Business Intelligence, Information Technology, Information Technology Strategy, Information Technology value, IT Roadmap, IT Strategy
Google alerts are Great! I found a great blog by Steven Romero at CA Technologies on the importance of IT Strategy. I have discussed IT strategy here based on the concept of aligning the IT Strategy with the Business Strategy. Steve discusses embedding IT into the...
Business Process, Information Technology, Information Technology Strategy, Information Technology value, IT Spending, Lean Business
Do you feel like the Information Technology (IT) bills never stop coming? It seems like there are always upgrades, maintenance costs, new software that must be purchased. The question becomes ‘What Value Do We Receive From That Investment?’ That is...
Business Process, General, Information Technology, Lean Accounting, Lean Business, Offshoring, Outsourcing
Outsourcing is seen as one of the best and quickest ways to reduce cost. The popular thought is that you outsource non-core business functions to companies and locations that can do it cheaper than your team can if it is kept in-house. While I agree that...
Business Process, Finance Department, Lean Accounting, Lean Business
I attended an APICS event last night and the presentation by Robert Fox focused on lean & Six Sigma and why we would want to implement them. Most of us associate ‘lean’ with manufacturing as the concepts which originated at Toyota were...
Business Process, Creative Thinking, General, Information Technology, Lean Accounting
I am reading a new book by John C. Maxwell entitled ‘How Successful People Think’. An intriguing title. If you are not familiar with John C. Maxwell he is a very dynamic speaker, and an expert on Leadership....