Technology Spend Important, Despite Tight Capital

With the uncertainty of the current economy, most businesses are tightening their belts and cutting money out of their budgets for capital expenditures. Although on the surface cutting costs seems like the practical, correct coarse of action, it can also prove detrimental when it affects the effectiveness of business operations, efficiency and product quality. This [...]

Separating Results from Performance

The June 2008 issue of Business Performance Management featured an excellent look at why it is crucial for business to clearly define the difference between results and performance:
“Many problems that plagued 20th-century businesses — and continue to dog companies today — are by-products of those businesses’ lumping of the capital they utilize and the results [...]