click for more randy johnston, ceo and founder, network management group, inc.; leslie garrett, ph.d., ceo of insight research group; and brian tankersley, editor of the publication announce the release…
…operational and technology decisions being made in their practice,” according to co-author randy johnston, ceo, network management group, inc.. “we believe the 2nd annual survey and resulting e-book is widely…
…today also cited 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 authors and contributors, including august aquila, ron baker, gale crosley, chris frederiksen, tom hood, rita keller, randy johnston, roman kepczyk, mark koziel, greg kyte, allan…
smallest practices find new profits in going virtual as larger firms would prefer to cut staff and delay tech upgrades.
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if you’re a sole practitioner, there’s a 4 in 10 chance you’re reading this outside the office – at home, on the bus, maybe while waiting in line at the dmv, according to the accounting firm operations and technology survey.
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the new survey of almost 300 professionals shows that 44% of sole practitioners report they work out of the office more than a quarter of the time, placing them in the vanguard of the mobile workforce trend. in fact, 5 percent use no office at all, reporting instead they work virtually – maybe from home, car, a client’s desk or even a starbucks. (though we suppose those grande mocha light frappuccinos add up.)
top strategy: compare with peers.
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the pace of change in technology is leaving accountants so dazed and confused that about half of all practitioners say merely “keeping up” is one of their biggest technology-related problems. cost comes second.
accountants are so fed up with the staggering pace of developments that you couldn’t pay them enough to try a new software product “while drinking umbrella drinks on a beach at vendor expense,” according to randy johnston and leslie garrett, writing in the new accounting firm operations and technology survey. they caution, however, that “if you dislike change, you’re going to dislike irrelevance even more.”
the survey reveals the top tactics accountants are employing to stay up to date and make informed decisions – starting with keeping close tabs on their colleagues and competitors. read more →
and 6 emerging innovations used by the best firms.
by marc rosenberg
from the introduction to quantum of paperless
cpa firms are a lot more innovative than many of us think. in fact, technology is the major area of innovation for cpa firms. the way accountants do their work has been totally transformed and continues to change every year.
some of the major innovations roman kepczyk addresses in the newest edition of quantum of paperless: the partner’s guide to accounting firm optimization include:
2. smartphones and tablets, including the touchscreen
3. cloud/saas, including portals and addressing security issues
4. workflow, including paperless audit and other software and scanning technology
5. knowledge management
6. social media networking
meanwhile, leading cpa firm managing partners leverage technology for efficiencies using one or more of nine main strategies, based on a rosenberg associates study of a cross-section of firms with revenues ranging from $3 million to $15 million. they are: read more →
new survey shows technology’s role in turning challenges into opportunities.
by rick telberg
ask a practicing accountant what keeps them awake at night, and you’ll get many of the same answers in one form or another: clients, expenses, staff or technology. and that’s borne out in the first annual accounting firm operations and technology survey, offered exclusively by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间. read more →
executive summary of key findings available.
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 is joining in the release of a broad new benchmarking project, the accounting firm operations and technology survey, produced by randy johnston, chairman and ceo of network management group, inc., and leslie garrett, phd, ceo of insight research group.
“our primary goal in developing and publishing this ebook is to deliver an easily accessible reference tool accounting professionals can leverage when making operational and technology decisions,” said johnston.
the 2014 ebook provides the most complete and up-to-date information about practice management and technology u.s. accountants are using in their practices. the ebook shares factual, actionable items and insights that are not available from any other source, further broken down for the practitioner by size of firm.