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Research Formats
Not every piece of research should look the same. We publish in ten formats, each with a defined job, reader and evidence bar — so you know in two seconds what kind of thinking you are about to get, and we are committed in public to the standard each one must meet.
| Format | What it does | Words | The bar it must clear |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perspective CFO | Take an argued position on a genuinely contested question. | 1,200–2,000 | The argument must survive the strongest counter-case — which is stated in the piece, in good faith. |
| Framework CFO · transformation lead | Give a reusable way to think about a recurring class of decision. | 1,800–3,000 | The model is applied to at least two concrete situations, and states when it does not apply. |
| Playbook Transformation lead | Show how to actually run a specific change, in sequence. | 2,500–4,500 | Prerequisites, sequence and failure modes are all explicit — not just the happy path. |
| Research Brief Analyst · CFO | Report original analysis of a dataset or evidence base. | 1,500–2,500 | Method, sample and limitations published. No claim beyond what the data supports. |
| Executive Guide CFO | Bring a CFO from zero to a defensible decision on one topic. | 3,000–5,000 | Full two-layer structure; every recommendation traced to cited evidence. |
| Field Guide Controller · FP&A lead | Give a practitioner what they need to implement. | 2,500–4,000 | Concrete to the level of steps, roles and checkpoints. |
| Case Analysis CFO · transformation lead | Extract the transferable lesson from a documented transformation. | 1,500–2,500 | Publicly documented cases only — never an invented, composite or anonymised client. |
| Benchmark Insight CFO | Explain what a benchmark distribution means, and what to do about it. | 900–1,500 | Peer set, method and as-of date always shown. |
| Forecast CFO | Make a dated, falsifiable claim about where the function is going. | 1,200–2,000 | States a resolution date and what would prove it wrong — and is scored publicly on that date. |
| Market Signal CFO | Read an external development for its consequence to the finance function. | 700–1,200 | Reported fact and our inference are labelled separately, always. |
What we do not publish
No generic AI content
"AI will transform finance" is not a claim. Every piece is specific to a finance process, a decision or a control.
No listicles
"Seven trends" is a container, not an argument. If the items have no through-line, there is no article.
No invented cases
No composite or anonymised clients presented as real. Case analysis uses publicly documented transformations only.
No vendor as subject
Vendors appear as examples of an implementation option, never as the answer. Assessment of vendors lives in Software Intelligence.
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Three questions, in the order finance leaders actually ask them — understand the change, assess your own position, then find the partner who can deliver it. Each step answers one and hands you to the next.
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What that means for your organisation specifically — your position, your highest-impact move.
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Research explains the market; the Executive Finance Assessment personalises the decision. Before you commit budget to software, consulting or transformation, benchmark your finance organisation and see where the highest-impact opportunities are.
Begins with a free Executive Brief — about five minutes, anonymous, no account. Full assessment €59, one-time. It complements the research; it does not replace it.