CFO.com: White Papers

Blueprint For Sustainable Compliance Solutions

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:03:00 GMT

Redwood Software uses its unique combination of process automation and information management technologies to provide practical solutions for sustainable compliance that also deliver measurable business value. The blueprint that we offer here promises a sustainable solution for compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley and other corporate governance requirements while taking advantage of both the lessons learned during the first phases of compliance and the processes and systems that are already in place.

M&A Insights: FIN 46R Revised Again. Now It's All About Who Holds The 'Power'.

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:28:00 GMT

Historically, teaming between a Private Equity Investor (PEI) and a Corporate Partner wanting to deconsolidate a portion of its business was tricky at best. Control often didn't matter, as the FASB's consolidation model for variable interest entities seemed to sweep many structures into its grasp, and deal terms requested by PEIs frequently left the Corporate Partner faced with the prospect of continuing to consolidate the business. The FASB's recent revisions to FIN 46(R), however, may change that dynamic by incorporating the concept of "power" into what has historically been an economic-based consolidation model, potentially paving the way for deal structures that provide for increased economic flexibility for both parties and deconsolidation on the part of the Corporate Partner. Take a deeper dive into the revised rules and learn how "power" may change the rules of the road for corporate partnering arrangements.

Best Practices For Controlling Fixed Assets

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:04:00 GMT

There are three crucial aspects of internal control in relation to fixed assets that top-level management should focus on. This white paper will discuss the three key elements to accurate fixed asset management and offer solutions and recommendations to maintaining accuracy on the asset register.

Calculating ROI For Your Fixed Asset Management Purchase

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:00:00 GMT

Calculate the ROI for a Fixed Asset Management System and discover how your organization can save hundreds of thousands of dollars per year. The Fixed Asset Management Software ROI Whitepaper includes:
1) Step-by-step instructions on producing an ROI calculation.
2) A worked example from a sample client.
3) Top 8 reasons for implementing a fixed asset system.

Mastering The Complexity Of Revenue Management

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:54:00 GMT

With complex regulations, continually evolving interpretations and stiff penalties, the mission-critical task of revenue management is more complex than ever.

66% of companies fail to evaluate the revenue impact of deferred revenue, and a whopping 92% of public companies say they still use spreadsheets for critical revenue-accounting tasks, leaving them exposed to a host of issues including compliance, audit and forecasting problems.

Get the research paper "Mastering the Complexity of Revenue Management" to learn:
* 5 Specific steps you can take to ensure better compliance, improved visibility and lower costs
* 9 key revenue management technology requirements that decision makers can't afford to miss
* Why Vendor Specific Objective Evidence (VSOE) is worrying more and more revenue managers and what you need to do about it
* 7 benefits that optimized revenue management brings to your organization, including accelerated closing, reduced revenue leakage, and forecasting visibility.

Evaluating And Contracting For Cloud Financials: Best Practice Considerations

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:47:00 GMT

Your current business applications are costing you time, money and resources, not to mention the negative impact to your productivity. You've heard about tens of thousands of companies like yours flocking to cloud computing and gaining flexibility, productivity, efficiency, accessibility and cost-savings. But how do you avoid costly mistakes?

In the white paper "Evaluating and Contracting for Cloud Financials", you'll find practical advice and tips to ensure the choice you make is right for your organization. You'll learn:

* Why the Web has shifted the power to the buyer and, most importantly, how you can leverage that power during vendor selection and contract negotiation.
* Why Service Level Agreements are key to a successful vendor relationship and what you need to understand to set expectations, guarantee performance and reduce risk.
* How to think about the ROI of cloud computing versus on-premises solutions. When done accurately, the numbers speak for themselves.

Emerge Stronger: Identifying The Right Business Vehicle Strategy For The New Economy

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:25:00 GMT

Consumer and business spending appear to be rebounding. Many experts believe a new economy is unfolding, a business environment where inventories and spending patterns will remain lean, and where even greater agility will be a requisite for success. Runzheimer International's white paper, Emerge Stronger: Identifying the Right Business Vehicle Strategy for the New Economy, offers information on why re-examining current business vehicle strategies is worthwhile to emerge a stronger player.

Integrating Knowledge Management Capabilities to Optimize Service Desk Processes

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:36:00 GMT

In today's service desk environments, the shared knowledge of staff members is a valuable asset that often goes untapped. Without access to knowledge, end users are not empowered to solve their own problems, and in turn, perpetuate the high cost of support and the problem of lengthy solutions. Access to an integrated knowledge base changes this dynamic. When you integrate knowledge management capabilities into your service desk processes, you put your end users and support personnel on the path to faster, more accurate problem resolution. Together, HP and Linium can help you achieve this goal.

Oracle Financial Analyzer to Hyperion Planning Migration

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:35:00 GMT

This paper will focus on identifying the similarities and differences between Oracle Financial Analyzer (OFA) and Hyperion Planning (HP). For users who are migrating, or thinking of migrating, to Hyperion Planning, strategies will be discussed to ensure their existing functionality can be replicated in HP. In general, HP has more out-of-the-box functionality compared to OFA and is easier to use from an end user perspective. However, most OFA implementations are customized through Express programming extensions, so OFA seems to offer more flexibility at the cost of higher maintenance. As you look at migrating from OFA to HP, you want to focus on migrating as much of your customized OFA functionality as possible using standard functionality available in HP and Essbase.

Extending the value of HP Service Manager software through integration with key applications and tools

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:34:00 GMT

As systems and businesses have evolved, many organizations have been left with fragmented IT environments. Too often, key components of IT services stand alone in their technology silos, each with its own data and own set of administrators. When applications donýt talk to one another, productivity and efficiency suffer. For example, an administrator using an incident management system can't quickly access related facilities records because they are held in a different system. Issues like these drive the need for greater levels of integration between service management systems and complementary applications and components. If your organization is facing these challenges, HP and Linium can help. Together, the two companies deliver leading-edge service management systems and integrate them with key applications and tools - to help you optimize processes, increase efficiencies and improve businesses outcomes.