The paper chase - Professional firms are doing whatever is in their power to cut back on paper clutter. Document management systems have helped substantially, and as systems mature and become more intuitive, more firms are seeing the value they add. CMA Management recently visited two such firms to see how it has changed their operations.

Book review - Promoting better governance - Serving on a board of directors has never seemed so fraught with potential pitfalls. Governance of Publicly Listed Corporations should help new and well-established directors to maintain a proper footing on the way to more effective governance practices.

Colman, Robert, (2006)

Sarbanes-Oxley in review - Despite challenging timelines and the introduction of new processes, the exercise of implementing Sarbanes-Oxley mandated controls was a useful one for many CMAs and their organizations. The lessons they learned can benefit others in the process of preparing for new Canadian regulations.

Colman, Robert, (2006)

Management trends - Readjusted budgeting and analysis - Despite the growing sophistication of financial software at all levels, organizations continue to be leery of changing their old habits. Those medium-sized organizations that have initiated change are anticipating great opportunities for their organizations from better budgeting and forecasting support systems.

Colman, Robert, (2006)