Links

We are a strategic business advisory firm with expertise in Insight, Integration and Information strategy. We have found the following links to be of value in providing business advisory information.

Insight Links

Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) - a not-for-profit, member-based association promoting the effectiveness of Canadian directors and boards through the ICD.D designation — to foster excellence in directors to strengthen the governance and performance of Canadian corporations and organizations
http://www.icd.ca/AM/Template.cfm?Section=About_the_ICD

The Directors College - The Chartered Director Program delivers an accredited corporate director development program that leads to a university designation Chartered Director (C.Dir) and Audit Committee Certified (ACC) program. It is a Module based residential program that is designed to create an environment for innovative and independent thinking - http://thedirectorscollege.com/

CA Specialization in Information Technology (CA.IT) - The CA.IT Alliance was approved by the CICA's Board of Directors in June 2002, and its mission is to encourage and recognize excellence in the provision of Information Technology services by Chartered Accountants
http://www.cica.ca/career-development/ca-specialization/information-technology/item1770.aspx#IT%20Alliance

MIT Sloan Management Review – Vision, governance, resources, infrastructure, and alignment are the stepping stones to a successful Web strategy.
http://mitsloan.mit.edu/smr/index.html

Stanford University – Center for eBusiness and Commerce – The focus is on the development of new research and courses to understand the impact of information and communication technologies on firms, industries and markets.
http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/cebc

BCE Emergis – delivers fully managed e-commerce solutions that improve customer processes through the exchange of secure transactions over the Internet, by combining e-commerce applications, security, and electronic payments.
http://www.bceemergis.com/en/default.asp

Government Online - Secure Channel – Government Information and Telecommunication Services (GTIS) - Public Works and Government Services Canada
http://www.pwgsc.gc.ca/gtis/index.html

Electronic Commerce: Conducting Government Business via the Internet – Office of the Auditor General of Canada - Annual Report 1998 - Chapter 19
http://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/domino/reports.nsf/html/9819ce.html

DPI Canada – Association of Public Sector Information Professionals - eBusiness Sponsorship by icorp.ca
http://www.dpi-canada.com/sponsors.htm

WebTrust Links

CA WebTrust – CA WebTrust Principles for the online business; online consumer; and online Government - The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) 2000

  • http://www.cica.ca/ (Products & Services - CA WebTrust)
  • www.cica.ca/WebTrust (WebTrust standards are available from the CICA Web site)
  • www.aicpa.org (WebTrust standards are available from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Web site)

Entrust/TruePass™ – Web security and privacy solution that enables trusted relationships between online businesses and their customers, suppliers and partners.
http://www.entrust.com/truepass/index.htm

Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) – Government Online
Entrust/Client Installation Guide – PWGSC/GTIS
http://www.pwgsc.gc.ca/gtispki/install10.html

iResearch Links

The Economist – The Economist Group is the leading source of analysis for international business and world affairs.
http://www.economistgroup.com/mainframe.html

Warwick Business School – The Business Development Office Warwick Business School, United Kingdom - Warwick Business School's research findings on key organizational issues for directors, policy-makers and opinion formers.
http://www.wbs.warwick.ac.uk/HotTopics

McMaster eCommerce Research Centre (MERC) – The Michael G. DeGroote School of Business recognizes the potential of e-commerce, and has developed MERC. MERC's aim is to focus and provide infrastructure support for faculty and graduate student research in e-commerce.
http://merc.mcmaster.ca/welcome.html

Queen's Management Research Centre for Knowledge-Based Enterprises – Established at Queen's University within the Queen's School of Business. The Centre will be a global leader in the production, transmission, and diffusion of a better understanding of the management of knowledge-based enterprises.
http://business.queensu.ca

Reuters – Faster Internet Access for Reuters Business Briefing Web - For the past four years Reuters has commissioned research into different aspects of the value and power of information, and the importance of managing it properly.
http://www.business.reuters.com

Management Strategy Links

Harvard Business School – Digital Capital: Harnessing the Power of Business Webs - The Net's ability to provide the world with a universal, cheap infrastructure for commerce and communication is paving the way for radical business model innovations.
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/ideasatwork/
taps_tic_low.html

Alliance for Converging Technologies (ACT) – Digital 4Sight is an international think tank and research and consulting firm focused on achieving competitive advantage in the digital economy.
http://www2.actnet.com

CEO Express – a global internet portal for business knowledge relating to Daily News, Business Magazines, Live Business Feeds, and Technology Magazines.
http://www.ceo-express.com

e-CFO Net – an internet portal for Chief Financial Officers - A recent report by Forrester Research indicates that logistics may be what separates winners from losers in the coming e-commerce wars. The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based market researcher surveyed 40 managers at e-commerce companies.
http://www.e-cfonet.com

Business 2.0 – Big Picture : New Math - All the hype and hullabaloo of dot-com mania hides a deeper change at the core of our economic ecology. The new dynamics driving markets today require a top-to-bottom restructuring of corporate valuation. Business 2.0 New Business Publication
http://www.business2.com

FinanceWise – the first search engine to focus specifically on financial-only content. Unlike other search technologies, FinanceWise aims to index only sites which possess content of interest to the financial world.
http://www.financewise.com

Reference Documents

Management Strategy – Control, Risk & Governance - Guidance on Control - The Criteria of Control Board (CoCo) and Guidance for Directors - Governance Processes for Control - The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) 1997 - (Studies & Standards - Control, Risk & Governance)
http://www.cica.ca/cica/cicawebsite.nsf/public/
SGControlRiskGovernance

Comptrollership – Financial Management: Developing a Capability Model -The Office of the Auditor General of Canada - Financial Management Capability Model (FMCM) September 1997 (updated in 1999)
http://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/domino/reports.nsf/html/
mp9702e.html

Comptrollership Policies and Publications – The Report of the Independent Review Panel on Modernization of Comptrollership in the Government of Canada, November 1997
http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/Pubs_pol/partners/dwnld/rirp-e.pdf

Accrual-based Financial Reporting in the Public Sector – The Financial Information Strategy: A Key Ingredient in Getting Government Right - The Office of the Auditor General of Canada September 1998
http://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/domino/
reports.nsf/html/9818ce.html

The Financial Information Strategy (FIS) Control Framework, developed by the FIS Office of the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, 1997
http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/fin/FIS/FIS_SIF_e.html
or from the Office of the Auditor General of Canada
http://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/domino/reports.nsf/
html/9921ce.html