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CEI delivers the region’s best coverage of the meeting and incentive industry, with information on hotels, incentive programs and convention and exhibition centres. They also give case studies of regional events, a monthly reader’s poll and a Q&A with leading industry players.

Organizations weighing T&E automation should look beyond the value of streamlining the process to solutions that include analytic and reporting features that enforce compliance controls and provide audit evidence while minimizing business risks associated with uncontrolled spending and fraud. These more robust solutions are part of the extended enterprise applications market experiencing greater investment as a result of governance, risk, and compliance requirements.

Get the answers to the following questions posed by travel and expense management services provider Concur to Kathleen Wilhide, research director for IDC’s Compliance and Business Performance Management (BPM) Solutions research, on behalf of Concur’s customers.

1. What are the compliance issues surrounding employee travel and expense management?
2. Which industries are particularly at risk for noncompliance, and why?
3. What can companies do to improve internal controls and compliance?
4. How is the value proposition for automating T&E evolving?
5. What should companies look for in an on-demand provider of travel booking and expense reporting solutions?

This survey report was written by IDC.

Despite the fact that billions of dollars per year are spent on business travel and entertainment (T&E) by employees on behalf of their organizations:

• Many companies are still not maximizing the value of that spend because they’re relying on multiple processes and solutions to manage their T&E.
• T&E is an area of spend that for many companies is the second largest controllable cost after payroll.
• Why is Travel and Expense Management still viewed as separate function by most organizations?