Cost vs. Investment
Unfortunately many companies just can’t get past the cost of that metaphorical “mouse trap” despite the real cost of not buying it.
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January 26, 2021
One consequence of the new world we find ourselves in is a necessary move to a more remote workforce.
Read FullNew Year, New World… Are You Ready?
January 12, 2021
While very few of us will miss 2020 and are happy with the arrival of 2021, certainly many challenges remain before us. At ICG we are optimistic about the weeks and months ahead and with the proper planning and preparation opportunity abounds. We see three major themes emerging for 2021 and beyond for financial back-office […]
Read FullICG Consulting’s New Licensing & Pricing Model
First, all of our solution pricing will still be based on a “fixed fee” model where what we quote is what you pay… period! What has changed is we have evolved our pricing model from module based pricing to function based pricing.
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September 14, 2020
Procurement to Payables Vendor portals (supplier portals) can be a powerful tool in enabling vendor self-service in your organization from your procurement and purchasing operations to the accounts payable department. By leveraging the flexibility of a supplier or vendor portal, companies can automate non-value add processes and let vendors collaborate with your organization on-line, 24×7 […]
Read FullFilling the Functionality Gaps
…while these systems provide lots of value they also leave behind gaps of functionality that may seem small but none-the-less can have significant downstream impact.
Read FullWhere Procurement Meets Finance
June 1, 2020
How to procurement and finance complement each other? For many organizations obtaining and sharing critical supplier information between different functional areas can be a frustrating task. Siloed organizational structures, disparate systems that don’t communicate with each other and differing business objective are factors that contribute to this situation. In fact, other key areas that have […]
Read FullCloud Solutions Are Not Created Equal
May 12, 2020
Single-tenancy can provide some of the benefits of a private cloud and public cloud. The infrastructure is still maintained by the cloud service provider and the application by the solution provider, but the major difference is the application is designed for your company, to meet the needs of your individual process.
Read FullWhy Vendor Self-Service Matters
May 4, 2020
Push non-value add tasks back to your vendors Vendor self-service is hardly a new concept, it has been gaining traction steadily, especially with larger companies. Using the many procure-to-pay tools and systems available, companies can reduce costs by delegating non-value add tasks to their vendors. Vendor self-service is a tool that applies to almost every […]
Read FullWorking From Home in Difficult Times
ICG Consulting has a suite of solutions that can be implemented rapidly that provides organizations the ability to equip remote workers with tools to process transactions and manage vendors from their home offices.
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