BI
Boosting sales and working capital with BI
Julia Manley argues that in tough times investing in business intelligence tools can stimulate sales growth. They can help serve existing customers and boost working capital.
Fact finding and asset recovery in the economic crisis
Kroll Consulting argues that the current economic climate has made business relationships more complex and outlines steps for companies to perform future litigation, defend asset bases and position themselves for the future.
Accountants - get to grip with the soft side of KPIs
At a recent seminar on managing key performance indicators (KPIs), consultant Robin Tidd waded into the debate about who should control business intelligence within organisations.
Information Builders: BI has more impact on the front line
To make a real difference, business intelligence (BI) technology needs to be applied to frontline, operational activities and not finance and strategy, according to Kevin Quinn, vice president of Business Intelligence at Information Builders.
Winners of the Software Satisfaction Awards 2008
Over 5,600 professionals participated in the selection of 20 companies as offering the best satisfaction through using their software. Covering 19 categories in accounting, finance, HR and customer management some of the small players performed surprisingly well.
The battle for business intelligence
CIMA has continued its tradition of advocacy for more sophisticated financial management with the publication of a hefty guide to business intelligence (BI) tools and techniques. John Stokdyk discusses the implications that it raises.
Adaptive Planning responds to slump with Recession Survival Kit
Online planning and reporting specialist Adaptive Planning has put together a £5,000 Recession Survival Kit to help businesses revise forecasts and planning scenarios in response to the economic downturn.
Best practice for correcting your company budget
As more analysts push business intelligence (BI) and dissatisfaction with spreadsheets grows, William Soward, offers a step-by-step guide of moving your company to a better organised budget.
Don't cost-cut a critical business asset; corporate knowledge
As corporate finance departments continue to examine ways to save money and create value, management often resorts to redundancies. However, as Dan Doherty points out, without a carefully thought out employment and training strategy the company may be throwing away some of its most valuable assets, management knowledge and skills.
Audit's role is changing and managers can benefit
We've already discussed continuous auditing and monitoring and the respective roles of management and internal audit. In this column, I want to explor...
The Bottom Line:If Mr Cable has his way...
"If Mr Cable had his way, all the big banks would be broken up and bonuses would be virtually eliminated - a sure-fire way in my view of guaranteeing an end to the UK’s ability to compete as an international financial centre. Let’s not forget that this is a man who is on record as saying that everyone who works in a bank has an ‘aristocratic lifestyle’ clearly demonstrating his lack of understanding of the sector." A tough line on bankers’ bonuses could make a brain drain of financial talent a distinct possibility, warns Paul Marsden. Read more