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IT & The CFO

The CFO and CIO should be collaborating to make strategic and tactical IT investment decisions. The mission critical investments are outsourcing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Human Resources (HR), Accounting and Finance, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Business Intelligence (BI) and analytics and we also look at innovative approaches like cloud computing and software as a service (SaaS).

CFOs ignore supply chain risks as cost cutting bites

2009-09-04 16:59

CFOs ignore at their peril the high risk of missing links between finance and procurement.

Do CFOs Get IT? - The Executive CIO

2009-09-02 09:20

Gordon Lovell-Read, CEO of CIO Development, tells us how CFOs can get the most from this senior CIO colleague.

Analysts differ over ROI of cloud computing

2009-08-24 08:28

Gartner is having a Both Sides Now moment about cloud, unusual in analysts with vested interest in hype.

NetSuite and the disruptive CEO’s 10-year old vision

2009-08-24 07:41 - 1 comment

The vision to create a suite of applications delivered from the cloud was scoffed at when we started this company 10 years ago. NetSuite's CEO, the disruptive Zach Nelson, talks exclusively to Stuart Lauchlan.

Do CFOs Get IT?: The Professional CIO

2009-08-17 11:43

In the next of our series Do CFOs get IT?, Gordon Lovell-Read, CEO of CIO Development, looks into the mindset and manners of the Professional CIO and how to get the most from the CFO-CIO relationship.

Are CFOs doing enough to support the CIO function?

2009-07-20 08:16

In continental Europe the CFO is gaining influence in the reporting line for technology leaders, says Dr Katy Ring, Principal Analyst with The Bathwick Group.

Do CFOs get the IT paratrooper?

2009-07-13 08:56 - 1 comment

If you have a risk-taking paratrooper as your senior IT executive chances are they are an established technology executive with most of their experience gained outside of your organisation.

FDs resistant to cloud

2009-07-09 14:02

A recent survey suggests that software as service (SaaS) has yet to gain significant traction with FDs.

US ERP demand up in 2008 despite recession

2009-07-09 09:30

North American ERP demand increased in 2008 to $8.5bn

Netsuite gets financial accreditation and takes SaaS to SAP's hometurf

2009-07-01 13:58

CFOs see significant reporting benefits for global and pan-European businesses.

The Dark Art of IT Investment

Join the Finance Week debate on how to leverage the IT investment - tactical and strategic - for higher returns and how get the most out of the CFO-CIO relationship.

What are your top business challenges today?

2009-08-12 14:53 - 10415 reads

Getting through to 2H 2010

7% (5 votes)

Planning strategies for growth after the recession

14% (10 votes)

Keeping down costs

31% (22 votes)

Raising capital and credit

6% (4 votes)

Maintaining a healthy cashflow

42% (30 votes)

Total votes: 71

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