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Navigating the 2025 Landscape: Key Trends in Revenue Operations, Data Analytics, and Business Technology
Introduction: Setting the Stage for 2025’s Business and Technology Landscape The business and technology environment entering 2025 is characterized by unprecedented velocity and complexity. Technological advancements, particularly in Artificial Intelligence (AI), are not merely incremental updates but foundational shifts reshaping industries.1 Coupled with ongoing economic and geopolitical uncertainties 4 and continuously evolving customer expectations driven…
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Beyond Spreadsheets: Enabling Finance’s Digital Evolution – A Guide for CFOs
As Chief Financial Officer, your role in 2025 is pivotal in driving digital transformation. You’re expected to lead the charge in adopting technologies like AI, automation, Business Intelligence (BI), and potentially data mining and machine learning (ML) to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and strategic insight within finance and beyond. This transformation presents immense opportunities but requires…
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The Talent Equation: A CFO’s Guide to Building a Future-Proof Finance Team
Effectively managing finance talent is a top strategic priority – and challenge – for CFOs in 2025. Beyond general shortages, the critical issue is the rapidly evolving skillset required. Success today demands proficiency not just in finance, but increasingly in data analysis, Business Intelligence (BI) tools, and understanding concepts related to automation and even machine…
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Beyond the Binder: Revolutionising Your Board Pack Process
As Chief Financial Officer, preparing the monthly or quarterly board pack is one of your most critical responsibilities. It’s the primary vehicle for communicating financial health, operational performance, and strategic progress to your board of directors, enabling informed governance and decision-making. Yet, for many finance teams, compiling this comprehensive document remains an incredibly time-consuming, often…