Articles from CMA Management (May 1, 2006)

Title	Author	Type	Words
17th World Congress of Accountants set for Istanbul.		Brief article	151
Accountancy bodies call for stronger governmental, enterprise governance.			424
Alignment.	Colman, Robert	Editorial	461
Alignment.		Book review	243
Canadian companies recognized for reporting best practices.			189
Changing your performance the key to improved measurement mindset: decision making: the importance of understanding where performance measurement reviews should start is an issue that's often overlooked by management. Managers see a variance in an activity but may fail to see the pattern within that variance. Not seeing the full picture can affect the whole performance measurement activity.	Castellano, Joseph F.; Young, Saul		2234
Correction.		Correction notice	163
CSA changes mind over internal audit matter.			253
IT key controls: 52-111 cancelled, but due diligence still important.			575
Kyoto and the Conservatives: although the current government's approach to the Kyoto protocol has yet to be clearly laid out, count on offsets to be part of the climate change plan.	Banigan, John M.		1565
Leadership for results.			146
Microsoft goes mini.		Brief article	111
Mobile converged services: a new business model?		Brief article	265
New software.			23
New study calls for change in regulation of public auditing in Canada, U.S.			528
Redesigned standards: streamlining reporting systems in any organization can be a challenge. When Halton Region wanted to establish an organization-wide standard for its activity and attendance reporting, it definitely looked like it would be an uphill climb. But by engaging both management and employees, and clearly understanding their needs, it wasn't an impossible task.	Archer, Edward; Harris, Sherri		2574
Service level agreements: a shared services cornerstone: creating a shared services model demands a lot of discipline. An effective service level agreement can help an organization start off on the right foot, and provides a document that can evolve with the relationship.	Colman, Robert		1557
Simulating success: how well do your corporate leaders understand the other functional departments in your business? Properly integrated businesses break down such knowledge barriers to create value. Engaging leaders in the process of breaking down those walls is essential.	Ausburn, Leslie		1343
Team Canada's changing profile: while Asia and Europe continue as key destinations for Canadian business, the way companies are participating on the ground is evolving.	Cooper, John		1367
The Four Pillars of High Performance.		Brief article	207
The zen of public service accounting: Bruce Manion, CMA, FCMA, adapts financial know-how to the unique fiscal challenges of government service.	Colman, Robert	Cover story	1997
XBRL--are we close to the tipping point? For any business practice to establish itself in the mainstream, it needs to be adopted by organizations with a critical mass and a lot of influence. eXtensible Business Reporting Language [XBRL] might be close with the FDIC on its side.	O'Connor, Mark		1565