice management solution provider Concur (Nasdaq - CNQR) for approximately $8.3 billion (based upon the announced acquisition…