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Commentary on the latest financial matters as well as in house news.

Latest Blog Posts

  • NO1 ON GOOGLE on Nov 22, 2009

    Type "project financial management" into Google these days and CJM Project Financial Management Ltd will be there in "Pole Position". The thread from our published articles leads back to the site and is ensuring that we are building our reputation mo...

  • LONG FINANCIAL WINTER AHEAD on Nov 22, 2009

    The gales are blowing, floods are effecting many parts of the country and I feel to add to the mood of the weather that this will be a long winter for anyone involved in financially managing their business. The recession which left a thick blanket of...

  • OSCR INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL REVIEWS on Oct 23, 2009

    For a number of years now I have been involved in many small charities providing financial advice and accounting services, all to great effect. When the Scottish Charity Regulator decided to improve the financial governance for Scottish charities we...

  • RURAL PAYMENTS AGENCY 400% OVERSPEND on Oct 23, 2009

    Another system could be "harvested without bearing fruit" after only four years of implementation and use the £350m - a £274m overspend - should be replaced according to the National Audit Office. Where Will it end. The system is complex and cumbe...

  • HARD TIMES FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT IT on Sep 18, 2009

    Another day another article on how recession will impact Government IT projects. Computer Weekly 8-14 Sept 2009 rightly states that as the public purse is squeezed large cuts will land on the door of the IT sector. Simon Moore is conservative counc...

  • SME COLLABORATION AND ACCESS TO PUBLIC CONTRACTS on May 30, 2009

    I have been a bit silent of late - mainly as we are a tad busy. So not a bad reason - however this has not stopped me being part of the joint agenda with other Scottish SME's to progress our Public collaboration agenda. Part of the group have been sp...

  • SUPPLIER FLEXIBILITY IN IT on May 30, 2009

    Times are tough - the top IT consultancy firms are having to face reality and reduce there rates. Service contracts are being negotiated down - will this be at the cost of service - I doubt it, as the overall cost of IT is heading South. However the...