For Business Process & Applications Professionals (Length: 14 pages)

November 18, 2008

Finance Transformation: A Practical Guide To Streamlining Finance Functions That Pay Off

by Scott Tiazkun

with Sharyn Leaver, Ralph Vitti


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Finance transformation has helped companies achieve cost savings and process efficiency across multiple finance functions — especially those with global operations facing redundancy and undue complexity. Drivers for finance transformation extend beyond cost to include higher productivity, mitigation of reduced human capital resources, and better business decisions and analysis. But achieving total finance transformation often takes years and requires detailed planning and execution with the top talent that the enterprise can muster — a tall order for these difficult economic times. To quickly reap the benefits of financial transformation, finance professionals should start down a practical and cost-effective path that focuses on the highest-value areas and taps your best people.

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NOTES & RESOURCES

itemThe Finance Maze Gets Trickier To Navigate

itemFinance Transformation Anchors A Total Finance Strategy

itemFinance Transformation Tackles Multiple Finance Functions

itemA Broad Cast Of Internal And External Resources Are Required

itemMeasuring The Results Of Finance Transformation

itemFinance Transformation Focused On Consolidation Drives Big Results

recommendations

itemDon't Boil The Ocean — Focus On Your Most Immediate Needs

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itemWhen Urgency Is Driving Finance Functions

itemSupplemental Material

Forrester interviewed 11 vendor and user companies including Accenture, BearingPoint, Capgemini, Computer Sciences Corporation, Deloitte, IBM, KPMG, Parson Consulting, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Protiviti, and The Hackett Group.

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Geography: Asia Pacific, Europe, North America

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