Best Practices

Start here for the most effective methods for implementing and managing a Purchasing Card program. Most best practices are timeless. Numerous reports from a variety of organizations give you a balanced perspective.

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Broad Best Practices

• TransAct! newsletter: The Most Commonly Overlooked Best Practices
• TransAct! newsletter: The Best P-Card Best Practice: A Dedicated Resource for Your Program
• Purchasing Card Best Practices: The Key Elements of Building a World-Class Program (Third Edition, 2012) – by NAPCP
• The Purchasing Card Benchmark Report, Best Tactics to Increase Program Growth – by Aberdeen Group
• Auditing and Compliance Strategies for a Solid Purchasing Card Program – by JPMorgan
• MasterCard Corporate Purchasing Card Best Practices Guide
• ♦ 2012 Purchasing Card Benchmark Survey Report – by RPMG Research Corporation
• Best Practices for Maximizing Commercial Card Program Performance – by Visa
• Global Procure-to-Pay and Commercial Card Best Practices Executive Summary – by Visa Commercial Solutions
• Best Practices Summaries (a 59-page report) – by Visa Commercial Solutions
• Practical Guide to Control and Compliance in Commercial Card Programs – by Visa
• Visa PerformSource Practical Guide to Corporate Travel and the Benefits of Corporate Cards Overview

Best Practices for Specific Sectors

• Purchasing Card Best Practices for University Procurement – by JPMorgan Chase
• Procure-to-Pay Best Practices for Companies – by Visa
• Procure-to-Pay Best Practices for the Federal Government – by Visa
• Executive Summary of the Federal Government Report – by Visa
• Procure-to-Pay Best Practices for State and Local Governments – by Visa
• Executive Summary of the State and Local Governments Report – by Visa