In a study by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), different types of training and development methods were ranked according to how useful each one was rated by senior finance professionals.
Recent TRG blog posts
4 Most Effective Training & Development Methods for Finance Professionals
Posted by Rick Yvanovich on Tue, Sep 4, 2018
Blog Topics: Financial Accounting Management Software
Global Management Accounting Principles Explained in 800 Words
Posted by Rick Yvanovich on Tue, Sep 4, 2018
Businesses, no matter how big or small, all want to make high quality, impactful business decisions. In order to be able to do so, the business must be equipped with accurate, fact-based and timely data. This is where management accounting comes in.
Blog Topics: CFOs, Financial Accounting Management Software
The Big 5 Personality Traits and What They Mean
Posted by Khoa Tran on Mon, Sep 3, 2018
Have you ever wondered whether the current job is suitable for you? The Big Five Personality Traits (or the Five Factor Model) can help answer this question. It is a theoretical background used to analyse and understand the general components of our personality that seem to be the most crucial in the workplace and our daily life.
Blog Topics: Talent Management
Management Accounting vs. Financial Accounting
Posted by Thai Pham on Sat, Sep 1, 2018
Since the early days, Management Accounting has played a critical role in helping executives to make impactful decisions. However, many people have easily mistaken Management Accounting for "Financial Accounting". When you clearly understand these two concepts, you will see that they have obvious fundamental differences.
Read more: An accounting software playbook
Blog Topics: Financial consolidation, planning and reporting, Financial Accounting Management Software
In a World of Volatility, Invest in Employee Engagement
Posted by Rick Yvanovich on Fri, Aug 31, 2018
Organisations rely heavily on their workforce to compete in today's evolving and unpredictable economy. In order to ensure your employee's productivity is always top-notch, organisations first need to select the right people, put them in the right jobs, at the right time. The career that aligns with your employee's interest and makes them feel engaged, it is guaranteed that your organisation has earned a unique competitive advantage.
Blog Topics: Talent Management
Making a Business Case for Networked (Cloud) Business Intelligence
Posted by Ho Nguyen on Tue, Aug 28, 2018
Networked Business Intelligence (BI) leverages new capabilities to truly combine the centralised and decentralised models of BI, delivering the best aspects of both: end-user self-service without analytical silos. It is a new approach to analytics based on the idea that trusted and well governed data is not at odds with speed and ease of use.
Blog Topics: Cloud Computing, Business Intelligence, Analytics
How to Encourage and Nurture Innovation in Manufacturing
Posted by Ho Nguyen on Sat, Aug 25, 2018
Innovation is critical to the manufacturing industry. But how does an idea evolve from inspiration to execution? Sometimes it’s a mystery, sometimes pure luck—and sometimes an idea comes to fruition via a carefully orchestrated process with many individuals participating, each person playing a vital role. What can you do to create an environment that’s conducive to creative thinking and encourages your people to act on those ideas?
Blog Topics: Technology trends, Enterprise Resource Planning ERP
What are Collaborative Robots (Cobots) and Why are They the Future?
Posted by Ho Nguyen on Fri, Aug 24, 2018
A collaborative robot (cobot or co-bot) is a robot designed to work alongside human workers in a shared workspace. On the contrary, industrial robots typically operate autonomously and with little physical interaction with humans. The role of cobots in the Industry 4.0 will only get bigger.
Blog Topics: Technology trends, Enterprise Resource Planning ERP
Why An Effective Talent Strategy Should Include Inbound Recruiting
Posted by Khoa Tran on Fri, Aug 24, 2018
“Inbound strategy” is a terminology mostly used in Marketing. It is the process of acquiring new customers organically through a combination of blogs, SEO, social media, and other content marketing strategies. Based on that concept, Inbound Recruiting requires the recruiters to generate attractive content and strategically publish them on various recruiting platforms to entice the candidates’ attention. These are the reasons why the recruiters used Inbound Recruiting as an effective recruitment tool.
Blog Topics: Talent Management
Asia-Pacific Manufacturers Spending Big on Robots
Posted by Ho Nguyen on Thu, Aug 23, 2018
The APEJ region (Asia Pacific excluding Japan) is expected to spend US$125.4 billion on robotics in 2022, tripling the spending in 2017, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 25.7 per cent from 2018 through 2022. APEJ is currently the largest robotics market and poised to account for more than 62 per cent of the global robotics spending in 2022, according to the research firm IDC.
Blog Topics: Technology trends, Enterprise Resource Planning ERP