A lsquo;FAILED PLAN AND THE SOLUTION By Al Diamond This letter from an Agency Consulting Group client, together with my reply, speak for themselves: Dear Al, I...

CONSULTANTS: A USER'S GUIDE by Jack Nordhaus, Ph.D. Everything you always wanted to know about working with a consultant. 'All is flux, nothing stays still' Heraclitus...

FINAL CHECK: PROTECT AGAINST ERRORS AND OMISSIONS by Grace Bauer Is only one employee accountable for each procedure in...

FINANCIAL RATINGS DON'T TELL ALL by Chris Burand In the past year, it hasn't been unusual to see reports of companies that have had their debt ratings lowered, although their ...

FIVE STEPS TO MARKET RESEARCH by Patricia Berry Patricia Berry offers five market research tactics that can help ...

HOW TO CHOOSE, USE, BUT NOT ABUSE A RISK MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT: II byGary Griffin Get the right risk consultant - and get your moneys worth from them. The first part ...

As the economy and escalating insurance rates take their toll on risk management department budgets, companies and public entities are relying increasingly on consultants. Such outsourcing has proven to be an effective way for some organizations to reduce overhead while retaining knowledgeable help. In this document C.C. Griffin discusses how to select and get the best performance from a consultant.

The prediction is that business intelligence (BI), currently regarded as a specialist technology utilized primarily by experts who work in big companies and organizations, will soon become a valuable mass-market tool.

HOW TO RECOGNIZE AND PREVENT FRAUD OR EMBEZZLEMENT by Alison Jones and Steve Flowers Many articles have been written about increasing an agency's income by instituting a formal planning proce...

HOW TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE IN A CHANGING INDUSTRY by Sharon Cunningham Sharon Cunningham's consulting visits with agencies hav...