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Exiger, a leading supply chain AI company, has been named a Value Leader in Spend Matters' Fall 2025 SolutionMap for the third consecutive report. The company achieved the highest functional scores in Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) and Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) categories among 115 vendors evaluated.

The SolutionMap, published by The Hackett Group (NASDAQ: HCKT), assesses vendors through detailed technical evaluations and verified customer ratings across 500+ functional capabilities. Exiger's recognition follows its earlier achievements in 2025, including leadership positions in Gartner's Magic Quadrant and Omdia's Market Radar, as well as securing a position in GSA's $919 million SCRIPTS agreement.

The Hackett Group (NASDAQ: HCKT) has announced the release of Spend Matters' Fall 2025 SolutionMap and TechMatch procurement technology rankings, featuring 115 procurement technology vendors. The assessment evaluates vendors across 16 source-to-pay categories using over 500 functional assessments, mandatory demos, and customer ratings.

The latest update introduces nine new vendors across various categories including AP Automation, e-Procurement, Contract Management, and Sourcing. Additionally, four existing vendors expanded into new capability categories. The SolutionMap, updated biannually since 2017, has established itself as the industry's most comprehensive procurement technology evaluation tool.

The Hackett Group (NASDAQ: HCKT) has launched AI XPLR™ 4.0, an advanced enterprise Gen AI solutioning platform that revolutionizes how organizations implement AI solutions. The platform features three core capabilities: comprehensive technology landscape intelligence, advanced AI ideation capabilities, and complete solution architecture powered by their proprietary Solutioning Language Model (SLM).

The breakthrough platform can compress traditional AI design and development cycles from months to days, delivering client-specific solutions with measurable ROI. Unlike conventional approaches, AI XPLR™ 4.0 designs solutions based on client industry-specific processes and enterprise application landscapes, ensuring solutions align with client-specific circumstances rather than retrofitting generic use cases.

The platform leverages The Hackett Group's business process expertise and transformation knowledge to deliver tailored AI implementations through its specialized Gen AI model, which provides sophisticated mapping of enterprise application functionality and analyzes various data sources for optimal solution design.

The Hackett Group (NASDAQ: HCKT) has released its 2025 U.S. Working Capital Survey, revealing a 4% improvement in cash conversion cycle (CCC) to 37 days. The study identified $1.7 trillion trapped in excess working capital across top U.S. companies, representing 35% of gross working capital and 11% of aggregate revenue.

The analysis shows days payable outstanding (DPO) improved by 3% to 59 days, while days sales outstanding (DSO) and days inventory outstanding (DIO) slightly worsened. Notable sector improvements included Semiconductors (+6% CCC), Textiles (+10% CCC), and Utilities (+34% CCC). The survey highlights how generative AI can enhance working capital performance through autonomous inventory management, predictive collections, and supplier risk mitigation.

The Hackett Group (NASDAQ: HCKT) has released its Digital World Class® Matrix analyzing cash application software vendors, highlighting the transformative impact of AI-powered payment matching solutions. The study reveals that implementing these solutions enables organizations to achieve a 63% staff reallocation and 43% decrease in process costs while potentially liberating $15M in unapplied cash.

The research evaluated 15 vendors across 16 criteria, finding that users achieve a median 70% auto-match rate, with top performers exceeding 80%. Notable metrics include 61% of users matching payments same-day and 51% achieving remittance-less match rates up to 60%. The solutions show exceptional user satisfaction at 91%, with implementations typically completed in 3-6 months.

The Hackett Group (NASDAQ: HCKT) has announced a strategic partnership with Celonis to enhance enterprise automation through combined AI and process intelligence solutions. The collaboration integrates Celonis' process mining capabilities with The Hackett Group's AI XPLR™ and ZBrain™ platforms.

The partnership offers three key benefits: clarity on technology investments through combined benchmarking capabilities, precision in AI deployments using Celonis' Process Intelligence Graph, and scalable AI solutions through integrated workflow orchestration. This collaboration aims to help companies identify ROI opportunities and achieve Digital World Class® performance standards.

The Hackett Group (NASDAQ: HCKT) reported strong Q2 2025 financial results, with total revenue of $78.9 million and revenue before reimbursements of $77.6 million, exceeding guidance. The company's GAAP diluted EPS was $0.06, while adjusted EPS reached $0.38.

Key highlights include the accelerated development of AI XPLR V4, enhancing the company's Gen AI capabilities. The quarter was impacted by $5.1 million in non-cash compensation expenses and $2.5 million in acquisition-related expenses. The company repurchased 180,000 shares at an average price of $24.50 and declared a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share.

For Q3 2025, Hackett Group projects revenue before reimbursements of $73.0-74.5 million and adjusted EPS of $0.36-0.38.

The Hackett Group (NASDAQ: HCKT) has scheduled its Q2 2025 earnings conference call for August 5, 2025, at 5:00 P.M. ET, following the release of financial results for the quarter ended June 27, 2025. The company will provide two ways to access the call: via telephone and webcast.

Participants can join the call using the number (800) 593-0486 for domestic callers or (517) 308-9371 for international callers. A rebroadcast will be available from 8:00 P.M. ET on August 5 until 5:00 P.M. ET on August 19, 2025. The webcast can be accessed through the company's website approximately 10 minutes before the call.

The Hackett Group (NASDAQ: HCKT) has released its 2025 Digital World Class® Procurement research, revealing that top-performing procurement teams achieve 2.6X higher ROI than their peers while operating with 31% fewer employees and 19% lower costs.

The study highlights how Digital World Class® procurement organizations excel through strategic design, delivering 2.03X greater cost savings and achieving 58% shorter requisition-to-purchase order cycles. These teams invest 1.8X more in procurement technology and provide 2X more training hours per employee, while leveraging Gen AI and intelligence-driven models to enhance performance.