Measurement Archives - Strategic Finance

Sustainability Strategies and Net-zero Goals

Management accounting professionals can help their companies develop and execute value-creating sustainability strategies.

Sharing Sustainability through Control Activities

A research study examines how sustainability control tools help companies improve their social and environmental performance.

CFO to CFO: Leading the Way on Sustainability

The CFOs of HP and Accenture discuss the role of finance professionals in their organizations’ sustainability initiatives.

Counting Eggs With AI

Utilizing AI, deep learning, and computer vision helps make Rembrandt egg operation more efficient and profitable.

The Critical First Step To Data Security

Classifying organizational data according to the level of sensitivity can be a foundational step in ensuring data security.

Peer Performance and Budgetary Targets

Using average performance as a long-term benchmark for target setting can incentivize business unit managers to perform well.

The Four Levers of Revenue Management

Management accountants can expand the role of accounting in business by improving revenue management in their organization.

Improving Critical Thinking Skills

When analyzing data, finance professionals can use divergent and convergent thinking to critically assess unexpected results.

New Capitalization Rules For Cloud-Based Software

An FASB accounting standards update clarifies the capitalization rules for costs associated with cloud-computing agreements.

Books: Integrated Management Control Models

Management Control with Integrated Planning provides an applied, step-by-step approach to integrated planning and control.

Textual Analysis for Accountants

Textual analysis enables accounting and finance professionals to analyze unstructured data and drive decision making.

Corporate Misconduct and Manager Visits

A study highlights the importance of in-person management visits to branches to reduce misconduct within an organization.

Eisai’s ESG Investments

Human capital investments by a Japanese pharmaceutical company have significant impacts on its long-term corporate value.

Demand Forecasts in Organizational Planning

Disaggregated forecasting can be useful in reducing absolute demand forecast error, especially for complex products.

The Evolution of an Accounting Innovation

A research study traces the evolution of the Beyond Budgeting management model through various stages of development.

Measuring Social Impact

IPADE Business School prioritizes ethics and values in its graduates, and it developed a model to measure success in that area.

The Perils of KPI-Driven Management

Using KPIs to incentivize employees can lead to decisions that destroy long-term value rather than create it.

Using Time-based Management

Measuring revenues, costs, and activities by time can provide valuable insights and enhance decision making.

Integrating Nonfinancials to Create Value

Japanese companies have long been at the forefront at showing how nonfinancial metrics and intangibles impact corporate value.

Assessing IT Risk

Management accountants can use their experience with performance measures to help companies monitor and evaluate IT risks.

Four Operations Metrics to Reduce Risk

These four operations metrics are the first step to identifying, monitoring, and addressing continuous risks within an organization.

Forward-looking Measures Can Motivate Employees

Employees need to understand how the decisions they make today affect the company's performance tomorrow.

Managing Healthcare Costs and Value

An insightful examination of the best ways for healthcare providers to better measure and manage costs and value.

Principles of Healthy Managerial Costing

Adopting a principles-based approach to cost modeling will provide better decision-support information.

The Next Frontier in Sustainability

SASB is developing industry-specific standards to help businesses provide a more complete view of all the factors impacting their value.

Dashboard Design

Effective dashboards spot trends and changes in the key indicators affecting performance. Ensure your dashboards show the right metrics to the right audience.

CREATING VALUE WITH CPM

Corporate performance management software can provide better automation and information gathering to help financial professionals make better, more informed decisions.