Related: Ensure safety, security, and compliance with an automated offboarding process U.S. Pipe Streamlines Everything from CapEx to Offboarding with Integrify 10 Things… View More
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In a small company, getting a approval for a capital expenditure (CapEx) request is pretty straightforward. You put together your request, walk over to the President or owner of the company and ask if you can spend the money. In a mid-sized company, things get a little more complex. There may be a few different people you have to talk to or email with to get approval before… View More
Vendor and contract approvals, where recommended vendors are vetted and approved to work for an organization, can be a painstaking process for companies with multiple locations and external contractors. Bidding process and compliance checks slow down an already complex interplay between vendors and internal management and departmental layers. The Contract… View More
Facility Management Workflow Can Be Difficult A building maintenance and facilities team gets tasked with everything from managing building security access to fixing HVAC issues. Handling these myriad requests in a decentralized, inconsistent manner (emails, phone calls, hallway conversations, etc.) is not only inefficient, but it can have a negative impact on the reputation of facilities management. With… View More
A typical hiring process can be fraught with inefficiencies. From the moment a manager or supervisor decides they need to make a hire to the moment that hire is productively integrated into the organization can take several months. Depending on the size of the organization and the complexity of the hiring process (for instance if external recruiters are involved) it can take even longer. Like most internal business processes, the… View More
CFO.com recently announced that CFOs will be increasing capital spending in 2016 despite speculation that the Fed may soon increase interest rates. However, CFOs are also expressing concern over serious inefficiencies within finance operations due to outdated systems and manual processes. This sets up a potentially disastrous situation for financial… View More
I recently ran across an interesting article (the article has been removed) by PwC's Chris Curran on CIO Dashboard about "Bimodal" or "Two-Speed" IT organizations. To quote Chris: "Bimodal IT is the idea of creating two faces of the IT department: operational and aspirational. One side focuses on keeping the… View More
CFO.com recently published an article from business benchmarking firm APQC called "How Finance People Spend Their Time." The results were probably not surprising to anyone running Finance Operations.… View More
In a recent TechTarget article, Mike Villegas covered a lot of ground while discussing what CISOs should include when reporting to their board of directors. Mike pointed out that the focus of a CISO's security reports, among other things, should be on "current… View More
