Focused Management has brought together a selection of tools to help you improve your cost management practices including literature and software tools for the collection of data in Activity Based Costing. If you would like information regarding our preferred software solutions please e-mail us and we will be happy to try and help.

FOCUSED MANAGEMENT TOOLS

The Focused Management Bookstore is your one-stop-shop for all your relevant cost management literature. You will find books on subjects ranging from Activity Based Costing (ABC) and Performance Management/ Measurement to Value Based Management and Balanced Scorecarding.

• Internet/ Intranet based as well as Lotus Notes versions available
• Simple one-grid input mechanism assists accurate data collection
• Ability to group and total employee time by cost centre, salary band, position/ individual
• Automatic notification to ABC analyst when information is complete
• Open architecture. Works with most commercially available ABC software products. Automatically transfers employee activity information to your ABC software model
• Interfaces easily with Microsoft spreadsheet tools.
• Leverages directory services and existing security profiles.

• Lotus Notes and Web-based versions available
• Allows for easy analysis/ updating of employee activity information
• Ability to group and total employee time by cost centre, salary band, position/ individual
• Collects activity information either by individual employee or by position
• Notification to ABC analyst when information is complete
• Open architecture. Works with most commercially available ABC software products. Transfers employee activity information to your ABC software model
• Interfaces with common databases and desktop tools.
• Leverages directory services and existing security profiles, and ensures the right people get the right information.

Please visit our FMI Tools links to the left. You will find a wealth of valuable information.