Automating your Accounts Payable (AP) processes such as invoice approval, purchase order matching, and requisitions by implementing a workflow solution is no small undertaking. While a well-executed workflow implementation can be accomplished in just a few weeks, implementations more commonly become bogged down for weeks, months, or even years by complications in the process itself. Luckily, with a little foresight and a few common sense tips, many of these curveballs that derail a project can be avoided.
1) Plan. But don't over-plan.
It is tempting while planning your Accounts Payable automation to try to fix every problem or deficiency with every process within your organization. Even though this seems like a laudable undertaking, it is oft...
