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- Mar 14
- 2 min
Are Audits Still Relevant?
A story in today's Wall Street Journal starts with the headline "KPMG Gave SVB, Signature Bank Clean Bill of Health Weeks Before...
- Sep 20, 2022
- 2 min
Rolling Forecasts are having a 'moment'
The concept of a rolling forecast as opposed to a static budget has been a favourite of consultants (this one included) for years. I...
- Sep 13, 2022
- 1 min
Getting Ahead of the Numbers
CFOs are often thought of as backward looking and internally focused. If that is their sole focus, they are failing. By the time an...
- Aug 17, 2022
- 2 min
What ever happened to “Total Quality”?
Six Sigma, TQM, Black Belts, Green Belts, Defects. Not too long ago the language of Total Quality Management was the lingua franca of...
- Jun 9, 2022
- 2 min
The Trainwreck That Is Financial Forecasting
Two addtional articles in today's Wall Street Journal, "Target Says Price Cut Vital" and "Retail CFOs Wrestle With Inventory as Hurdles...
- Jun 8, 2022
- 1 min
Forecasting Futility--WalMart and Target join the Hall of Shame
It was only back in February that I wrote about the flaws in forecasting. Yet I feel compelled to comment again. At their annual...
- Mar 29, 2022
- 3 min
The Metaverse Needs To Get Real
It seems only five minutes ago that we were talking about Web 2.0, virtual reality, blockchain and artificial intelligence. Now they...
- Feb 28, 2022
- 2 min
Facts, Forecasts or Fantasies
Forecasting is big business. Pundits forecast the outcome of sporting events, economists forecast GDP growth rates, meteorologists...
- Feb 16, 2022
- 3 min
Are You An Activist CFO?
Don't work for a hedge fund? Not an investor at all? It doesnt matter, every business leader needs to adopt an 'activist mindset'...
- Nov 11, 2021
- 2 min
Is The Conglomerate Dead?
News that General Electric (GE) is to split itself into three separate businesses marks the demise of yet another conglomerate. Following...
- Oct 26, 2021
- 3 min
When Forecasting Fails
Every few years or so there is a crisis of confidence in the ability to forecast. Yet organisations still dedicate large amounts of time...
- Sep 13, 2021
- 1 min
Finance at the Heart of M&A - Pretty Cool Stuff!
Finance professionals are fully engaged in the current wave of M&A. According to Reuters, as of August 12th, 2021, 35,128 deals have...
- Aug 18, 2021
- 1 min
The Finance Strategist
Read my article in FM Magazine about the skills needed to be an effective finance strategist. WARNING: Its a really cool job!...
- Mar 24, 2021
- 3 min
THE DATA SERIES
TEN PRINCPLES FOR INFUSING DATA INTO MANAGEMENT PRACTICE Much of the framework of modern management practice came crashing down during...
- Mar 17, 2021
- 3 min
THE DATA SERIES
CFOs Play a Key Role in Creating A Data-Conscious Culture Instinct, intuition, experience, and gut feel have long been used to justify...
- Mar 10, 2021
- 3 min
THE DATA SERIES
Using Data To Power Mergers & Acquisitions Despite the impact of the global pandemic there has been no shortage of merger and acquisition...
- Mar 3, 2021
- 3 min
THE DATA SERIES
PROFITING FROM DATA There has been much written in recent years of treating data as an asset, but much of the discussion has been...
- Feb 24, 2021
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THE DATA SERIES
THE CFO'S DATA JOURNEY In order for a CFO to be an effective data steward they must understand the different elements of the data journey...
- Feb 17, 2021
- 3 min
THE DATA SERIES
The CFO's Expanding Data Governance Role CFOs have always had a pivotal role in managing data across the enterprise. Initially the focus...
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