 The race to create value has never been more intense in financial services than now. The dynamics that have come into play will be in place for the long term. As Pcubed's Justin van Wijngaarden explains, those participants that succeed in this sector during the next five years will engage in practices that show understanding of a handful of dominant trends in the areas of technology, risk control, regulation, outsourcing, consolidation, and customer satisfaction Read article ›
 Question: "What's the best way to manage the regulatory pressure that has been placed upon our bank since 2008?"
Craig Spielmann: It all starts with having a complete framework that takes into account hard data, meaning things like losses, key risk indicators, key performance indicators, and a strong self-assessment process, as well as a good auditing process, and a scenario analysis process with senior management. This way you can obtain the strategic view of risk, get an on-the-line view of how the controls are actually operating, and merge the two. Read article ›
 Although Jason Hill considers cloud computing a game-changer for how companies consume IT, he also recognizes that many of its fundamental building blocks aren't new. Hill's most recent post put him in charge of delivering a sizable cloud computing program within an international bank, giving him a front-seat view of the challenges and benefits to be derived in a cloud initiative for a financial institution. In this interview, Hill shares his perspectives on why cloud computing is so attractive to financial institutions and offers pearls of wisdom for making a cloud project work. Read article ›
 Recently, the Financial Times quoted analysts debating CEO succession planning at Deutsche Bank. One of the top candidates is CFO Stefan Krause, who was initially drafted outside of the banking industry from automaker BMW. Talent isn't all that financial institutions can take away from the automotive sector. Pcubed's Paul Driver has identified three basic lessons worth learning as well. Read article ›
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"The Merits of Lean"
Pcubed's Paul Freeman explains how financial services are taking a lesson from the automotive industry in taking cost out of operations. Read article ›
  The effective project leader builds decisions upon a solid foundation of knowledge of project goals, objectives, and relevant information. Those decisions may be made under conditions of tremendous stress and uncertainty, or they may be made in a rigorous, controlled process with data. But the way in which decision-makers think about the decision-making process itself should remain consistent. In this article Pcubed's Shan Rajegopal and Diederik Vos describe a proven collaborative method to build effective project decisions. Read article ›
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