Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2014

Even what appears to be a small investment risk can turn into a big one, especially when information technology comes into play. BlueArc’s CFO, Rick Martig, and other executives gathered market data to support the investment in the mid-tier data storage product. Forecasting acumen.

CFO 8

CFO Venture Funding IPO Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 4, 2011

How do they adopt an intelligent-store strategy that incorporates associates, shoppers, changing technology, new consumer behaviors, and the store itself? Our shopper in aisle three would need the store's Wi-Fi network and IT ecosystem to support the technology on his or her mobile device. But many retailers seem a bit overwhelmed.

Retail 15

Retail Attrition CIO CFO 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

But given that today's CMO is often the main connection between the consumer and the company, a strong relationship with the CIO can allow her to leverage technology to better understand those customers. And new technology can integrate these disparate sources of customer-related information. Find Common Ground.

CIO 8

CIO Chief Information Officer Norton Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

She made a presentation to the VP of Public Relations, the CFO, and the president of the company to get the extra support. It's traditional to evaluate people using customer responses in customer service jobs, but people in finance, human resources, or information technology can use this approach.

Public Relations 15

Public Relations Human Resources CFO Career 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 13, 2012

Many people assume it's all about moving to a "pay-as-you-go" (PAYG) model and while this is certainly a big piece of it, it also involves operating versus capital expenses, subscriptions to services, and customers paying for outcomes (not technology). The good news is that these models are already familiar to most businesses.

CFO 15

CFO Operations Budgeting Technology 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2013

For example, a divisional controller may report directly to the CFO and on a dotted line to the VP of the division; which ensures that the controller knows what the "internal customer" (the VP) needs as well as what the direct boss (the CFO) wants.

Management 8

Management CFO Human Resources Report 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2013

The chief financial officer (CFO) role rose to prominence in the mid -1980’s as pressures for value management and more transparent investor relations gained traction. Information & technology Leadership' Over the past 30 years, most companies have added new C-level roles in response to changing business environments.

Chief Financial Officer 8

Chief Financial Officer Information Technology Metrics CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2018

The digital work crisis is this unnerving pace of technological change, complex global networks, and lists product and service variation in almost infinite work streams, a whole tone of digital distractions, and fundamental access to more data than humans can handle. And this is the digital work crisis. Think about that, Angelia.

Content 8

Content Crisis Apparel Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Every CEO, CMO, CFO, and business unit leader should ask themselves these questions: If I decided to launch a hedge fund based solely on the data our business generates, what kind of financial opportunities immediately suggest themselves?

Hedge 15

Hedge Core Competence CFO ROI 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2013

Chief "Innovation" Officer: Looking for disruptive technologies to drive innovation. Research from Dr. Rajiv Banker and colleagues at Temple University''s Fox School of Business found that organizations with cost leadership strategies and CIOs who report to the CFO have higher performance than peers with CIOs who report to the CEO.

CIO 8

CIO CFO Chief Information Officer Business Intelligence 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2014

Yes, digital technology enables a lot of unbundling. Peter Currie , our CFO, and I were doing it, and I said, “All right, one last question.” Andreessen: I think a lot of it is based on the underlying technology change. That newspaper bundle was based on the distribution technology of a time and place. Why is this?

How To 14

How To Technology Industry Venture Capitalist 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2011

People who have earned these belts drive projects with clear financial targets set at the top organization, with progress monitored by the CFO. Most missionaries of the BPM religion come from a heritage in information technology. Six Sigma zealots argue that if you train enough people, you get a cultural transformation.

Six Sigma 14

Six Sigma BPM Process Hammer 14