Clarifying Business Accountability and Strengthening Management of Unprofitable Projects and Investment Recovery
First written in FY2017. 3 of 6 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2019. Latest entry: FY2024.
Access moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2024, 1 year after the typical company in this theme (2023).
3 other companies' latest entry also says "Reframed".
- FY2024ReframedAnnual report
「In response, we implemented management decisions, including the selection and concentration of resources by business, to achieve greater stability going forward.」
In addition to clarifying business accountability, managing unprofitable projects and monitoring investment recovery, the company explicitly identified a management decision to focus on the networking business and select and concentrate resources by business to stabilise the IoT and web platform businesses. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「We are also working to strengthen monitoring of business progress and make management decisions based on timely and appropriate numerical management.」
In addition to managing unprofitable projects and investment recovery, stronger monitoring of business progress and management decisions based on numerical management were presented as specific management measures. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, from the perspective of strengthening governance across management, we will seek to accelerate management decision-making and business execution by separating the functions of business execution from management oversight and appropriately delegating authority.」
In addition to managing unprofitable projects, monitoring investment recovery, and integrating acquisitions and creating synergies, the company explicitly stated that it would accelerate decision-making by separating the functions of business execution from management oversight and delegating authority. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「In business management, we will ensure thorough management to prevent development projects from becoming unprofitable and identify their status at an early stage. In light of our policy to further strengthen and expand M&A and software development investment in Japan and overseas, we will also work to promptly integrate acquired companies and businesses with our operations, create synergies, strengthen our global management structure, and enhance monitoring of the recovery of software development investments.」
In addition to the existing management of unprofitable projects and monitoring of investment recovery, the company explicitly stated that it would promptly integrate acquisitions, create synergies and strengthen its global management structure following M&A. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「We have assigned a director and an executive officer or site head to each of our focus areas, namely IoT, electronic publishing and networking, thereby sharing and clarifying business accountability and promoting appropriate coordination. In terms of business management, we will also work to ensure detailed management to prevent development projects from becoming unprofitable, identify their status at an early stage, and strengthen monitoring of the recovery of software development investments and other investments.」
The assignment of responsible officers to the 3 focus areas, detailed management of unprofitable projects, and monitoring of investment recovery remain important issues. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「We have assigned a director and executive officer responsible for each of our focus areas, namely IoT, electronic publishing and networking, as well as for each operating base, thereby sharing and clarifying business accountability and promoting appropriate coordination. In business management, we are also working to ensure detailed management to prevent development projects from becoming unprofitable, identify their status at an early stage, and strengthen monitoring of the recovery of research and development investments and software development investments.」
The assignment of responsible officers to focus areas and operating bases, prevention of unprofitable projects, and monitoring of investment recovery were identified together for the first time as business management measures.