More than ever, business scenario analysis is an imperative tool for business leaders. Since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, the implications for businesses around…
I’ve blogged previously about my recent day at the ICCA in Sydney. One section focussed closely on process excellence, a topic close to my heart. Process is a key element of achieving the company objectives.
The advantages that the finance team has over all other business teams and functions are the insights they have on every other business function. Finance…
What does it bring to the table? Benjamin Franklin famously coined the phrase “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail”. As a…
Business Process Management doesn’t necessarily come naturally. Sometimes you need to read a blog with some key thoughts and tips about the role. ‘Decision then…
Real-time reporting. It’s an expression thrown around a lot; “We would like real-time reporting”. ‘Real-time’ means different things to different organisations, and is dependent upon…
One might suggest that finding the end of a rainbow is easier than the task of predicting the future. However, with each business planning cycle,…
Recently, I have sat in a few meetings with clients talking about the cloud and had a little chuckle when they told me that they don’t use the cloud and that their business probably isn’t ready for the cloud just yet.
The concept of utilising scenarios as a method for visioning future events can be traced back to the writings of Plato’s Republic. Since the days…
Organisations are constantly in the battle to improve the use of resources in what can be described as the survive and thrive pendulum. On one…