Oracle OpenWorld Radio Interview: EPM Done Right

October 8, 2013 1 Comment

Here’s an interview about my book by the Oracle Application Users Group, OAUG from Oracle OpenWorld 2013.  Hosted by Lee Kantor and  Stone Payton of BusinessRadioX:

Click here to listen.

This was a lot of fun to do and we hit on the business value of EPM and some hot topics like Data Relationship Management and Governance, how to get started in EPM, and how to ‘bring it all together.’  As we discuss, EPM is not just for CFO and CIO anymore, this interview appeals to any business manager and leader who is responsible for helping execute on company strategic objectives.

OAUG Interview

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Closing the Strategy-Execution gap

April 22, 2013 1 Comment

In March 2010, Harvard Business Review surveyed

Photo © Ruth Dimon, 2013

Photo © Ruth Dimon, 2013

1,075 readers about strategy and execution in their organizations.
Only 37% said their companies are ‘‘very good’’ or ‘‘excellent’’ at execution.

What is it that keeps us from having a sustainable process for executing our strategy?
On the one hand you have your strategic objectives, including:

  • Profitable Revenue Growth
  • Customer Success
  • Operational Efficiency
  • Employee Engagement
  • Cash cycle velocity
  • And so on.

On the other hand you have available resources at your disposal:

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