Hi,
I didn't know where to post this request but I am currently studying for an MBA (CIMA exams didn't put me off studying forever!) and I’d be eternally grateful if you could spare me 5-10 minutes (possibly less if you are quick!) to complete my online questionnaire and offer feedback as I have never designed a questionnaire before and have been struggling with this part of my MBA dissertation.
This week saw the issues and opportunities raised by Enterprise 2.0 land squarely in the field of vision of management accountants as CIMA's Enterprise Web 2.0 event took place at the Microsoft London offices. Leading experts and practitioners in the enterprise 2.0 and cloud accounting space shared insights, and new research into the topic was unveiled.
Cometh the "Web 2.0" revolution and it wasn't long before "Enterprise 2.0" was going to transform the way business was done. The "how" was a little less clear, however...
The Promise
The main arguments were that:
• The new technologies would streamline existing business processes
• Better user ergonomics would increase productivity on a minute by minute basis
• Higher levels of connectedness would allow:
Some people believe the adoption of Enterprise 2.0 can go a long way towards not only solving problems but delivering value. First coined as an expression by Andrew McAfee, Enterprise 2.0 has been defined as:
A few months, and a lot of desk research ago I began to get a bit ticked off with articles or websites or conferences that promised to discuss the return on investment of organisations' use of web 2.0. They just did not deliver.
Yay, my first blog. Sorry. Bit excited. Milestone moment.
I must have been the only accountant in London not glued to TV/radio/internet on Wednesday. Instead I attended an Innovation Summit. Far more enjoyable than listening to the Chancellor’s budget speech.