Return on Learning, Part 3: Measuring the Return on Investment in Training (December 2006)
What is the value of an organization's training programs? What is the return on investment in enterprise learning and other workforce enablement initiatives?

Human Performance: Managing the Risks of a Changing Workforce (December 2006)
A talent crisis is at hand in many industries and areas of the world, fueled by demographics, business and technology change, and evolving worker expectations. A comprehensive approach to risk mitigation is needed to respond to this crisis.

Return on Learning, Part 2: Creating a Vision and Plan for Learning and Enterprise Transformation (November 2006)
Sustaining the benefits of an enterprise learning transformation program requires a sound business case, careful planning from the core leadership team and a vision rooted in the organization's core values.

Finance Mastery (V): The Foundational Mastery of Finance Operations (November 2006)
Among the finance capabilities to be mastered in the pursuit of high performance, finance operations is the most fundamental. Finance organizations must achieve excellence within their basic accounting and administrative operations.

Moving from Strategy to Execution to High Performance (October 2006)
Recent Accenture research, including in-depth conversations with executives, points both to the importance of innovation to growth strategies and to the largest obstacles companies must overcome to execute on those strategies.

Return on Learning, Part 1: Generating Business Impact From an Enterprise Learning Transformation Program (October 2006)
An enterprise learning transformation program can deliver significant business returns, but requires an integrated suite of activities, from vision to governance to the innovative application of advanced technologies and learning solutions.

Finance Mastery (III): Mastering Enterprise Performance Management (August 2006)
According to Accenture research, high-performance businesses possess a powerful drive toward value creation.

Finance Mastery (IV): How High Performers Become Effective Financial Stewards (August 2006)
An effective finance organization is a faithful steward of the general financial health and direction of a company but, more specifically, of its financial capital.

Shared Services Insights (Part 1): An Implementation Model for Successful Public-sector Programs (July 2006)
Closing the gap between planning and effective delivery is vital if the public sector is to reap the full benefits of shared services. This four-part model can lead to more cost-effective and timely shared services implementations.

Shared Services Insights (Part 2): The Importance of Governance to Successful Implementations (July 2006)
Effective governance is essential to successful government shared services implementations. In this article, experienced government executives share their insights into effective governance during a shared services implementation.

Finance Mastery (II): Enterprise Risk Management as a Key to High Performance (June 2006)
These days, all business is risky business. Threats to data and network security are everywhere, and failure of internal controls can severely damage the future of a business.

Driving the Full Business Value of Mergers and Acquisitions through Better IT Due Diligence (June 2006)
Due diligence is an essential component of mergers and acquisitions that are successful in the long run and contribute to high performance. A detailed and open examination of legal and financial information can help ensure that a final "go" or "no-go" decision is made based on rational analysis and not merely hype or hope.

What the Finance Masters Know: Mastering the Finance Capabilities that Support High Performance (May 2006)
Businesses and governments are increasingly turning to their finance organizations to help them on their quest to reach high performance. Accenture research has identified five essential capabilities of those who have mastered finance and performance management.

Alliances: Adapting Governance Models to Maximize Alliance Performance (May 2006)
Strategic alliances are an increasingly important part of companies' strategies for sustaining high performance. Yet too many alliances underperform due to inadequate attention to matters of governance. Here are the keys to maximizing alliance performance through stronger governance structures.

Governance and Government Transformation: Private Lessons for the Public Sector (April 2006)
Government agencies are adapting public-sector governance models to their unique environments to increase their chances for successful transformational efforts.

Driving Speed to Value from an M&A Growth Strategy: Establishing an In-house Merger Integration Capability (April 2006)
For companies using acquisitions as an instrument of growth, an internal merger integration core capability is essential to capture and preserve maximum value from each deal.

Finance Mastery (I): Value-centered Culture and High Performance (March 2006)
Accenture research has identified a value-centered culture as one of the key capabilities of finance mastery. Several common characteristics can be found in companies that have mastered the ability to create a value-centered culture through the finance function.

The Role of a Service Delivery Platform in the Battle for New Communications Revenues (March 2006)
By creating a consistent, highly automated and reusable service environment—and by facilitating a more collaborative approach to product development—a Service Delivery Platform can dramatically accelerate a positive return on investment.

Keys to High Performance in the Mobile Virtual Network Operator Marketplace (March 2006)
The marketplace for mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) is heating up around the world. Yet the downside risks are real. Every player must overcome a similar series of obstacles to achieving high performance with an MVNO strategy.

IPTV Success: Lessons from the Front Line (March 2006)
Internet Protocol television, or IPTV, is a critical part of every communications service provider's strategy. Based on IPTV experiences and lessons learned by early adopters, here are some critical IPTV insights and the most important factors to be addressed for IPTV success.

Nordic Companies Seek Stronger Governance to Drive IT Productivity (March 2006)
Confidence is high today among Nordic companies about the ability of IT to boost productivity and help companies achieve high performance. But IT governance is a potential weak spot.

Next-Generation Operations Support Systems as a Key to High Performance (February 2006)
The telecommunications space today is all about tomorrow—as in, the “next generation.” Siloed and proprietary infrastructures are a thing of the past.