{"id":3203,"date":"2017-09-21T17:29:58","date_gmt":"2017-09-21T17:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peeriosity.com\/shared-services\/articles\/?p=3203"},"modified":"2022-09-06T20:17:41","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T20:17:41","slug":"performing-travel-and-expense-globally-on-one-system-instance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peeriosity.com\/shared-services\/articles\/2017\/09\/performing-travel-and-expense-globally-on-one-system-instance\/","title":{"rendered":"Performing Travel and Expense Globally on One System Instance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Standardizing on a common system platform with as few instances as possible is an important enabler for streamlined processes, in addition to reducing technology support costs.\u00a0 What is true for your company\u2019s ERP system<\/a> is also true for bolt-on applications, including systems and processes for managing the travel process.<\/span><\/p>\n

For Shared Services organizations, paying attention to ensuring your Travel process<\/a> is leading edge can pay big benefits since the impression that senior leaders have of the travel process has such a big influence on their overall impression of Shared Services.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

iPollingTM<\/sup> Results Review<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A recent Peeriosity poll created using the iPollingTM<\/sup> technology explores how Peeriosity member companies structure their T&E system instance<\/a>.\u00a0 The results indicate that \u00a050% of member companies have implemented one global instance, with 33% indicating that they have implemented using a different instance per region.\u00a0 Other alternatives reported include segmenting by general ledger systems (11%) and having multiple instances because of recent acquisition activity (6%).\u00a0 Here are the details:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"iPolling:<\/p>\n

When considering future plans, 58% of the companies expect to stay the same, 24% expect to decrease the number of instances, and, interestingly, 18% expect to increase the number of instances.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"iPolling:<\/p>\n

Poll comments from Peeriosity members on this topic include:<\/span><\/p>\n