The Power Broker Centrica's group finance director, Nick Luff, tells Barry Mansfield about his recent move to the company.
Break With the Budget In a fundamental reassessment of what drives good performance, Statoil has abandoned traditional budgeting.
The Missing Link International financial reporting standards have improved transparency but broken the link with accounting practice.
Profit from Performance Do companies with world-class enterprise performance management deliver superior shareholder returns?
Expanding the Creative Remit Hugh Stafford-Smith, MD of Maconomy, outlines the FD's struggle to make the creative teams aware of financial process.
Cost-Cutting for the Elite Companies have succeeded in reducing the cost of goods sold, but not of selling, general and administrative expenses.
Après le Déluge In the last five years, Publicis Groupe has completed the integration of two of the world's leading ad agencies.
Budgets with Vision According to various research studies, 60% of organisations do not link their strategies to their budgets.
F&A Benchmarking APQC research indicates that better performance is correlated with the use of certain business practices.
The Chief Performance Officer Scott Bohannon and Peter Whitehead from CFO Executive Board introduce the new Breed of CFOS, who see their role at the...
Payback Time Shared services is no longer just about headcount savings - it's a source of value and sustainable competitive...
Here is the Forecast Cash flow forecasting is not the most glamorous of activities, but is a useful tool for measuring business performance.
Coming to Terms with BPM Acronyms can be confusing, none more so than those relating to business performance / process management / modelling.