Risk and performance

1) When outsourcing a business function to a third party, how you should go about  establishing an effective governance and risk management framework and effectively manage the performance of the vendor?

2) Governance risk and compliance – effective risk improving performance for improving transparency and efficiency

1) The impact of the linkage between PMS and review on executives’ risk taking behaviours
 

2) For the first time the rewards handed over to the directors of FTSE 100 companies has topped £1bn. What should be the best practice in terms of remuneration, reward and performance measurement in the finance department? Plus, human capital management and the recruitment process: the cost of recruitment, training and development.

The convergence between
Business Intelligence (BI) and Corporate Performance Management (CPM)

2) Should the spreadsheet be scrapped? Plus, real-time versus right-time in cash-flow forecasting.

1) Reporting

Communicating performance metrics to investors, shareholders and stakeholders: why metrics should be the cornerstone of decision-useful information

2) Activity based costing / management

How activity-based management and activity-based costing (ABM/ABC) have brought about radical change in cost management systems.

3) Balanced Scorecard

Balanced Scorecard and the business excellence model: how the design of performance and cost management systems can lead to operational excellence.

4) Best practice – the consultancy perspective

Best practice techniques for measuring and managing corporate performance