Management Practices

6 Steps for Linking Corporate Strategy to the Budget
Infor

Ask any three people in an organization why they budget and you’ll get three different answers. But no one says they budget in order to direct…

The Alignment-focused Organization: Bridging the Gap between Strategy and Execution
SAP

Aligning your business plans with your method of execution requires more than a peek at financial metrics. Initiatives, tasks, people, and…

5 Steps to Per-person, Per-project Profitability
Journyx

The most effective project managers know that accounting for the effort, cost, and profitability of each person or project is the best way to…

From QuickBooks to ERP: A Road Map for Growing Small Businesses
Everest Software Inc.

The basic spreadsheet and accounting programs you’ve relied on ’til now won’t help your growing business eliminate decision-making bottlenecks,…

4 Steps to a Best-run Business
SAP

To promote fast growth, small businesses often sacrifice process control for creativity. But sooner or later, unstructured creativity compounded…

Enterprise Performance Management for Small and Medium Businesses
Oracle | Hyperion

Small to medium businesses (SMBs) often face the same challenges as large businesses—just on a smaller scale. One such challenge is finding a…

Growing Pains: Expansion Strategies for Small Firms
Sage Software

A smaller budget, a smaller staff—managing a small company isn’t easy. And managing for growth only multiplies the challenges. Hard work is…

Executive Brief: 3 Key Success Strategies for Insurance, Banks, and Financial Services
Technology Evaluation Centers

Financial services organizations are always looking for ways to improve business processes to implement tighter control—and improve the…