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Summary
Summary
Combining best reporting practices with the latest information technology
Finance professionals need to constantly search for more efficient ways to increase the scope and effectiveness of the reporting process, while at the same time minimizing operational costs. Performance Management and Reporting Best Practices weds best practices to the ultimate measures-better business decisions and better results-defining clear action plans for successfully developing, implementing, and profiting from the strategic application of key performance metrics. David Axson's reader-friendly guide combines reporting best practices with the most recent developments in information technology, allowing managers to automate and streamline the reporting process to meet their unique needs. Drawing upon real-world examples, he explains how leading-edge companies are redesigning the financial planning process, making it more responsive, adaptive, useful, simple, powerful, and able to deliver a sustainable competitive advantage.
David Axson (Akron, OH) is Managing Director of AnswerThink Consulting Group's CEO/Solutions practice area.
Author Notes
David A. J. Axson is a cofounder of The Hackett Group, an Answerthink company
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. vii |
| Introduction | p. ix |
| Acknowledgments | p. xii |
| Part 1 Unlocking the Potential of Best Practices | p. 1 |
| Chapter 1 Improving Performance through Best Practices | p. 3 |
| Chapter 2 Drivers of Change | p. 27 |
| Chapter 3 Understanding the Opportunities | p. 45 |
| Part 2 Best Practices | p. 69 |
| Chapter 4 Using Best Practices to Drive Change | p. 71 |
| Chapter 5 Strategic Planning: The Ideas That Drive Results | p. 83 |
| Chapter 6 Operational and Financial Planning: Translating Ideas into Action | p. 121 |
| Chapter 7 Management Reporting: So What Is Really Going On? | p. 155 |
| Chapter 8 Forecasting: Pass the Crystal Ball | p. 189 |
| Chapter 9 Technology: Promise or Threat? | p. 207 |
| Part 3 Moving from Data to Decisions | p. 225 |
| Chapter 10 Using a Benchmark to Get Started | p. 227 |
| Chapter 11 Steps toward Implementing Best Practices | p. 241 |
| Chapter 12 Implementation Secrets | p. 255 |
| Chapter 13 Perspectives on Leadership | p. 273 |
| Chapter 14 A Few Conclusions and Predictions | p. 283 |
| Index | p. 289 |
