Why AP Automation Initiatives Often Fail—and What to Do About It, Part 4

In part 3 of this series, we covered the need for aligning AP, Finance and Purchasing before attempting any automation initiative. This necessitates AP taking on a greater leadership role by collecting metrics to help identify bottlenecks and broken processes, all of which can torpedo automation.

Here, we’ll discuss how to build on that momentum to deepen AP’s strategic role within the organization to prepare for when automation begins to take on the more routine, clerical tasks.

Step 4: Re…