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Kevin Phillips
Kevin Philips IDU
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Kevin is the founder and CEO of idu Software. He has degrees in Commerce and Accounting, and started idu with partners James Smith and Wayne Claassen in 1998. Kevin is fast becoming a thought leader in his field, and makes regular comment in the media about current affairs affecting business, as well as accounting, finance, budgeting and software. He is a columnist for Accountancy South Africa and Tech Leader, and has been featured in Sunday Times, Business Day, Enterprise Risk, Succeed and Entrepreneur. He is also a guest speaker on Radio 702, Kaya FM and Summit TV. 

About IDU

Established in 1998, IDU was created by accountants and financial systems specialists to deliver smart software solutions for budgeting and financial reporting across all standard ERP and financial systems. The flagship product, idu-Concept, is specifically designed to overcome issues that get in the way of effective budgeting, forecasting and reporting.

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25th Nov 2020

How to drive user uptake in a world without a user manual

Hands up when you last read the user manual for anything. And not out of any pig-headedness. Because you simply don’t expect to have to,...
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The utopia and dystopia of building businesses today

At the end of the Netflix documentary, The Social Dilemma , one of the commentators argues that digital technology is neither one thing nor...
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23rd Sep 2020

Scenario planning: How do you plan for the unplannable?

How do you plan for the unplannable, and avoid getting trapped between analysis paralysis, too many choices and lack of resources on one...
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2nd Sep 2020

Green shoots of recovery start today

Within 48 hours of lockdown being announced, a boutique clothing company had pivoted their entire organisation to fresh food delivery. Six...
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29th Jul 2020

Why technology is no longer an option

If it feels like the pace of technology change is accelerating, that’s because it is. Each major technological step forward spurs further...
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27th May 2020

A hybrid of home and office working is the future

Predicting what the future of work will look like has been a favourite of trend gurus for years. Hot desks and open-plan offices were in...
Finance & strategy
22nd Apr 2020

Forecasting in an unpredictable world

Indeed, one could argue that the entire 21st century so far is a demonstration. The past 20 years have delivered a staggering amount of...
Financial reporting
25th Mar 2020

Remote working: Strategies for long-term survival

With no way of knowing how long the coronavirus crisis might last, we can productively view it as an opportunity to test and fine-tune new...
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12th Feb 2020

Parenting as leadership education

A parent’s most important task is to deliver into the world an adult human being who is able to survive and thrive on their own: to earn a...
Finance & strategy
27th Nov 2019

Zero-based budgeting: How to avoid year-end panic spending

Have you ever noticed departments in your organisation rushing frantically to spend their budgets at the end of the financial year? Have...
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