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CFO
January 10, 2007
Don Durfee |
The Last Mile Why is it still so hard to engage line managers in budgeting? It is noted that when line managers have a hand in planning, budgets get better. That appears to be especially true when managers actually key their own numbers into the system.   |
CFO
December 1, 2004
John Goff |
In the Fast Lane Companies are trading in their spreadsheets for swifter, more powerful finance applications. |
CFO
June 1, 2008
Karen M. Kroll |
Staying on Course It's hard to weather an economic slowdown without a sound budget to steer by. |
CFO
December 1, 2002
Tim Reason |
Partial Clearing Budgeting software isn't the key to corporate finance reform, but it can help CFOs manage expectations in a sinking economy. |
CFO
July 1, 2005
Julia Homer |
Let the Sunshine In By identifying key drivers, devising realistic targets, and paring the budgeting process, companies are learning to eliminate the disconnect between finance and operations. |
CFO
December 1, 2007
Kate O'Sullivan |
Budgeting: Bring It On After wrestling with tech implementations and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, CFOs are finally ready to address the budgeting process. |
CFO
December 1, 2008
Russ Banham |
Up and Away Companies are feeling a little less trapped by spreadsheets these days. |
CFO
September 1, 2012
Russ Banham |
Freed from the Budget Many companies see budgeting as a time-consuming exercise of limited value. Some are resorting to a radical fix: getting rid of the budget. |
CFO
December 2, 2003
John Goff |
See It Now New budgeting-and-planning software offers increasingly sophisticated visual aids: dashboards and scorecards. |
CFO
March 17, 2003
Russ Banham |
Quantum Loop "Performance" is its middle name -- can new software help companies link past, present, and future? |
CFO
April 1, 2005
Esther Shein |
Pay-Per-View Budgeting? Finance managers at some businesses are choosing to rent their planning applications. |
CFO
February 1, 2007
Joseph McCafferty |
Planning for the Best A focus on budgeting signals better performance than a focus on controls. |
Bank Systems & Technology
August 2, 2005
Maria Bruno-Britz |
Charting a Course for the Future Since technology is such a huge cost center at financial institutions, one would think that senior executives would pay especially close attention to how that money is used. This, however, has not always been the case. |
CFO
June 1, 2010
Kate O'Sullivan |
From Adversity, Better Budgets Tempted to abandon budgeting altogether, companies have instead taken it to a new level. |
CFO
January 1, 2006
John Edwards |
Simplicity Is Golden Heeding customer demands, sellers of financial planning software aim to make their products easier to use. |
CFO
June 1, 2006
Don Durfee |
Alternative Budgeting Companies are still looking for better ways to set performance targets. |
CFO
Tim Reason |
Federal Offenses A dozen years after passage of the CFO act, the U.S. Government still struggles to close its books... |
CFO
May 1, 2011
Russ Banham |
Let It Roll Why more companies are abandoning budgets in favor of rolling forecasts. |
HBS Working Knowledge
August 11, 2003
Loren Gary |
Why Budgeting Kills Your Company Why doesn't the budget process work? Read what experts say about not only changing your budgeting process, but whether your company should dispense with budgets entirely. |
CIO
October 28, 2015 |
Attention CIOs: Here's how to bond with the CFO IT project success hinges on financial support from the CFO, so learn the lingo and stay in close touch |
Inc.
October 2003
Suzanne McGee |
Breaking Free from Budgets Exasperated by budgets that hamstring creativity, a growing number of companies are tossing off financial constraints -- and still holding the line on spending. |
CFO
March 17, 2003
Russ Banham |
The Power of 3 One way to bridge the CFO-CIO divide: Bring a third party into the conversation. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
July 1, 2012
William Looney |
Today's Mission Critical: Making Sense of Spending on Clinical Trials Mastery of the clinical trial process has become essential to positioning new therapies for leadership in an increasingly crowded and lengthy race to registration. |
CFO
November 1, 2009
Vincent Ryan |
Flat Chance As companies keep IT spending in check, executives have to make some hard choices about what they can live without. |
CFO
June 1, 2004
Ronald Fink |
New Carrots, Old Yardsticks? Cash is back in incentive compensation for executives, but companies are struggling to set the right performance targets. |
CFO
March 15, 2004
Laton McCartney |
The Great Divide Or, what your CIO would really like to say to you if only the job market were better. |
CFO
January 30, 2004
Scott Leibs |
New Terrain Post-Enron reforms have made dramatic alterations to the landscape of corporate governance. Boards, their committees, and internal auditors now have greater responsibilities and powers. How will these reforms change the CFO's job? |
CFO
June 1, 2009
Kate O'Sullivan |
Disciplinarians' Dilemma Derided as enemies of innovation, CFOs can, in fact, be its valuable friends. |
CFO
May 8, 2006
Don Durfee |
What's the Boss Worth? CFOs weigh in on executive compensation. |
IndustryWeek
March 14, 2012
David Blanchard |
Sticking to the Facts Helps Thule Improve Budget Process Analytics provides a single version of the truth for financial planning. |
IndustryWeek
June 20, 2012 |
Stepping Stones to Enterprise Quality APQC identifies eight 'imperatives' to building quality across an organization. |
CFO
November 1, 2007
Kate O'Sullivan |
Who's Next? Succession planning should be a critical exercise in finance. Too bad so many companies avoid it. |
CFO
May 1, 2007
Alix Nyberg Stuart |
Board Battles Even as conflicts between CEOs and directors erupt, finance chiefs can wield influence on both sides. |
CIO
July 15, 2002
Derek Slater |
Get in Touch with Your Inner CFO How can the CIO and CFO quit arguing and come together? Who better to tell us than leaders who have lived both roles simultaneously. |
Entrepreneur
July 2009
Asheesh Advani |
Why Budgets Matter Even start-ups need to forecast and plan - especially now. |
CFO
September 1, 2009
Alix Stuart |
Hard Lessons One year after the Wall Street meltdown, CFOs say business will never be the same. |
CIO
December 1, 2003
Susan H. Cramm |
New Year's Resolutions for CIOs The antidote for the "Ten Mistakes CIOs Too Often Make," inspired by clients, friends and readers who have mastered the ability to maintain focus and optimism in the midst of the daily grind. |
CFO
February 1, 2008
Kate Plourd |
What's in Your Wallet? The CD&A gives investors a better view of executive pay. It could also give CFOs a raise. |
CFO
November 1, 2002
Tim Reason |
Facing the Bear: The 2002 Compensation Survey With stock options under scrutiny, companies are once again seeking the elusive link between pay and performance. |
CFO
December 1, 2010
Russ Banham |
Strategic Inquisitions We ask CFOs what it takes to become a true partner in setting company strategy. |
