INSIGHTS
Perspective on where finance is headed next.
Straight takes on where finance leadership is headed — no vendor spin, no jargon for jargon's sake.
The CFO's job doesn't look like it did five years ago, and it won't look the same in another five either. These are our honest takes on what's actually shifting — the role, the pressure, the tradeoffs — written for the people living it, not the vendors selling into it.
The finance architect: a new identity
Profiling the leaders designing what the enterprise does next, not just reporting on it.
Why finance is becoming reactive
Why most finance functions operate reactively by design — and how that's reversible.
The office of the CFO is expanding into operations
How the CFO's mandate is expanding into operations, strategy, and technology.
Build vs. buy for finance infrastructure
Why faster prototyping hasn't changed the total cost of owning finance infrastructure.
From EPM to APM: a timeline
Four eras of finance software, and where augmented performance management fits.
Decision velocity: finance's core KPI
Why the speed of decisions, not just their accuracy, is becoming a core finance KPI.
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Insights is where we say what we think. Research is where we track the data — studies, indices, and benchmarks as they publish.
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