The CFO Lens
+3
Oct 27, 2026
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2 min read
Every plan counted her correctly. Nobody owns the sum.
Oct 20, 2026
1 min read
The room had been close to a decision. It reorganised itself around the person with the least time to make it.
Governance
Oct 13, 2026
Nobody blocked anything. The decision simply ran out of capacity.
Oct 6, 2026
Most organisations can escalate a decision. Very few can escalate a doubt.
Sep 29, 2026
The rules were set by whoever was available, and never decided.
Sep 22, 2026
They do not conflict. They simply do not know about each other.
Financial Planning
Sep 15, 2026
Accuracy was never the constraint.
Sep 8, 2026
Adding a page costs nothing. Removing one costs something.
Sep 1, 2026
Deferral is free, so deferral is what the structure produces.
Aug 25, 2026
Delivery and ownership are two roles. Status belongs to one of them.
Aug 18, 2026
The tool was cut. The workaround was never costed.
Aug 11, 2026
Two correct numbers, and nobody who has to connect them.
Aug 4, 2026
Busy is not a direction
Jul 28, 2026
Two reports, one truth nobody owned
Jul 21, 2026
The cost of a decision that waits
Jul 14, 2026
A full room can still make no decision.
+2
Jul 7, 2026
Some decisions don't wait for better numbers.
SAP
Jun 30, 2026
The tool is never the problem. The architecture above the tool is.
Jun 23, 2026
A case story about two truths in one room — and the cost of never reconciling them.
+5
Jun 16, 2026
Last week's question deserved a structured answer. This is one.
Jun 9, 2026
A concept can be flawlessly implemented and still fail. The reason is rarely in the concept.
Jun 2, 2026
A steering review that starts at the dashboard rarely changes anything. The reason is structural.
May 26, 2026
Every organisation has a project list. Very few have a portfolio strategy.
+4
May 19, 2026
All KPIs green. Programme red.
May 12, 2026
15 people. Perfect slides. Zero decisions.
