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CFO June 1, 2006 Don Durfee	Alternative Budgeting Companies are still looking for better ways to set performance targets.
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 December 1, 2004 John Goff	In the Fast Lane Companies are trading in their spreadsheets for swifter, more powerful finance applications.
IndustryWeek February 1, 2008 Nick Zubko	Online Network Offers Best Practice Research for Management Hackett Group launches leadership community for finance, IT, HR and procurement.
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 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 June 30, 2005 Tim Reason	Budgeting in the Real World More companies are writing budgets that reflect strategy and reduce frustration.
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.
CFO December 2, 2003 John Goff	See It Now New budgeting-and-planning software offers increasingly sophisticated visual aids: dashboards and scorecards.
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.
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 February 1, 2006 Don Durfee	Flabby or Fit? A new survey measures finance departments: Still Number Crunching... How Long Does It Take?... Outsourcing at a Snail's Pace... etc.
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 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.
CFO March 17, 2003	How'm I Doing? Few companies believe that their own forecasts and reports are accurate and reliable.
CFO June 1, 2004 Don Durfee	The Ephemeral Finance Executive Overworked CFOs are turning to interim finance managers for help. But that could jeopardize quality improvements.
CFO January 30, 2004 Kate O'Sullivan	Now Hiring Finance departments will add staff for many reasons, but particularly as a preparation for growth.
CFO May 8, 2006 Don Durfee	What's the Boss Worth? CFOs weigh in on executive compensation.
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CFO April 1, 2006 Joseph McCafferty	Business Outlook Survey Although still worried about the cost of fuel and health care, finance executives are encouraged, if not ecstatic, about the future of the economy.
CIO January 1, 2007 Elana Varon	Better Keep IT Simple Simplicity is the key to better IT, according to a recent study.
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CFO October 1, 2008	Discontent Runs High A lack of engagement in the job is all too common in North American workforces.
CFO February 1, 2009 Nelson Wang	Finance Keeps Cranking Away When cost pressures reach finance departments, small improvements go a long way.
CFO March 17, 2003 Scott Leibs	Regulation Time Finance departments are looking to get a better handle on the numbers and keep strategy on track.
CFO April 1, 2005 Esther Shein	Pay-Per-View Budgeting? Finance managers at some businesses are choosing to rent their planning applications.
CFO May 1, 2009 Kate O'Sullivan	Good Sports CFOs have to build teams and play on them. It isn't easy.
CFO June 1, 2004 Joseph McCafferty	Curbed Enthusiasm Forty-four percent of U.S. finance executives have a positive view of the global economy, down from 50 percent last quarter.
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.
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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 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.
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CFO March 1, 2007 Joseph McCafferty	For CFOs, Few Gold Watches The average tenure of big-company finance chiefs is less than five years, according to a recent study.
CFO February 15, 2006 Don Durfee	Hard Choices How finance executives are confronting rising benefit costs, the aging workforce, recruiting, and other human-capital concerns.
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.
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CFO February 1, 2006 Kate O'Sullivan	The Little Things How CFOs re-energize their finance staffs.
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 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.
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HRO Today Jan/Feb 2008 Russ Banham	Driver's Ed Toyota Financial Services builds an effective learning program aimed at keeping internal talent 'moving forward' in their careers.
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.
CFO June 1, 2007 Julia Homer	The Diversity Gap Most finance departments are conspicuously white. Changing that is not a priority for most CFOs.
CFO November 17, 2003 Scott Leibs	Internal Controls In a world gone Sarbanes-Oxley, have finance and IT found common ground?
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.
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