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A Sense of Agreement

How to bridge the finance-IT perception gap?

March 1, 2010

Don Doherty spends a fair amount of time these days doing something most CFOs don't: cheering up his IT staff. The technology team at MI Windows and Doors is eager to implement new systems, but the budget is tight at this $200 million manufacturer, which was hit hard by the recession. "When they're not allowed to pursue what may be possible, they tend to think they're not adding value," the finance chief says. "On a day-to-day basis, I try to console them and realign their thought processes." Read more...

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