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Banking

Glossary

A balance sheet can yield financial calculations that will give you a better understanding of your company and the factors affecting IT. Jack Fox explains how these financial statements are used and why IT pros shouldn't ignore them.

Banking

Ask Jack: Since when did IT and finance merge?

Accounting and IT are no longer two ships missing each other in the night. Two TechRepublic members question how these two areas connect, and Jack Fox explains the financial side of IT—something every CIO should know.

Banking

Definitions

When the auditors come creeping around your office, and due diligence is underway, will you be prepared? By knowing your debt, your equity, and what part both play in securing capital, you'll be ready to answer the financial call.

Banking

Avoiding common ROI misconceptions and mistakes

As a CIO, you'd probably rather build a complex network architecture than use ratio analysis to determine your return on investment. Jack Fox offers these tips for those times when you're asked to think like an accountant.

Banking

Getting a handle on ROI

Does your CEO want you to make a case for a new piece of equipment or staffing reorg by providing an ROI? Putting together your return on investment doesn't have to be painful. Jack Fox explains.

Tech & Work

Demystifying accounting software

Your accounting department is screaming for a new software application, but you don't know if the new software is compatible with your network architecture. Accounting expert Jack Fox explains how to balance accounting needs with network requirements.

Project Management

Gather intelligence to track your place in the market

To stay one step ahead of your competitors, you need to research their strategies and customer perceptions. Collecting useful data on rival companies may be easier than you think. Here's how to keep your hold on the market under surveillance.

Banking

Is that IT investment paying off? Check the TCO

Calculating the cost of intangibles like employee training can be an exercise in guesswork. Accounting expert Jack Fox offers these tips to make calculating total cost of ownership a little less onerous.

Banking

IT’s use it or lose it: Getting organized at the office

Are you overwhelmed with stuff? Is your executive planner buried deep in unread magazines? Does your e-mailbox greet you with more than 50 e-mails a day? Accounting guru Jack Fox can't stop the madness but he can help you get it under control.

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Glossary

Ask Jack: Since when did IT and finance merge?

Definitions

Avoiding common ROI misconceptions and mistakes

Getting a handle on ROI

Demystifying accounting software

Gather intelligence to track your place in the market

Is that IT investment paying off? Check the TCO

IT’s use it or lose it: Getting organized at the office

Employee performance review policy

Employee time off policy

Employee privacy policy

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