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Episode 8: Another Look at Performance Management


[Aired: November 28, 2007]
  • What's on your CFO's mind these days? (Hint: It's not what you think.)
  • When does reporting become performance management?
  • What's the best way to get started?

All is revealed in BI Radio, Episode 8. View transcript.
[Time: 30m 22s]

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Episode 8: Show Segments

Through the eyes of the CFO: Interview with Janet Kersnar, Editor-in-Chief, CFO Europe
Finance: it's not just a numbers game anymore. Here, Janet Kersnar explains why Finance is moving beyond its bean-counting past and reaching out to provide guidance to IT, Operations, and yes, even marketing. View transcript. [Time: 10m 02s]


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[ventana]When reporting becomes performance management: Interview with Dave Stodder, VP and Research Director, Ventana Research
Where are you on the reporting maturity model? Hear one of the industry's foremost researchers define performance management, differentiate it from ERP, and explain why enterprise reporting is an agenda every CIO should pursue. View transcript. [Time: 10m 18s]


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[ashe]Becoming the performance management experts: Interview with Rob Ashe, President and CEO, Cognos
Discover the three questions every executive should ask about their business, and how a performance management system of reports and plans, scorecards, and analysis helps you answer them. Also, learn about the most common entry points to your performance management journey. View transcript. [Time: 8m 16s]


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