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Global Services May 8, 2007 Imrana Khan |
Compliance Inhibits F&A Outsourcing A recent study finds that the increasing compliance burden of financial execs is the biggest obstacle to finance and accounting outsourcing.  |
Insurance & Technology September 2, 2007 Anthony O'Donnell |
Finance Transformation Needed, BearingPoint Survey Says Technology challenges and opportunities are top of mind for financial services CFOs seeking to transform their companies finance organizations.  |
CFO October 15, 2002 |
Numbers, Please We asked CFOs how they view IT. Their answer: Very carefully.  |
CFO November 17, 2003 Scott Leibs |
The 20/20 Issue An ambitious yet clear-eyed look at the technologies, trends, and traps that will drive corporate IT strategies in 2004.  |
CFO November 17, 2003 |
When CFOs Get Emotional "Most of us buy on emotion and justify on fact," says a reader. More letters to the editor: what good projects look like; the early days of mobile computing.  |
CFO March 15, 2004 Scott Leibs |
We'll Deal, but Will We Manage? While there are many reasons why CFOs now play a larger role in IT strategy than ever before, the staggering cost of technology remains the biggie. True, IT has come to dominate the capital budgets of most companies. And true, when you're a CFO, finance is your middle name.  |
Bank Technology News March 2006 |
CIO Survey Indicates Big Change On Their Horizon The first-year survey of CIOs based in the U.S. found they face "enormous transformation" in their business.  |
CIO January 1, 2001 Stewart Deck |
Memo from the CFO Here's some strategic advice for CIOs entering those all-important budget meetings.  |
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 1, 2006 Bob Violino |
IT Directions '06 As a new year begins, Sarbox and governance converge -- and new technology takes a holiday. Here are the highlights of an IT consulting firm poll that asked what the big issues for 2006 will be.  |
IndustryWeek November 1, 2007 Brad Kenney |
More IT Issues Facing CFOs According to a recent study only about one in 10 CFOs report making significant progress in core IT areas during the past year.  |
CFO June 15, 2012 Marielle Segarra |
Going Digital Big data and digital marketing become top strategic priorities.  |
Food Engineering April 1, 2008 |
Outsourcing requires homework There's no doubt that outsourcing can save money and take the pressure off several business tasks -- if executed properly. But many companies don't do homework first, according to this Deloitte Consulting 2008 report.  |
CIO March 1, 2002 Lorraine Cosgrove Ware |
IT Spending Under pressure to limit IT spending, CIOs stick to core projects...  |
Global Services June 1, 2008 Imrana Khan |
Offshoring: Not the Answer to the Challenges of Globalization Offshore outsourcing enabled globalization and its economics brought value to the business. What now?  |
Global Services August 26, 2008 Lisa Ross |
Choosing the Best Outsourcing Approach One of the latest trends in finance outsourcing is that CFOs are seeking an integrated service delivery approach to outsourcing, instead of a piecemeal approach, to gain greater efficiency, effectiveness, and control and compliance of their finance and accounting (F&A) business process  |
CFO May 8, 2006 Don Durfee |
What's the Boss Worth? CFOs weigh in on executive compensation.  |
CFO July 15, 2009 Kate O'Sullivan |
Waiting for a Sign CFOs are feeling much better about the economy than they were last quarter, but their plans still reflect plenty of caution.  |
CIO September 1, 2001 Lorraine Cosgrove Ware & Ben Worthen |
Don't Drop the Ball Our IT Spending and Lessons Learned survey of IT executives reveals some surprises about who's spending what -- and how CFOs are targeting your budget...  |
CFO January 10, 2007 Joseph McCafferty |
Business Outlook Survey CFOs are feeling better about the prospects for the U.S. economy in 2007.  |
FAO Today Mar/Apr 2008 Lisa Ross |
Department Procurement: Try Adding Procurement By outsourcing finance & accounting and procurement together, you can fan the flames of powerful synergies that will go straight to the bottom line -- while helping to improve operations.  |
CFO October 1, 2008 |
Discontent Runs High A lack of engagement in the job is all too common in North American workforces.  |
CFO November 17, 2003 Scott Leibs |
The Fine Art of NIT-picking Technological innovations abound. Which ones are right for your company?  |
CIO July 1, 2004 Christopher Koch |
The Sarbox Conspiracy Sarbanes-Oxley compliance efforts are eating up CIO time and budgets. Worse, CIOs are being relegated to a purely tactical role. And that may be the CFO's plan.  |
CFO July 15, 2008 Kate O'Sullivan |
Global Business Outlook Survey CFOs are preparing for a prolonged downturn.  |
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.  |
Wall Street & Technology February 12, 2004 |
Feeling Good. Proceed with Caution. Financial-services executives are feeling positive - positive about the current state of the U.S. economy, positive about current business and industry prospects, but only somewhat positive about IT budget and spending plans.  |
CIO June 14, 2011 Bill Bulkeley |
What CFOs Need to Hear about Cloud Computing and Consumer IT Cloud computing and consumerization of IT change how you buy and budget for technology. Here's how to talk about it with the CFO.  |
CIO April 1, 2003 Lorraine Cosgrove Ware |
What You Have to Say - Survey Results A year after our first "State of the CIO" survey, more than 500 IT leaders tell us they're spending more time on alignment and less time on staffing and new technologies. And, needless to say, they're still wrestling with scarce resources.  |
CFO July 1, 2007 Kate O'Sullivan |
Business Outlook Survey Finance executives entered the summer doldrums early this year as their optimism about the U.S. economy approached a five-year low.  |
CIO May 26, 2009 Jarina D'Auria |
Bulletproofing the IT Budget CFOs offer advice to CIOs on creating a winning budget and setting financial strategy.  |
CRM December 1, 2003 Martin Schneider |
News in Brief IT buyers are looking for long-term value in their purchases in terms of data integration and scalability... Just as IT decisions are being made based on long-term value over simple cost efficiencies, so are outsourcing deals... etc.  |
CIO July 1, 2003 Christopher Koch |
IBM's New Hook IBM's pitch that on-demand e-business will reduce IT costs and make everything work better sounds good, especially to CEOs who don't understand that the technologies to make it happen just don't exist.  |
CFO May 1, 2007 Randy Myers |
Going Away The doubts that finance executives once had about offshoring are quickly disappearing as savings and process improvements become too good to pass up.  |
InternetNews March 5, 2004 Allen Bernard |
Majority of IT and Business Plans Still Not Linked Research finds that the majority of corporate IT plans are not linked to business plans even though the greatest return-on-investment gains come from doing so.  |
CIO May 14, 2010 Carolyn Johnson |
Survey Indicates Technology Budgets on the Mend CIO magazine's quarterly survey shows a brighter outlook for IT departments, but large companies are faring the best.  |
CIO June 1, 2004 Susan H. Cramm |
Desperation Outsourcing We've all seen desperation outsourcing rationalized under the guise of strategy. But these "strategic initiatives" really are ham-handed attempts at rectifying larger ills  |
CIO June 14, 2011 Maryfran Johnson |
How the Cloud Changes the CIO-CFO Conversation The shift brings a new way of budgeting, making the CIO a true business partner.  |
IndustryWeek April 1, 2005 |
Finance -- On Balance Senior executives, especially in this Sarbanes-Oxley era, remain hesitant to outsource finance functions. Done selectively, however, such outsourcing might actually benefit governance and compliance. A recent survey of 203 senior executives reinforces this premise.  |
Bank Technology News February 2002 Louise West |
Good News for CRM and Outsourcing Vendors Despite the economic slump, banks in Europe are still prepared to spend on certain areas of IT...  |
CFO April 1, 2011 David Rosenbaum |
Can Cloud Computing Clear the Air? By working together to assess this highly touted IT paradigm, CFOs and CIOs may foster a beautiful friendship.  |
CFO April 1, 2009 Kate O'Sullivan |
Happy New Year? A recent survey shows that most CFOs say the outlook remains bleak until 2010.  |
CFO March 1, 2009 Sarah Johnson |
No Way Out? The Satyam scandal has prompted companies to be more careful about outsourcing arrangements.  |
CFO November 17, 2003 John Verity |
Risk Management Although the term itself risks overuse and confusion, "risk managment" may provide a way to improve internal controls.  |
Wall Street & Technology June 13, 2006 |
Spending More Can Be Satisfying Research from an outsourcing and insourcing advisory firm reveals a direct correlation between an organization's satisfaction with its outsourcing efforts and how much it invests in outsourcing management and governance.  |
CFO January 1, 2008 Kate O'Sullivan |
Business Outlook Survey With worries about the costs of labor, fuel, and credit, CFOs' expectations for the economy hit a new low.  |
CFO May 1, 2008 Kate O'Sullivan |
Top 10 Concerns of CFOs CFOs don't lack for worries as the credit markets continue to create uncertainty.  |
CFO May 1, 2010 David McCann |
An Action Plan for IT CFOs who oversee technology should have no fear: a methodical, top-down management approach can produce strong results.  |
CFO February 1, 2009 Johnson & Stuart |
Farewell to Finance Jobs U.S. companies plan to do 74 percent more offshoring over the next two years, with finance departments in the lead.  |
CFO November 1, 2007 Kate O'Sullivan |
Stuck in a Rut Despite years of investing in IT, outsourcing, and process improvements, finance departments still spend too much time on routine tasks.  |