Resources for the CEO/COO

CEO/COO's are continually trying to make sense of things for the future as they see it now and manage to "The Numbers", "Potential Failure Points" and "Surprises".  Corporate Performance Management can help.  These resources describe how a CEO can leverage CPM to provide:

• The tools necessary to monitor, align and support the execution of the strategic vision
• Organizational accountability through performance metrics.
• Visibility into division, team and individual performance.

As a CIO you are responsible for the information technology and computer systems that support enterprise goals.  You are both a strategic leader who leverages IT to drive the business as well as stewards of the system that convert raw data into actionable information to drive decisions.  These resources identify how you can:

• Empower finance with world class tools
• Provide a strategic vision for your business and the tools to maintain it
• Easily integrate financial data with existing infrastructure

In today's environment CFO's are charged with:

• Helping the executive management team see the full implications of decisions--both risk and return.
• Raising the red flag if the business is not going to deliver against performance commitments.

Traditional accounting and financial management is not enough.  The entire financial organization needs to be an activist and an agent for change within the organization.  These resource provide thought provoking management techniques to help facilitate that change. 

The knowledge of accounting and finance is no longer enough for the financial controller.  Financial controllers need to:

• Effectively handle the lethal combination of complexity and velocity in the close process.
• Streamline and close the reporting process.
• Focus on the analytics and their interpretation vs the mechanics to compile the information.

These resources provide describe both the issues and methods for handling these needs. 

The Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis is at the apex of understanding the financial impact of key business decisions and how they will impact the achievement of key business objectives and strategies as well as fulfill key business needs.  These resources focus on techniques and best practices:

• Accurately forecast sales and provide continual updates
• Create a close loop forecasting and planning process
• Model multiple scenarios to improve the decision making process