This is from the "Accounting Makes Cents" podcast episode #119 released on Monday, 10 August 2026. Today, we’re diving into a crucial dilemma from our spotlight case study: the Pizza Hut lawsuit. We’ll explore the tension between outsourcing and insourcing, specifically how businesses balance measurable cost savings against less tangible strategic and operational risks—concepts that … Continue reading The Sourcing Dilemma: You Can’t Outsource Reputation
This is from the "Accounting Makes Cents" podcast episode #118 released on Monday, 27 July 2026. Today, we’re looking at a classic management accounting dilemma: What happens when the metrics designed to drive efficiency end up creating unexpected operational issues? Now, if you’ve been working through your CIMA preparation—specifically around P1 and P2—you’ve likely come … Continue reading Do KPI Targets Actually Make Us Better?
This is from the "Accounting Makes Cents" podcast episode #101 released on Monday, 3 November 2025. Now today is extra special, because this is the 101st episode of the podcast! Yeah, yeah, it’s not 100 but it’s still special. To mark the milestone, I thought I’d do something a little different. Something reflective, looking back … Continue reading Reflections 101: 5 Lessons From the Last 100 Episodes
This is from the "Accounting Makes Cents" podcast episode #97 released on Monday, 8 September 2025. Before we dive into the nuts and bolts of KPIs, let me share a quick story that actually inspired this whole episode. I was listening to a podcast where an AI kept saying something like “kaypees.” At first, I … Continue reading From Data to Direction: Why KPIs Matter
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