ePayables SMARTSet™: A Business Case Template for AP Automation

REPORT AUTHOR: Vishal Patel, Research Director (30 pages)
This document is a Business Case template for an investment in ePayables or accounts payable (“AP”) automation solutions. The goal of this template is to help AP Leaders make a compelling justification for an investment in AP automation by explaining why the current problems demand a change, describing the proposed ePayables solution, and explaining its probable impact. This template includes valuable pre-written content and market research that can be directly used to enhance the business case and dramatically reduce the amount of time spent developing it. Each section of this user-friendly Business Case template includes the following:
1. Instructions to the user which can be removed before the final document is published.
2. Boilerplate text that can be used or modified, as appropriate, to fit an AP organization’s specific situation and needs
3. Value/specific detail fields that can be updated with the values and/or details that are specific to the user’s project.
4. Section Checklists designed to help the project team review each section and ensure that it contains the right information and is presented with the proper tone and context.

Note: This Business Case template is the first document in the ePayables SMARTSet™