Was ist Controlling überhaupt? Braucht mein Unternehmen Controlling? Diese Fragen stellen sich viele Mittelständler. Zunächst einmal sollte Controlling nicht wortwörtlich mit Kontrolle übersetzt werden. Steuerung trifft es viel passender. Ziel des Controllings ist es, Entscheidungen im Unternehmen zu unterstützen und die (zukünftigen) Unternehmensaktivitäten planen, steuern und kontrollieren zu können. Um den Erfolg Ihres Unternehmens zu…
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3 Myths of Zero-Based Budgeting
Since the 1980s, the global economy, rather predictably, has experienced a slowdown every eight years, and 2016 is shaping up to be one of the slow years. However the response from senior managers around the world has been less conventional. Almost certainly still spooked by the 2007-10 recession, there has been a lot of effort…
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5 behaviours for effective business partnering
Many organisations have yet to take full advantage of the management information at their disposal, but the increasing efficiency of the finance function provides finance professionals with the opportunity to promote and support the use of this evidence in strategic decision-making. Finance business partners go beyond the production of standard reports and analysis to lead…
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Why the power of data is in the analysis
Organisations have the potential to amass data from multiple sources about so many topics these days: their transactions, processes, employee efficiency, customer habits, even the impression they make on social media. But the ability to collect mounds of information shouldn’t be confused with the ability to analyse and act on it. The point at which…
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