Silver Lining – Cloud Computing Flourishes in Recession
While many businesses slammed the brakes on spending and opted to weather out the storm living with existing systems, many decided to act strategically and invest in systems that would lower their overhead without sacrificing [...]
Over-Reliance on Spreadsheets Hazardous in a Number of Ways
Spreadsheets are the most ubiquitous of tools in the corporate toolbox. Just about everybody in the organization uses spreadsheets to track budgets, to monitor quota, to measure ROI, and [...]
Managing Corporate Performance to Eliminate Surprises
In business, surprises are often troublesome. No one wants to find out just before closing the quarter that revenues will miss projections. Obviously. But even “good” surprises can be dangerously disruptive to a well-tuned business. [...]