More effective payroll management starts with taking control, eliminating unnecessary steps, and standardizing the process.

Revenue growth can't be managed with a narrow view of internal performance drivers. The Hackett Group's Erik Dorr finds that supporting external growth objectives and developing competitive cost structures have emerged as clear priorities for global organizations.

Without a definitive set of guidelines, an organization will inevitability try to increase its bottom line by any means necessary -- even compromising on its established values.

Crisis management is frequently overlooked even though a good plan can help companies develop or mature a response reputation that could even attract customers.

More than half of the investment bankers in a BDO survey predicted continued growth in the number and size of IPOs during the second half of 2011.

It's been 30 years since most companies have faced an atmosphere of inflation like we're seeing today in key markets. New research from the Hackett Group suggests rising prices could eat into corporate profits by 9 percent.

Software applications can easily adjust incentives and track results while virtually eliminating the administrative chores of tracking the data and presenting it in the proper context.

The world of data has changed dramatically since organizations began building conventional enterprise data warehousing (EDW). Now it needs to accommodate new types of data and be flexible enough to handle rapidly changing forms of data and analytics. One way to do this -- create an enterprise data hub.