business intelligence
Finance Leadership 2020: Historic Data is Out, Predictive Data is In
November 24 by SSON Industry ReportsTrends for a modern day Finance function: forward, not back – and smarter, not harder.
Playing Off Your Strengths: Internal Best Practices Close Gaps on Laggards
October 05 by Tim SheridanBreaking the Mold in Conventional ThinkingPerformance improvement is one of the key items on shared services leaders’ agendas and, as such, deeply embedded in their job descriptions. Most service leve...
Case Study: How Multipurpose Analytics Delivered Results for NHS
December 01 by The Shared Services & Outsourcing Network EditorRAIDR: A Common Intelligence Platform for NHS Organizations The growth and success of the NHS's RAIDR business intelligence initiative (Reporting Analysis and Intelligence Delivering Results) are...
Embracing a New Reality: the Rise of Intelligent Operations
August 26 by The Shared Services & Outsourcing Network EditorSince its early beginnings, global sourcing has always been seen as a cost-optimising activity, and IT primarily as a support function – with business participation relatively limited. Glob...
Master Data Management is the Next Big Thing — Seriously
October 27 by Prakash Hariharan and Susmita KanjilalOpportunities arrive at the speed of information—and die at the speed of decision-making. What CFOs need most is information—accurate, up-to-date, detailed data to support fast, confiden...
3 Themes That Define Shared Services: Business Intelligence; 'New Normal' in Outsourcing; and Onshore Talent
March 12 by Shared Services & Outsourcing NetworkFind out where the big hits are coming from – North American conference highlights what's in store....
A Shift is Happening in Business Services – and Outsourcing is No Longer Center Stage
March 11 by SSONA shift is happening in Business Services – and Outsourcing is no longer center stage Listening to the chatter among nearly 800 practitioners of the Shared Services (though let’s call...