ART - Spend Analysis_Adding Value & Driving Performance 2009

The document discusses the importance of spend analysis in the public sector and provides recommendations for improving the process. It emphasizes the need for automated data classification and cleansing to ensure the accuracy of spend data. The document also suggests enriching spend data with supplier and financial risk information to mitigate risks. Standardizing the spend analysis reporting structure is recommended to generate actionable intelligence for tracking and monitoring the distribution of government funds. The document concludes by mentioning related research topics and providing information about Aberdeen Group's research services.