When The Going Gets Tough: What Finance Leaders Need to Know About Harnessing the Power of Spend Spend management as a discipline has traditionally been the domain of the procurement department, with finance being at the end of the chain mired with a lack of visibility to support cost containment. Thanks to technological advances, Business Spend Management (BSM) has emerged, […]

As you look at the five data and AI trends in this report, the way they are evolving and how global organizations are contributing to them could surprise you.

CEOs rank cyber risks as a top threat to growth. The cyber threat landscape is changing, and boards are requiring the C-suite to justify their spend based on quantifiable levers.

Heightened efficiency equals job security all around. Here’s why. The first move in our five-step efficiency-boosting plan: Launch a process review. We lay out an eight step framework to get your team some fast productivity wins. From there, you can:• Establish a finance team culture that continuously seeks efficiency gains.• Evangelize for transparency as a productivity superpower across the organization.• […]

Founded in 1832 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Scotiabank is a leading bank in Canada and a leading financial services provider in the Americas, with over 23 million customers, assets of approximately $1.1 trillion (as of October 31, 2022), and approximately 90,000 employees around the world. With employees spread across 30 countries, Scotiabank needed an employee engagement solution that could go […]

It’s well established that when employers get employee recognition right, they tend to have more engaged employees who are less stressed and more loyal, but the HRfunction continues to bear the burden of establishing and maintaining cross functional buy-in and support for recognition initiatives, often with limited budget and technology. To help HR and business leaders identify and reflect on […]

SQM, or Software Quality Management, refers to the administrative processes involved in creating software. SQM is a multi-faceted process that begins with a product concept and continues through its conception, testing, and public release. The main components of SQM are Quality planning, Quality Assurance (QA), Quality Control (QC) and software testing. Get everything you need to know to make educated […]

Across industries, modern businesses are investing in proprietary software to provide more customer value and differentiate themselves from the competition. At the same time, new technologies and increasing customer demands have created a need for development cycles that are shorter than ever. In the past, it may have taken months or years for development teams to release new software updates. […]