UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE I. COURSE AND FACULTY IDENTIFICATION AF614 FINANCIAL AND MANAGERIAL AUDITING Fall 2015 INSTRUCTOR: PROF. T. HOGAN CONSULTING HOURS: Th 4:30-5:30 OFFICE M 5-412 or by appointment OFFICE PHONE (617) 287-7689 e-mail Thomas.hogan@umb.edu II. COURSE MATERIALS Messier Jr., William F., Steven M. Glover and Douglas F. Prawitt
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started with your plan now! - iPlanner.NET Executive Summary IT-Advisers will be formed as a consulting company specializing in marketing of information technology and hi-tech products in international markets. Its founders are former marketers of consulting services, cloud-based software and market research, all in international markets. They are founding IT-Advisers to formalize the consulting services they offer. Mission IT Advisers (ITA) offers high-tech manufacturers and IT-companies
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planning and Alignment Strategic Planning model. Contents of their strategic plan 1. Company’s purpose –mission statement-The Group aims to be recognized as the most progressive, innovative and reliable development partner in the real estate industry in Africa through provision of superior results for our partners that not only meet but exceed their expectations. The Group will strive to manage complexity, pay attention to detail and increase our ingenuity in the real estate
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Siemens ShareNet : Building a Knowledge Network Case Background: Siemen’s Information and Communication Network’s (ICN) Group Strategy Division had been delegated with the task of proposing a strategy for the future of ShareNet. ShareNet, a Knowledge Management System had grown from a small experiment to a tool and was widely used by ICN’s Sales and marketing department (S&M), had been rolled out to R&D department and one of the Siemen’s large U.S. Client. There had been a meltdown in the telecommunications
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Pooja Koirala Automakers become software companies: This is a scary time for some and exciting for others. Should people rely so much on machines? Is trying worth the risk? No one knows the answer for sure. Advancement and innovation is leading to a phase that we are slowly letting machines take over the job we are not so willing to do, or in other words are machines more reliable and efficient than humans? Research shows that 9 out of 10 people are not comfortable letting the technology take their
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London. The mission of the Barclays Bank is to make available products as well as services to help the custmers to achieve their financial goals that would in turn lead to economic growth. The Barclays mission to be innovative customer - focused group that delivers super products and services , ensures excellent careers for their people and contributes positively to the communities in which they live and work. In order to attain this mission Barclays concentrate on foolowing aspects Deliver
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Novumed Spotlight Novumed Spotlight The Benefit of Expansion into Medical Technology financial crisis 2008 2009 2010 2011 Segment comparison at Agilent 2008 - 2011, in US$ M. Source: Agilent annual reports, Novumed Life Science Consulting In 1999, several business units were spun off from global computer technology provider HewlettPackard to form Agilent, with approx. US$ 8 billion in revenues. This spin-off marked the largest initial public offering in the history of Silicon
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but it ties up capital that could better be deployed elsewhere. Unless a dog has some other strategic purpose, it should be liquidated if there is little prospect for it to gain market share. [pic] Some limitations of the Boston Consulting Group Matrix include: • High market share is not the only success factor • Market growth is not the only indicator for
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what the firm makes rather than making what market want. Market: customer wants and needs -Firms business: -Sales: product-Market: customer’s benefits -Those to whom the product is directed: Sales: everybody, the average customer Market: specific groups of people -The firm’s primary goal: Sales: profitability through sales volume. Don’t care whether or not you need it Market: achieve profit by meeting customer’s needs -Tools the organization uses to achieve its goals: Sales: promotion, personal
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Ford Motor Company-2007 Step 1 Identify the firm’s exiting vision, mission, objective and strategies (Executive summary). Vision: To become the world’s leading Consumer Company for automotive products and services. Mission: We are a global family with a proud heritage passionately committed to providing personal mobility for people around the world. We anticipate consumer need and deliver outstanding products and services that improve people’s lives. Strategies: Aggressively restructure
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