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  The Business of People By Bonnie Robertson What exactly is this business we are in? Some would define it as a software or technology business. Some define it as a services business. While there is an element of truth in all of these descriptions, in reality ours is a people... Read More... Published: Thursday, June 28, 2007, 03:07 PM Tags: people management, Bonnie Robertson, The Partner Channel

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  IT/Finance Alignment: A Boon for Strategy, but Will the Trend Continue? A Microsoft and Knowledge@Wharton collaboration In today's market, where intense competition drives companies to reduce their business cycles and react faster, the interaction between Information Technology and Finance continues to gain importance, says... Read More... Published: Friday, June 22, 2007, 01:14 PM Tags: IT, Finance and IT

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  Shaping Up with Sarbanes-Oxley By Harris Collingwood The right tools and attitude can turn compliance into a competitive advantage, via process change. Now that most publicly held organizations have had two+ full years of experience implementing the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley... Read More... Published: Friday, June 22, 2007, 12:58 PM Tags: Compliance, Sarbanes-Oxley, SOX

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  A sustainable approach to Sarbanes-Oxley compliance Did your company take the same path as many corporations in order to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act? Finance and audit teams generally followed a four-step process: They documented business processes, documented the controls on those processes, created... Read More... Published: Thursday, June 07, 2007, 02:47 PM Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley, audit requirements, SOX

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  Business intelligence systems keep your finger on the pulse of key indicators Boston-based CFO Research Services asked 327 financial executives how quickly they could assess and disclose material changes to their companies' financial condition, when those changes resulted from a significant event. The study found that only 34%... Read More... Published: Thursday, June 07, 2007, 02:43 PM Tags: BI, KPI, business intelligence