A recent IBM survey of over 500 Chief Procurement Officers of large, global corporations from across the spectra of industries have confirmed that a combination of cyclical cost pressures and permanent structural shifts have put it there. In terms of delivering competitive advantage, the old challenges still remain but traditional approaches are no longer enough.
CFO Magazine in collaboration with IBM conducted a research program to examine the role of the CFO and the finance function in management of non-financial risks. This interview program among senior finance executives across a broad range of industries provides a new understanding of CFO's contribution to non-financial risk management.
Companies — large and small — develop and deploy strategies to simultaneously manage costs and fund their growth initiatives for the coming year. In a recent IBM-conducted survey of 765 CEOs across the globe it was found that limited funding for investment was the second biggest inhibitor to driving innovation. IBM Global Financing has identified five strategies that companies looking to fund innovation in 2007 can leverage.
A new study from IBM demonstrates companies engaged in IT outsourcing realized improved financial health and performance in comparison to their sector peers. Watch the Video Summary (5 minutes).
What's on the mind of CFOs? Steve Rogers from the IBM Institute for Business Value and Steve Lukens, Global Leader of Financial Management Consulting Services, discuss the CFO study results and what they mean for you.
Nearly 900 CFOs and senior Finance professionals in 74 countries give their views on delivering business insight to decision-makers and balancing the competing priorities of growth, risk and performance.
