June 26, 2012
The Changing Role of the IT Professional
The role of IT professionals in tax & accounting firms is changing. More and more firms have either moved to the cloud or are preparing to make the leap.
Jim Boomer is the CEO of Boomer Consulting, Inc. He is the director of the Boomer Technology Circles ™ and an expert on managing technology within an accounting firm. He also serves as a strategic planning and technology consultant and firm adviser in the areas of performance and risk management. In addition, Jim is leading a new program, The Producer Circle, in collaboration with CPA2BIZ and the AICPA. Jim was selected for the 2011 AICPA Leadership Program and the inaugural class of the KSCPA’s "20 Under 40” Leadership Program. He has been named to The CPA Technology Advisor’s "Forty Under Forty” and "Top 25 Thought Leaders” lists multiple times.
June 26, 2012
The role of IT professionals in tax & accounting firms is changing. More and more firms have either moved to the cloud or are preparing to make the leap.
June 13, 2012
Accountability should be a key component of your firm’s internal operations and culture. It’s a pretty simple concept – do what you say you’ll do! The difficult part is maintaining the discipline to hold yourself and your peers accountable for what they said they would do.
May 28, 2012
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May 22, 2012
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May 11, 2012
These two concepts are critical to the success of your firm.
April 11, 2012
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March 27, 2012
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March 19, 2012
Keeping up with the changing landscape of technology and practice issues is challenging.