With today’s businesses putting a greater focus on cloud technology, there are some big changes within organizational structure, especially within IT departments. Deciding on what cloud technology to invest in when, and planning implementations are all important decisions being made. However, it is important to take into account the structure…

Great business management involves having strong budget and forecasting processes. Depending on the size of your organization, there may be a dedicated finance team who is responsible for the budget, a single department if they have the highest expenses, or perhaps it is your operations manager who takes on the…

IT departments handle an increasing range of responsibilites, including maintaining company software, troubleshooting and cybersecurity. What does your organization do to ensure you have the right resources available to meet your IT goals and needs? Our blog today offers tips on how to budget for your IT needs and why…

Today’s businesses are becoming increasingly cloud-centric, and with that could come organizational change — particularly for the IT organization structure. As more processes move to digital, a cloud strategy is not just a nice-to-have; it is a must-have. Deciding what cloud technology to invest in, when to make the investment,…

The quality of your business intelligence is only as good as your data sources. Are you confident that the data you are using is accurate, up to date, and specific? Many businesses automatically assume that analytics should come from your accounting data, or the enterprise resource planning system (ERP). This…

Microsoft Excel can be a great tool for business budgeting, there’s no doubt about it. But it does have its limitations. One of those limitations is the lack of workflow tools, which are crucial to your business budgeting process. A good corporate budget process needs controls: a workflow management system,…

You spend time, all throughout the year, developing and establishing a strategy that you expect will garner the results you want. But a strategy is just a strategy until it is put into production, and often the execution stage is where things run aground. Achieving operational alignment can be difficult,…