Stories by Umair Naeem

The CEO and The Layoff Decision

How CIOs and their C-level peers need to work with the boss in reducing head count.

Written by Umair Naeem27 Feb. 09 10:34

Balancing Act: Inflation, IT Planning and the CIO

As Pakistan continues to go through increasing inflation and economic instability due to the political situation and the Rupee's inability to hold on to the coat tails of the US Dollar, local and multinational companies and SMEs face an unenviable situation: balancing cost and profit ratios by trying to predict how the economy will respond in the coming months. Meanwhile, oil prices continue to be all over the place, and the costs of oil related commodities continue to rise, thus effecting planning and profit forecasting and causing a perpetual headache to those who have to predict where to efficiently and effectively buy from.

Written by Umair Naeem17 Oct. 08 10:51
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