Getting the technology right is just one part of a successful Ariba implementation. Preparing your teams to embrace and use the new tools and continuing to foster adoption after go-live are just as important. In this session, you will hear from a customer who will provide their Ariba user adoption successes, best practices, and lessons learned. You will also hear from an Ariba Change Management consultant about Ariba’s Change Management methodology, success factors, and services. This interactive session is sure to provide strategies to improve your organization’s user adoption.
There is a benefit to starting from nothing and that is that you get to design and build a program without having to tear an existing structure down. The trade-off is that you have to build the very foundation of the program first and establish a foothold in the business as a partner.
Wiley has 6 separate instances of its ERP solution which are not fully integrated. Additionally, it has satellite locations and acquisitions not yet transacting in the company systems.
Three distinct segments of the business operating in more than 6 locations globally results in duplication of technology and resources with inconsistency in processes or controls.
Like many other organizations Wiley looks to increase its shareholder value. This includes evaluating processes and resources. Best practices help us to define areas where we can improve performance while gaining control and consistency.
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This shift was a big win for the team. The ability to validate accounting and vendor data prior to the invoice submission reduced the burden for the AP resources. We were able to combine most of the processes into one application and form for all of the US. The application was intuitive to most users and we immediately saw a high number of invoices being approved and scheduled for payment in the same day.