PeercastTM <\/sup>attendees participated in a poll to indicate how they would describe the current T&E process at their company:<\/p>\n A number of concerns precipitated the project, including:<\/p>\n The project objective was well defined:<\/p>\n Integrate the travel reservation desk, online booking tool, corporate card, and back-office expense management process. The resulting process will be more efficient, reduce risk, be easy to use, and be scalable to other regions around the globe. <\/em><\/p>\n The project team defined the desired process and then searched for an enabling technology solution. In looking for a tool the attributes they were looking for included:<\/p>\n The new process was enabled by a third-party solution that was integrated into their ERP<\/a>. The initial implementation included North America and Europe and was a great success. Over 50 legacy card programs were consolidated into a single program with two card options (depending upon country). Benefits included:<\/p>\n The Peeriosity PeercastTM <\/sup>concluded with attendees discussing some of their key learnings in implementing Travel & Expense programs<\/a>. Those mentioned most frequently:<\/p>\n Our feature company is in the process of implementing the program in regions around the globe and expects the benefits to continue to increase as they leverage a global scale.<\/p>\n In a follow-up poll of Peeriosity members, 25% indicated they have implemented global Travel & Expense programs and 62% indicated that they will have global programs within three years.<\/p>\n What are your plans to consolidate your Travel and Expense programs and make them more efficient?<\/p>\n Who are your<\/em> peers and how are you collaborating with them?<\/p>\n 1 <\/sup>\u201cPeercastsTM<\/sup>\u201d are private, professionally facilitated webcasts that feature leading member company experiences on specific topics as a catalyst for broader discussion.\u00a0 Access is available exclusively to Peeriosity member company employees, with consultants or vendors prohibited from attending or accessing discussion content.\u00a0 Members can see who is registered to attend in advance, with discussion recordings, supporting polls, and presentation materials online and available whenever convenient for the member.\u00a0 Using Peeriosity\u2019s integrated email system, Peer MailTM<\/sup>, attendees can easily communicate at any time with other attending peers by selecting them from the list of registered attendees.<\/p>\n Peeriosity members are invited to log in to www.Peeriosity.com<\/a> to join the discussion and connect with Peers.\u00a0\u00a0 Membership is for practitioners only, with no consultants or vendors permitted.\u00a0 To learn more about Peeriosity and the Senior Executive offering included in the membership Click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There are great efficiency and compliance opportunities for Shared Services organizations that consolidate their Travel & Expense programs globally. The challenges of crossing borders and attaining global leverage may be great, but the benefits have been significant for those who have embarked on this initiative. A recent Peeriosity PeercastTM in the Corporate Card research area […]<\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n<\/p>\n
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