In a tough economy where there is significant pricing pressure and more companies are chasing fewer pounds, accounting firms have to work hard to walk the thin line between profit and loss.
Business intelligence
Events in Japan will prompt many organisations to revisit their forecasts. CIMA thought leader Peter Simons wonders whether they have the right tools to hand.
Foresite’s Brian Hawkes explains that forecasting accuracy is as much about the ability to close sales gaps as it is about predictive forecasting.
Brian Hawkes reveals how driver-based business analytics can support performance management, financial control and business opportunities.
Optimism among UK privately held businesses (PHBs) has fallen to one of the lowest in the European Union, according to a new Grant Thornton report.
The secret to attracting new customers and maintain growth in the current business climate is good business intelligence, explains KPMG’s Rick Hawkins.
Business intelligence developer MicroStrategy is challenging the accepted wisdom that PCs and Microsoft Excel are the default tools for analysis and reporting.
KPMG’s Herman Heyns reveals the six steps to BI failure and how organisations can avoid wasting their money on projects that don’t pay off.
