Replacing Excel for KPI Analysis- June 1, 2022
As private equity firms are increasingly focused on adding value to portfolio companies, key performance indicators (“KPIs”) have been growing in importance. KPIs are quantitative measurements that allow users to continually assess a company’s performance; examples include Revenue per Client, Client Retention Rate, Customer...
All Companies Benefit From Externally-Built Models- March 29, 2019
Many companies falsely believe that having a CFO, or a robust financial department, means that they shouldn’t look into an externally built model.
A Company’s Finance Department: 8 Key Functions- March 14, 2019
What does “Finance” do? While it may sound like a simple question, it’s actually a very legitimate one, because the answers will be wide-ranging across CFO's.
Taking Apart the TTC (Part IV): Toronto vs. the World- June 28, 2015
How well Toronto stacks up against these 7 cities—at least in terms of a very limited measure, its subway.
Taking Apart the TTC (Part III): Rider Misery- September 14, 2014
After a relaxing summer filled with debugging MySQL queries and tweaking Windows forms, I’ve completed a prototype of EngagementPro, a piece of software designed to assist accountants with managing their workloads.
Taking Apart the TTC (Part II): Operators’ Workload- June 29, 2014
TTC fares and operator wages have grown in lockstep, at about double the rate of inflation, and double the rate of most Ontarians’ household income
Taking Apart the TTC (Part I): Fares and Wages- June 17, 2014
Fare hikes. Crowded subways. Funky smells. Surly drivers. For many of us in Toronto, a two-way commute on the TTC is a reality five days a week.
