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The IBM Midmarket CFO Study: "The New Value Integrator."

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:56:00 GMT

The IBM Midmarket CFO Study: "The New Value Integrator" reveals how CFOs today are becoming Value Integrators by increasing finance speed, efficiency, and turning relevant information into valuable business insights, to maintain competitive advantage. Read this Midmarket CFO study and see how you can become a Value Integrator for your organization.

The IBM Midmarket CFO Study: "The New Value Integrator."

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:43:00 GMT

The How & Why Of Physical Audits

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:46:00 GMT

Effective Asset Management Can Help Ensure Assets Are Insured At The Correct Level, Facilitate Budgeting For Maintenance And Aid In Avoiding Unexpected 'Write-Offs'. In Order To Properly Manage Assets, It Is Essential To Perform Thorough Routine Physical Audits. This White Paper Explains The Business Requirements For Conducting Audits, Explores The Benefits, And Provides A Step By Step Process For Conducting Them.

How Should A Plan Sponsor Evaluate Their Current Defined Benefit/Defined Contribution Plan Investment Consultant?

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:34:00 GMT

It was the fall of 2008. We had an introductory meeting with the CFO of a publicly traded company. It came to a defining moment when we asked how he was evaluating the current contribution of his plan Consultant. With a confused look, he replied, "I don't know, you're a Consultant, how should I evaluate them?" I replied that our industry had not been quick to write papers on how we might be replaced. The CFO then challenged me to write one anyway. After nine months of research, three books and two additional professional designations, I wrote this article in response. I hope it stimulates your thinking. - Cliff Sellery, Sr. VP - Investments, CIMA, CFP, CRPS, AIF

Working Capital Management

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:11:00 GMT

APQC, the leading source for best practices and performance benchmarks, surveyed more than 350 senior finance executives, and conducted in-depth interviews with nine CFOs, to produce a financial management study that examines strategies for improving working capital performance.

Download this study to learn:
- How accounts payable process improvement can strengthen cash flow forecasting
- The value of technologies that reduce the amount of paper running through AP and AR processes
- Strategies for strengthening your financial health and that of your suppliers
- Why more corporate finance professionals are looking to optimize payment timing and early payment discounts

Empowering Store Operations With Analytics And Business Intelligence

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:42:00 GMT

Across the retail industry, Store Operations is underserved when it comes to analytics and Business Intelligence (BI). Merchants and marketers must exploit this information every day in order to succeed - if Store Ops were empowered to do the same, retailers could build and sustain competitive advantage in a market that's tougher than ever.

In this issue of Retailing with Insight, we illustrate how BI can and should be extended to Store Ops users including Store Managers, District and Regional Managers,VPs of Operations, Store Auditors,Trainers, Store Planners and Store Analysts.

Using Performance Drivers To Enhance Business Success: Identifying, Visualizing And Analyzing Key Performance Drivers (KPD Metrics)

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:30:00 GMT

PI metrics are useful for ensuring strategic alignment across the various organizations within the company and illustrate whether strategic goals are achieved. However, they measure results achieved in a past period and don't provide insight into the activities and drivers of those results, particularly within a period.

This leads to the need for another category of performance metrics called Key Performance Drivers or KPD metrics. This white paper examines performance metrics and focuses on the nature, identification, and use of Key Performance Drivers to enhance business success.

Using Performance Drivers To Enhance Business Success: Identifying, Visualizing And Analyzing Key Performance Drivers (KPD Metrics)

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:21:00 GMT

30 "Tactical" Mistakes during ERP Implementation

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:09:00 GMT

ERP Implementations are typically well planned using various implementation frameworks, templates and concepts, however nearly 70-80% of all ERP implementation programs fail, go-over budget or go live past original deadline1. This is mainly due to the fact that while tackling strategic issues and their risk mitigations, program teams often miss out on the tactical nuances of implementation. Through this paper, we have tried to highlight the Top 30 "Tactical" Mistakes that lead to ERP Implementation failures. The data presented in this paper is corroborated with 21 experienced ERP Practitioners at Infosys.

How CFO's Can Evolve The Corporate Culture To Drive Business Returns

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:07:00 GMT

All the soft controls in an organization together constitute its corporate culture. The corporate culture will drive the success or failure of a significant organizational change such as a merger, acquisition, or IT implementation, as the corporate culture is the most powerful control in any organization. It influences every employee's behavior. zEthics corporate culture surveys and questionnaire provide the organization the knowledge to validate the integrity of the most important aspects of the internal control system ? the people. Leadership and corporate culture excellence are essential to company performance and organizational well being. Monitoring soft controls is necessary to provide 1) an early warning of problems; 2) extended visibility into the organization to correct problems; and, 3) serves as a check and balance to ensure that the organization is optimized to drive business returns with integrity, transparency, accountability and comprehensive risk oversight.