Automation of decision making through the implementation of task automation robots, advanced analytics and artificial intelligence is becoming the defacto direction for accountants, controllers and CFOs, but what does working with a Bot squad mean for you and your team?
We learn from Aico’s CTO Marko Maunula, who explains nine trending cornerstones of this brave new robot/human world.
And Marko, I love the Little Britain quote! A rare treat for me.
Data Scientist: Yo accountant dude! Why do you never forecast your miscellaneous revenue line?
Accountant: It’s miscellaneous, you can’t forecast that line.
DS: But dude, it’s 1% of your total revenue, that’s gotta impact the business and your forecast sensitivity, right?
AC: That line has no owner, you can’t forecast that line.
DS: I got exciting news dude, I can predict this line for you and be 75% accurate. That’s gotta be better than putting in a big fat zero? <holds up hand for a high five> Continue reading “Is your forecasting mindset killing CFO innovation – almost certainly!”
By Christopher Argent, Founder, Generation CFO
Are you time poor, but burning to learn something new? Have you bought a new educational book, only to find it on the shelf a year later, a chapter read? Have you signed up to a “must learn” eLearning module, that remains dormant in your inbox?
Finding the time is one of the main reasons why eLearning has been a massive hit with time-poor professionals, as digital flexibility is helping people to find the time and the eLearning market that delivers the content is certainly having its day, as it is estimated to be worth $200bn by 2024* Continue reading “Learning “digital” should NOT be done digitally”
