Feb

27

The top twenty mistakes the corporate accountant typically make

February 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment

I have recently delivered this web cast, covering the top twenty blunders since Luca Paciolo first wrote about double entry book keeping in 1494. As a failed corporate accountant, by that I mean I had to organise my own ‘leaving do’, I feel particularly well qualified to talk on this topic. The top twenty mistakes [...]

Oct

24

New White Paper: Conquest Management

October 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Conquest management – developing and using winning management practices’  by David Parmenter from the author of the ground breaking “KPI – developing, implementing and using winning KPIs” This major piece of work is issued as an extensive whitepaper with electronic templates to revolutionize your management career. The cost is NZ$299, see conquestmanagement.com for more information.

Oct

24

Articles and Books to read for Corporate Accountants

October 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Stephen Few A must visit for all corporate accountants is Stephen Few’s company’s website where he has lodged many high quality whitepapers on the topic of graphical displays. Information Dashboard Design: The Effective Visual Communication of Data is his latest book, which is highly rated. Jeremy Hope Jeremy Hope is I believe the world’s foremost thought leader on corporate accounting issues. [...]

Oct

17

Recent Reviews of my Pareto’s Book

October 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Excellent – Eddy Peach (Erie PA) Great book, great ideas… inspiring! (or, at least as inspirational as you can get I guess, for a book about acctg) Great practical advice – Damien Kelly (Chicago, USA) I first came across David Parmenters work on [bettermanagement.com] where he has a number of artcles and webinars posted. What I like [...]

Oct

17

Recent Reviews of my KPI Book

October 17, 2007 | 1 Comment

Unknown Reviewer Breathtaking in its simplicity and profound in its impact, “Key Performance Indicators” (KPI) distills the balanced scorecard process into twelve logical steps, equipping users with an implementation resource kit that includes questionnaires, worksheets, workshop outlines, and a list of over 500 performance measures. Author David Parmenter provides you with everything you need to master [...]

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