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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.   |
HBS Working Knowledge
March 13, 2006 |
Use a Rolling Forecast to Spot Trends An excerpt from Jeremy Hope's new book, Reinventing the CFO, on the concept of the rolling forecast as a flexible and meaningful supplement or alternative to traditional business measures. |
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. |
IndustryWeek
July 11, 2012 |
Forecasts Are Always Wrong, but They Can Be a Lot Less Wrong Companies are learning to rely on solid forecasts, rather than on formal budgets. |
CFO
September 1, 2009
Russ Banham |
Supply Chains and Demand As consumers scale back, supply chains are hurting from end to end. Finance can ease the pain. |
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. |
IndustryWeek
April 7, 2010
Adam Gordon |
Eight Ways to Critically Evaluate a Forecast Don't get caught up in 'worthless' prediction measures, such as long-range, detailed forecasts. |
CFO
December 1, 2008
Vincent Ryan |
Future Tense The financial crisis obliterated corporate forecasts. Now, CFOs struggle to assess what lies ahead. |
IndustryWeek
April 21, 2010
Jonathan Katz |
Beyond Frozen Forecasts Manufacturers are moving toward rolling financial forecasts. |
Entrepreneur
July 2009
Asheesh Advani |
Why Budgets Matter Even start-ups need to forecast and plan - especially now. |
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 |
CFO
September 1, 2009
Alix Stuart |
Hard Lessons One year after the Wall Street meltdown, CFOs say business will never be the same. |
CIO
July 15, 2003
Ben Worthen |
Future Results Not Guaranteed Contrary to what vendors tell you, computer systems alone are incapable of producing accurate forecasts. |
CFO
July 15, 2009
Alix Stuart |
Imperfect Futures Is business forecasting an art, a science, or an exercise in futility? As the recession drags on, companies rethink their attitudes, and their approaches. |
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. |
CFO
June 30, 2005
Tim Reason |
Budgeting in the Real World More companies are writing budgets that reflect strategy and reduce frustration. |
IndustryWeek
February 1, 2007
David Blanchard |
How To Get Your Forecasts Wrong, In Ten Easy Lessons Learn what to do - and what not to do - from this list of "forecasting fallacies." |
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. |
Financial Planning
July 1, 2009
John J. Bowen Jr. |
Spring Cleaning Advisors are often so busy working in their businesses that they believe they don't have time to work on their businesses. The large number of advisors who have high gross revenues but mediocre net incomes is evidence of the problem. |
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
September 1, 2009
Kate O'Sullivan |
Advise and Shine Your office door may be closed for a good reason, but there are many better reasons to open it -- and walk through it. |
CFO
July 15, 2010
David M. Katz |
The Plight Before Christmas The dilemma as to whether to reduce inventory if another downturn is coming or gear up for a resumption of growth is particularly acute now, as companies debate how to prepare for the holiday shopping season. |
IndustryWeek
November 1, 2008
David Blanchard |
Top 10 Demand Planning Strategies Learn to trust the numbers and manage by exception. |
The Motley Fool
January 29, 2009
Rich Smith |
Corning Disappoints Corning, the world's biggest maker of ultra-thin glass, reported a fiscal fourth quarter that contrasted starkly with gains recorded in earlier quarters. |
CFO
June 1, 2006
Don Durfee |
Alternative Budgeting Companies are still looking for better ways to set performance targets. |
CFO
May 1, 2011
Scott Leibs |
Bye-Bye Budgets? Rethinking the value of the annual budget. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jan/Feb 2012
Howard Berends |
Utility Budgeting Made Easier For commercial property owners, energy budgeting is an involved and, in some cases, difficult project. Multifamily properties in particular are difficult to budget for as there are no nationwide programs to assist owners and facility managers. |
IndustryWeek
January 1, 2003
George Taninecz |
Best-Laid Plans Diverse manufacturers are migrating to demand-planning and demand-management applications, but best practices must underpin software deployment. |
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
February 1, 2010
Scott Leibs |
25 Years of Finance On our silver anniversary, a look at the past, present, and future of the CFO. |
CFO
September 1, 2012
Edward Teach |
Budget Busters It takes a lot of hard work to dismantle the budgeting process. |
The Motley Fool
August 6, 2007
Timothy M. Otte |
Unilever Rolls Through Q2 The Dutch consumer-products company reports solid quarterly results. Investors, take note. |
CFO
January 1, 2009
Kate O'Sullivan |
From Bad to Worst CFO optimism sinks to an all-time low as companies foresee a dismal year ahead. |
