PPM Software Spreads Its Wings

April 30, 2008

Project portfolio management solutions have evolved far beyond their roots in resource, time, and cost management systems. For companies that want to get a handle on their IT spend, PPM is looking better all the time.

Shake Up in Disability Benefits?

Employers' costs for long-term disability insurance have been on the rise and they could escalate further if the Supreme Court finds in favor of an Ohio woman who is suing MetLife.

Q&A with Dow Jones Watchlist Managing Director of Risk & Compliance

Rupert de Ruig, managing director of risk & compliance for Dow Jones Watchlist, answers questions about a recently published list of high-risk public office job roles.

A Strategic Approach to Divestitures

April 25, 2008

It may never be as glamorous as the buy-side, but managing divestitures for maximum value is a vital skill for dynamic organizations. These six principles form the basis of a proactive divestiture capability.

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SEPA

April 25, 2008

Alan Koenigsberg is Managing Director and Product Executive for JPMorgan Treasury Services' Core Cash Management and Card Solutions businesses in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Canada. Mr. Koenigsberg manages payments and receivables product design, innovation and execution. At present, his team is leading the major payments transformation in Europe towards a single euro payments area (SEPA).

How to Make the Business Case for BI

April 25, 2008

Greater operational efficiency, lower costs, competitive advantage, better customer service -- the potential benefits from a business intelligence software initiative run broad and deep. Here are five tips to help you pitch your BI project and start it off right.

Broadcom to Pay Big Price for Options Backdating

Companies that once lured talented new hires with generous stock options -- the value of which they manipulated -- continue to get their comeuppance.

Cross-Border M&A: Insulating Against Culture Shock

April 24, 2008

U.S. companies bent on acquisitions in developing economies are usually on their guard against well-known risks such as questionable business practices, environmental exposures, and lack of intellectual property protection. But they're less well prepared to handle a range of risks around cultural and organizational differences.

Q&A with a GRC Software Vendor

A Vendor Rates GRC Software Selection Practices

Happy Equal Pay Day

Where do women who work in corporate finance stand in relation to men?

Q&A with a GRC Software Selector

A blueprint for buying GRC software -- Steven Kelly, IT sourcing manager at Navistar Inc., answered questions about his company’s selection of a GRC application.

BPM Software Buyer’s Guide, 2008

The business performance management (BPM) market underwent some of its most dramatic changes in history in 2007. Many vendors expanded their offerings to address the needs of users looking to take advantage of BPM 2.0, which we helped to define just over a year and a half ago.

Managing the Business Value of IT

April 21, 2008

Here's how best-in-class organizations get a grip on IT value creation -- at the point of maximum leverage.

New Directions for Internal Audit

April 18, 2008

Audit committees are asking more from internal audit executives. And they're better informed than ever, thanks to the growing trend for audit committee members to serve on the boards of multiple companies.