White Papers

Dodd-Frank and its' Impact to Money Markets- July 2011:

Dodd-Frank has the potential to add over 1 Trillion dollars to the short term Money Markets, keeping short term rates low, a challenge for Money Market Funds and Banks, and a Boone for Custodians and Collateral Managers.

Managing Complexity- March 2011:

Complexity Costs are the biggest determinant of your cost competitiveness. How can you quantify the costs of complexity without getting lost in the data or having a large task force collect it? Some specific ideas on getting metrics, simply, to help get your organization on board and find your levers

Using Lean to Reduce Software Development and Support Costs - May 2010:

Application of LEAN manufacturing techniques to the software development and support process has the proven capability of reducing costs 25% or more and getting benefits fast, usually within 3 months. I have used these methods consistently. In a recent engagement delivered over 600 mission critical changes done right over 35% faster than without using these methods. This approach also works in the help desk and datacenter.

A Better Approach to Manage Cost and Complexity Feb. 2010:

While year to year comparisons showed bottom line improvement, it was clear that across the board cuts in staff as a result of the downturn and changing product mix profitability were the chief drivers in of cost improvement. Are those cuts really sustainable if business volumes start growing?.

Money Market Funds and Technology- July 2009:

While the FED averted panic in this sector, the additional costs combined with future regulation will not doubt diminish the profitability even further and drive substantial change. Several fund reported losing money given the increased costs and low yields, its not going to get any easier.

Update- 6/24/2011 - PayPal Closes its Money Market Fund

IT Governance- Current Perspective- June 2009:

Studies by McKinsey, HP, IBM, Harvard Business and others point out the bottom line value of good IT Governance. They all agree that having good Governance is a source of competitive advantage. If it is, why has the downturn hit IT budgets so severely if these investments had real value? Can we make better choices?