After the severe pandemic and its subsequent economic meltdown, the role of finance professionals within organisations has been in the spotlight. Companies need more finance leaders with core financial skills to manage risk, cash flow and cost control.
Recent TRG blog posts
Rick Yvanovich
Recent TRG Blog Posts
Newsflash: Financial skills aren’t enough for a finance professional
Posted by Rick Yvanovich on Thu, Oct 27, 2022
Blog Topics: Talent Management, Financial consolidation, planning and reporting, Digital Transformation
What is Lift and Shift? Is It the Cloud Migration Strategy for You?
Posted by Rick Yvanovich on Wed, Oct 26, 2022
Cloud migration today requires a well-planned approach to address the complex mix of management, technological, people, and resource problems. There are multiple methods that organisations can embrace, and lift and shift is one of them.
Contents
- What is “lift and shift”?
- Lift and shift vs. Refactoring
- Cloud migration steps
- When should businesses do lift and shift?
Read more: Cloud Adoption Strategy: Cloud-First vs. Cloud-Only
Blog Topics: Cloud Computing
Infor Coleman AI Wins Prestigious Stratus Award for Artificial Intelligence
Posted by Rick Yvanovich on Sun, Oct 23, 2022
On September 27th 2022, Business Intelligence Group announced the winners of its 2022 BIG Awards, an annual award established to acknowledge companies, products, and people offering unique technological solutions.
Blog Topics: Business Intelligence, Analytics, Enterprise Resource Planning ERP
What You Need to Know About the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)
Posted by Rick Yvanovich on Fri, Oct 21, 2022
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (or SOX) is a federal law that established stringent auditing and financial regulations for publicly traded corporations.
Blog Topics: CFOs, Financial Accounting Management Software
Cloud Is Not a Threat to Your Jobs and Here Is Why
Posted by Rick Yvanovich on Thu, Oct 20, 2022
Amidst the increasingly complex market and unpredicted challenges today, many businesses have found solutions to business continuity in the cloud. However, while the cloud provides endless opportunities for innovation, what is its impact on the labour market and will it make some IT jobs obsolete?
Blog Topics: Cloud Computing
What Is JIC (Just-in-Case)? And Why Is It Gaining Popularity?
Posted by Rick Yvanovich on Mon, Sep 12, 2022
There are two opposite ends of the inventory philosophy spectrum: Just-in-time (JIT) and Just-in-case (JIC). In this article, we will only focus on the JIC method and explain what it is and its application.
Contents
- What Is JIC (Just-in-case)?
- Advantages of JIC
- Disadvantages of JIC
- What type of companies should use JIC?
- How can businesses succeed with this model?
Read more: Impacts of COVID-19 on Manufacturing Supply Chain (Part 1)
Blog Topics: Enterprise Resource Planning ERP, Digital Transformation
The Outlook of Leading Enterprise ERP in 2022
Posted by Rick Yvanovich on Wed, Aug 24, 2022
The ERP Value Matrix is a well-known ERP ranking and evaluation report published annually by none other than the equally famous, market-leading technology research and analysis firm, Nucleus Research.
Blog Topics: Enterprise Resource Planning ERP
[Video] CIO of Ferrari talks about their ERP implementation
Posted by Rick Yvanovich on Mon, Aug 22, 2022
Ferrari is a luxury carmaker company that sought to enhance the sophistication of its IT systems to better manage its internal processes and improve efficiency. The huge re-engineering of Ferrari’s processes required the right enterprise software, and Ferrari chose Infor.
Blog Topics: Enterprise Resource Planning ERP
How Finance Professionals Can Weather the New Economic Landscape
Posted by Rick Yvanovich on Thu, Aug 18, 2022
After the 2008 Great Recession, the role of finance professionals within organisations has been in the spotlight. Companies need more finance leaders with core financial skills to manage risk, cash flow, and cost control.
Blog Topics: Financial Accounting Management Software
IFRS 17 Overview: What Is It For? Who Is Affected? Why Should You Care?
Posted by Rick Yvanovich on Tue, Aug 16, 2022
International Financial Reporting Standard IFRS 17 was issued on 18 May 2017 by the International Accounting Standards Board.
Blog Topics: Financial consolidation, planning and reporting, Business Intelligence, Analytics