Radio Cognos
Episode 2: Performance Management: In theory, in practice, and in place of business as usual.
[Aired: March 21, 2007]
- Which is more important to your CFO: paying rent or retaining customers?
- Can Finance analysts be activists?
- Performance Blueprints: Where did they come from? What do they do?
The second episode of Radio Cognos has the answers. View transcript.
[Time: 30m 00s]
Episode 2: Show Segments
David Axson: Building a more flexible Office of Finance
Renowned author and Innovation Center advisor David Axson explains why traditional forecasting practices are obsolete, how to liberate analysts from their spreadsheets, and the value of benchmarking in performance management. View transcript.
[Time: 9m 47s]
BestBuy: Performance management in practice
We all know Best Buy as the best place to find the best gadgets. But few people know about its use of best practices in performance management. Senior Financial Analyst Jean Nitchals gives us some insight into the values of speed and simplicity. View transcript.
[Time: 9m 107s]
A Primer on Performance Blueprints
With more than 20 now available for both industry and function, Cognos Performance Blueprints give Finance a jump-start in planning and a direct link to performance management. We look at the ideas that gave rise to them, and the reasons they're so popular. View transcript.
[Time: 9m 32s]
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