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McKinsey Digital: Digital Transformation on the CEO Agenda

“The point of digital transformation isn’t to become digital. It’s actually to generate value for the business.

Are there more people within my organization that understand how to use technology or data better in their day-to-day working? Is it starting to transform the culture? Can I start to see the metabolic rate of the organization speeding up? Are we making decisions faster as a result of this?”

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CFO Dive: Finance is a Team Sport: 4 Ways Finance Leaders Can Collaborate to Deliver Insights

“With their strategic focus and statutory oversight, CFOs have always been utility players to some extent, and now it’s time to expand the bench by creating internal finance champions. CFOs who free up the finance group for more strategic work, take a deep dive into operational data, work alongside colleagues to address the issues that impact the business the most, and manage change skillfully, will have the best shot at an MVP award.”

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Industry Week: The Next Supply Chain Disruption?

“What does this look like in the real world? Curtiss, a maker of high-end electric motorcycles, has worked with Fast Radius to prototype parts for its flagship bike, using both CNC and additive technologies, and now it’s using the digital manufacturing firm to ramp up production. According to a case study published by Fast Radius, the arrangement allows Curtiss to source parts as demand dictates, avoiding the need to buy and warehouse an excessive parts inventory.”

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CFO Dive: Just 30% of CFO-CIO Relationships are ‘Collegial’: Gartner

“There are a number of steps that CFOs and CIOs can take to work better together, Rathindran said. For example, CIOs can have more empathy for the earnings targets that CFOs must hit, while CFOs could show more empathy for why an iterative approach to funding and executing digital projects is needed, he said.”

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