For many companies budgets and forecasts are strategic weapons. Barry Wilderman shares best practices to improve the process.

Communication is the life blood of an organization. Switzer Associates, on their website switzeronleadership.com, provides this article, which is based on an organizational communication study of a large organization.

This paper — by Ghirmai T Kefela, PhD, published in PM World — points out how knowledge management and organization culture can direct day-to-day behaviour, support structural and process changes, and create the climate required for successful implementation of innovation strategy.

James Lawley summarizes Gareth Morgan’s images of organization. The central thesis is that all theories of organization and management are based on implicit metaphor, and that metaphors play a paradoxical role.

It is in the public interest that members, firms and members of assurance teams be independent of assurance clients. This independence is necessary in order to provide a reasonable level of assurance that any engagement conducted and subsequent report issued is grounded on professional judgment that is free of conflict of interest or bias.

This webcast will introduce you to business analytics and show you how it can make your organization more successful. It will outline the fundamentals of analytics and the tools you need for implementation, so you can better leverage the data you gather in the many functional processes you face each day.

This webcast addresses one of the fundamental challenges facing all businesses: How can we transform our decisions into successful long-term planning when we do not know what is going to happen down the road? In this session, Mark Hollingworth will provide key insights, techniques, and models that will help you better prepare for the future.

This session explores the many different conversation and decision-making processes, and suggests ways that each organization — and each individual — can improve their competency in this area. By better understanding these processes, you will be able to make more effective strategic decisions that can lead to greater long-term success.

This webcast will help develop effective Controllers who stand out from the crowd because they are seen as adding value to the organization they work for. You'll learn how to provide insight to operations about accounting controls, costs, analytics, and opportunities for continual improvement.

Many companies are working with the wrong measures, many of which are incorrectly termed key performance indicators (KPIs). This webcast is designed to help organizations — from large multinationals to those with less than 200 staff — who want to implement winning KPIs.