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The rapidly increasing volumes of data is putting pressure on organizations to govern information effectively. Organizations are finding it more difficult to understand what data they have, if data is secure, what data is being retained and if valuable business intelligence is being ignored. To help control this growth and make it manageable longer term, information governance is essential. Successful information governance can help you decide where to focus on, so that you can add value to the organization. This involves aligning data and intelligence with your business’ strategic objectives. ...

Contracts are often critical to a business and are extremely valuable assets. Their value is often recognised in times of dispute, yet if the process is mutually accepted and understood, referral to them is minimal. Recent policy, legislative and regulatory reform in African government institutions is focused on enhancing service delivery to all the people of Africa. Good practice contract management has the capacity to increase revenue opportunities, decrease costs and enhance service delivery. Contracts are often managed manually and by multiple managers without an enterprise wide approach. A multitude of rules and complex decision making can lead to inflexibility, poor planning, extended lead times and below par service delivery. ...

Transport and fleet managers are faced with unusually adverse conditions: higher fuel costs, consolidation, hidden fees, new security requirements, capacity constraints and higher-than-ever customer expectations that affect carrier selection, fulfilment accuracy and inventory management. ...