Controlled Performance - a Dream? November 22, 2007
Posted by Esa Tihilä in : Market trends
I have written about purchase-to-pay process management a few times and highlighted key aspects of it.
For me, controlled performance is the key when running international operations in a publicly listed company. No surprises from businesses means good news. Planned good news are good news, unplanned good news are bad news. Planned bad news are good [...]
Governance, Risk, and Compliance: GRC Dashboards or Not? July 2, 2007
Posted by Jari Tavi in : Market trends
Dashboards are cool – oh, really, how come? Over time I have become a bit skeptic and want to play a bit of a devil’s advocate when some things start to get over hyped. GRC (“Governance, Risk and Compliance”) is definitely an important thing to have, and every company that wants to play the “good [...]
Getting rid of the office paper is worth while May 24, 2007
Posted by Jani Kaskinen in : Market trends
We can’t just talk the talk, we also have to walk the walk. That’s certainly the case when it comes to complying with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX). Companies may feel good to have compliance policies on paper, but if the policies can’t be enforced, what good are they? Probably worth as much [...]
To buy or to rent it? That is the question May 21, 2007
Posted by Esa Tihilä in : Market trends
Do I buy software or rent it? This is current question for many enterprises. For example if I buy software as most of the people still do how do I to handle investment in balance sheet is one question? If I buy software I need to arrange implementation and on-going services for it as well. [...]
The cost of compliance May 18, 2007
Posted by Jani Kaskinen in : Market trends
There’s a lot of interesting news coming out about the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) lately. Last month, the U.S. Senate defeated an amendment that would have exempted some small and mid-sized businesses from complying with Sarbanes-Oxley Act Section 404 – the section requiring companies to demonstrate accurate internal controls and have the auditors sign off on [...]