{"id":8722,"date":"2019-05-18T01:26:22","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T23:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sourcing-force.com\/?p=8722"},"modified":"2022-09-03T19:27:02","modified_gmt":"2022-09-03T17:27:02","slug":"how-do-you-define-and-measure-accuracy-in-spend-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sourcing-force.com\/en\/how-do-you-define-and-measure-accuracy-in-spend-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do You Define and Measure Accuracy in Spend Analysis?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8724\" src=\"https:\/\/sourcing-force.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Screen-Shot-2019-05-05-at-7.28.11-PM-1024x305.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sourcing-force.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Screen-Shot-2019-05-05-at-7.28.11-PM-1024x305.png 1024w, https:\/\/sourcing-force.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Screen-Shot-2019-05-05-at-7.28.11-PM-300x89.png 300w, https:\/\/sourcing-force.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Screen-Shot-2019-05-05-at-7.28.11-PM-768x229.png 768w, https:\/\/sourcing-force.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Screen-Shot-2019-05-05-at-7.28.11-PM-1080x321.png 1080w, https:\/\/sourcing-force.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Screen-Shot-2019-05-05-at-7.28.11-PM.png 1888w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">A lot of spend analysis vendors use percentages when describing spend analysis and their capabilities. \u201cClassified to &gt;85% accuracy.\u201d \u201cCleansed at 95% accuracy.\u201d Or \u201cClassified close to 100% accuracy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">At Sourcing Force we also use percentages to validate accuracy with our spend analysis. But what does this mean and what should you be looking for when evaluating a spend analysis?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Why is this so important?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">During spend analysis, data is collected, cleansed and classified with the goal of analyzing the data to make business decisions. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">But if the data isn\u2019t cleansed and classified correctly, poor business, financial and strategy decisions will be made.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Who confirms the accuracy of the data?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">When using a third-party solution provider or a consultant to conduct your spend analysis, you need to ensure that you will be the one determining the accuracy of the results, not the solution provider or the consultant. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">What may be considered accurate supplier classification, or transactional classification for one customer, may not be accurate for another.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The supplier Polaris is often used an example where the opportunity for misclassification exists. Spend for Polaris may be classified as a snow mobile, a missile, or as a heart monitor.\u00a0 Another example is a laptop case. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Does your company classify laptop cases as a Computer Accessory, as Luggage and handbags and packs and cases, as Office Equipment and Accessories and Supplies, or something else?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>What method is used to determine accuracy?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Whether using a third-party solution, a consultant, or performing a spend analysis in-house, you need to use some sort of method to determine the accuracy of the analysis. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Consider it an audit, or quality control, but you need to ensure that the data you\u2019re analyzing is accurate before you can trust it to make strategic business decisions. 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But what does this mean and what should you be looking for when evaluating a spend analysis?<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Why is this so important?<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">During spend analysis, data is collected, cleansed and classified with the goal of analyzing the data to make business decisions. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">But if the data isn\u2019t cleansed and classified correctly, poor business, financial and strategy decisions will be made.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Who confirms the accuracy of the data?<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">When using a third-party solution provider or a consultant to conduct your spend analysis, you need to ensure that you will be the one determining the accuracy of the results, not the solution provider or the consultant. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">What may be considered accurate supplier classification, or transactional classification for one customer, may not be accurate for another.\u00a0 <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The supplier Polaris is often used an example where the opportunity for misclassification exists. 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