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The Important Role of Pricing Departments in the Price, Cost, Revenue Equation

Holden Advisors

Think: Revenue – Costs = Profit. Is aware of costs and constraints like the finance team. We’ve found this is true even with governments, who are typically price and RFP oriented. Pricing Divisions: The Guardians of Revenue and Defenders of Value. The pricing department of any company is essentially the guardian of revenue.

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Book review: All you need to know about commercial awareness by Christopher Stoakes

Red Star Kim

Finance The debt and equity chapter summarises different business formats (including private and public companies and partnerships). And the important distinction between cash and profits is highlighted. With explanations of depreciation, amortisation, factoring, asset finance, loans, guarantees and derivatives.

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Context and curiosity drive commerciality and pricing

Red Star Kim

This week’s PM Forum training workshop “Commerciality: Finance, Pricing, Innovation and Research” was attended by delegates from law, accountancy and insolvency firms. The crux of marketing is to anticipate (and meet) client needs whilst maximising profit. Price is a major driver of profit. Books on pricing?

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Affordable Housing Plans in Local Government: Example Plans, Performance Measures, and Dashboards

Envisio

In this blog post, we will talk about affordable housing plans as a positive trend for local governments, examine examples of affordable housing performance measures and strategic plans from our local government customer base, and take a look at a few affordable housing dashboards. The result?

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Design Thinking Driven Problem Solving and Innovation

Flevy

Some examples of where design thinking has been successfully applied in government, non-profits, and industries include: Healthcare: Design thinking can be used to improve patient experiences, create better medical devices, and develop new healthcare services that meet patients’ needs.

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Proving Your Track Record: Strategic Planning and Execution in Non-Profits

ClearPoint Strategy

On Thursday, November 19 th , we held our first lunch and learn to share how non-profits can prove their track record and successfully execute on their strategic plan in the new year! I served and led non-profits such as Southwest Alabama Workforce Development Council (SAWDC) and Gulf Coast Renaissance Corporation. My Background.

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Top 12 Performance Management Goals & Objectives

ClearPoint Strategy

Financial performance is top of mind for for-profit companies, and even nonprofits and governments rely on incoming revenue to continue operations. The following are three finance-related examples of performance management targets; all are of equal importance in achieving financial health. Increase profits.