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"Measuring and Managing the Financial Health of a Professional Services Business"     Institute of Management Consultants Meeting ( September 12, 2005)   Howard Wasserteil Principal Wasserteil Consulting, LLC
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RMA Ratios ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
RMA Financial Ratio Benchmarks ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
RMA Financial Ratio Benchmarks (cont.) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The “Z Score” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
It’s Not Just the P&L! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
It’s Not Just the P&L!  (cont.) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Examples of What the B/S  Tells You that the P&L (alone) does Not ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
How Understanding Financial Health Can Help You Better Serve Your Clients ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Managing Your Critical Numbers! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Managing Your Critical Numbers! (cont.) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Managing Your Critical Numbers! (cont.) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Using Key Metrics in the Budgeting Process for a Professional Service Firm ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Using Key Metrics in the Budgeting Process for a Professional Service Firm (cont.) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Using Key Metrics in the Budgeting Process for a Professional Service Firm (cont.) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
How “Managing Financial Health” Integrates w/ Two Prior IMC Presentations ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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Misc Points Re: Financial Health ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Misc Points Re: Financial Health (cont.) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Ignoring the Financial Side of your Business”  (Inga Arendt) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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