How to Get More Money Out of Your CFO

Business income gets generated in two basic flavors: higher sales or lower costs. This year, sales growth is clearly the focus as customer wallets start to open a bit wider. And to support growth across the business, most IT leaders now face a conundrum: how to meet higher user demands with budgets still very tightly…

Are You Thinking like Your CFO?

These are extraordinary times given what businesses have dealt with the last couple of years and most CFOs still wear a look of anxiety on their faces. The good news is about two-thirds of the CFOs I talk to believe business prospects are better now than last quarter. To be effective in 2010, CIOs should…

Once Again Business, Not IT Top Concern for CIOs

Helping their businesses run more productively, efficiently and improving agility are the main concerns of CIOs today. Most also believe we are seeing the light at the end of the recession tunnel but few will commit to spending, except on safe bets. CIOs, CTOs, and senior IT executives cite business productivity and cost reduction as…