IAFEI Quarterly - Special Issue

3 Materials contained in this publication may be freely quoted or reprinted, provided credit is given to the source : International Observatory of Management Control - DFCG – Decision Performance Conseil www.conseil-dpc.com It is with great pride that I share with you, on behalf of the DFCG, the 7 th edition of the Interna- tional Observatory of Management Control, produced by a Working Group of our association, in partnership with the consulting firm Décision Performance Conseil. This unique study is always highly anticipated by members of the DFCG, whether national or regional, and, beyond, by the entire community of Management Controllers. Indeed, the DFCG has always analyzed the transformations at work in the management control profession and it continues to support professionals in a profoundly changing environment. We observed it this year again during the second "Management Control Symposium" which gathered more than a hundred professionals to exchange on the topic: "From the Management Controller to the Per- formance Manager: the inevitable revolution? ". Many answers were provided, through testi- monials, expert contributions, peer discussions. “Performance Manager”, the new name pro- posed by the profession last year to replace the enigmatic "Management Controller", is a pro- fession undergoing a major transformation. The DFCG is pleased to promote a profession experiencing an evolution which the International Observatory for Management Control allows to track year after year. Thanks to the large num- ber of participating countries, it brings a global vision on the profession. You will also read about the impact of digitalization and big data, the main focus of this 2017 edition: more collaborative tools, more communication with the operational teams and more predictive analysis. All these elements should allow controllers to spend less time collecting and analyzing data and more time communicating within the company to make better decisions. I warmly thank the Working Group and its Chairman Frédéric DOCHE, Chairman of the Manage- ment Control Group in the DFCG, as well as everyone who contributed to this observatory. For this seventh edition, we wish you a pleasant reading. Philippe AUDOIN Chairman of DFCG, Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Executive Board, Eurazeo