"The auditor's guide to ensuring correct security and privacy practices in a cloud computing environment. Many organizations are reporting or projecting a significant cost savings through the use of cloud computing--utilizing shared computing resources to provide ubiquitous access for organizations and end users. Just as many organizations, however, are expressing concern with security and privacy issues for their organization's data in the "cloud."...

"Using the COSO ERM (Committee of Sponsoring Organizations Enterprise Risk Management) framework's model, this book discusses the importance of understanding the various risks facing the many aspects of business operations. It will help professionals develop and follow an effective risk culture. In addition, it shows how compliance with well-recognized and mandated standards are important for every organization as well as shows how a corporation can...

"Expert guidance for Master Data Management (MDM) implementation. Master Data Management in Practice provides a logical order toward planning, implementation, ongoing management, and advanced practices of Customer MDM with tables, graphs, and charts. Authors Dalton Cervo and Mark Allen show organizations how to implement Master Data Management (MDM) within their business model to create a more quality controlled approach for successfully managing...

"Better practices today's CFOs can employ to bring value and efficiency to the teams that report to them Helping financial managers implement better practices that will make a difference to their finance team's performance, Winning CFOs shows financial managers how to create permanent improvements in their organization's processes. Provides better practice solutions the author has learned from more than 4,000 financial managers worldwide A to Z on...

The thousands of mergers, acquisitions, and start-ups that have characterized the past years of business have created an increasing number of corporations in financial trouble: specifically, a shortage of venture capital or quick cash. Consequently, bankruptcy protection is now viewed as a strategic move to protect corporations from their creditors and allow them to reorganize. Fully revised and updated with new case studies and the latest coverage...

Unique guidance for cutting costs regardless of economic conditions - without reducing headcounts Successfully reduce costs in the area of indirect spend and watch your bottom line grow. Managing Indirect Spend provides you with the knowledge and tools necessary to get it done with an overview of: the challenges faced when sourcing indirect spend categories; strategic sourcing process; tools that can help drive savings, and examples based on real...

"Practical ways of determining capital structures have always been mysterious and riddled with risks and uncertainties. Dynamic paradigm shifts and the multi-dimensional operations of firms further complicate the situation. Financial leaders are under constant pressure to outdo their competitors, but how to do so is not always clear. Capital Structure Decisions offers an introduction to corporate finance, and provides valuable insights into the decision-making...

How to develop and support a credible opinion of value based on a foundational framework This book provides knowledge and guidance to valuation practitioners on achieving a new level of professionalism and credibility, as well as to those stakeholders in the valuation process in need of assessing the credibility of an appraiser's work product for decision-making purposes. It introduces a well defined framework of key credibility concepts and procedures...

BAn easy to implement, practical, and proven risk management methodology for project managers and decision makers/b Drawing from the author's work with several major and mega capital projects for Royal Dutch Shell, TransCanada Pipelines, TransAlta, Access Pipeline, MEG Energy, and SNC-Lavalin, iProject Risk Management: Essential Methods for Project Teams and Decision Makers/i reveals how to implement a consistent application of risk methods, including...