Clean House Before Beginning an Automation Project

Many accounts payable automation implementations are plagued with budget overruns and less-than-ideal outcomes. These setbacks can occur when AP processes and procedures are not mapped, analyzed, and optimized prior to implementation. Long before AP prepares a request for proposal (RFP), it needs to "tidy up" the department's processes and procedures. You don't want to do what amounts to painting over a dirty wall.  Delving into your processes by defining and mapping them before you begin any…