Website Evaluation: Institute Of Management Accountants

Besides the testing and certification aspect of the website there are also many additional resources. There is a segment of the website that is dedicated to recent research and articles that pertain to accountants and business professionals. Many of these articles are additionally linked to articles located on other websites such as Forbes, Accounting Today, and The Accountant. Further resources offered on the website would be located in the education center and career resources of the website. In the education center and career resources I believe you find the main purpose of this website, resources to help you pass your CMA exam and where to find a job once you achieve the CMA certification.

The Education center is complete with classes that help prepare you for the exam and webinars with professionals as well as an extensive tool kit to help prepare for the CMA exam. The career center does a nice job of explaining what to expect and what to do after one successfully passes their CMA certification exam. An advantage of having this website while preparing for the CMA exam is boundless. Having these available resources and what to expect are always going to be a valuable resource for those about to take the test. The website also helps by offering a membership service that would allow for gaining connections within the industry. A disadvantage to this site is that some of the resources do cost money and would require paying for their service. As a practitioner of management accounting I can see this being a valuable resource for some of the current events in the research and publications section of the site. It would also be valuable if the end goal was to take and successfully pass the CMA exam at the end of the course. However, since some resources are blocked by payment I can also see why this could be bypassed ultimately as a resource. If I were an executive looking into management accounting topics the only resource I would find valuable would be the articles, unless I were willing to pay for a membership where you could connect with others in management accounting. Overall, I see this site as more valuable for someone interested in receiving their CMA certification as compared to a regular student or executive.

The ACFE website is created for the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. The website looks to contain information on how to become a part of the ACFE, headlining news articles concerned with fraud, or upcoming training events for members of ACFE. The main purpose I can gather from this website is that it allows people who wish to become members of ACFE a chance to gain membership and also educational resources to become certified. In addition to resources it is also a place where someone who is a member of the ACFE can reach out to others in the ACFE community and stay up to date on best practices or interesting cases in the field. The advantage of the ACFE having a website is that it offers materials that would allow for an interested person to study resources for the certification exam. The website also has a section dedicated to talking about career choices possible with the certification that would answer many questions to potential persons entering the job field. The advantage of this website is to get the information out about the potential career of being a fraud examiner and how one would accomplish that goal. A disadvantage of the website would again be that to get the resources or become a member it requires a monetary fee. This could dissuade a potential fraud examiner, however, if someone is truly interested in the career and at this website it the benefits would outweigh the costs. This website’s value to a teacher who is teaching management accounting would come from introducing their student’s to the potential career field of becoming a fraud examiner. This website can be used to show the students the requirements for the certification exam, groups to join, and a great place to network. The benefit of this website to an executive would be being able to access the ACFE network and contact potential employees.

AICPA is the website associated with the American Institute of CPAs. It is an all-inclusive website much like the others that has much to offer. Among the resources offered by AICPA one will find a membership program, news articles regarding CPAs, career questions, and exam certification study materials. The purpose of this website is to inform those interested in becoming a CPA of a membership program one could join to network, a place to keep up to date with news affecting CPAs, and materials required to know for the CPA certification exam. The advantage of having this website for a CPA or someone aspiring to become a CPA is immeasurable. Having resources proven to help certify people in the CPA career field are a valuable asset when attempting to get the certifications required to become a CPA. In addition to the study materials, there are equally valuable networking opportunities and career guidance resources. The membership offers a member the opportunity to connect with other CPAs. The career guidance section of the website answers frequently asked questions that other CPAs have asked that will help to guide the newly certified CPAs. The disadvantage of the website again is that you have to either pay or become a member to enjoy some of the resources available on the website. Besides that I found this website to have the most resources available for non-members and would expect a greater amount for its members. As a teacher of management accounting I would find this as a valuable resource to share with all of my students, but especially those interested in pursuing a CPA. The educational resources, networking capabilities, and newsworthy articles will go a long way in helping their students determine if it is the correct career for themselves. As an executive I would use this more as a networking tool. If I were interested in learning more about management accounting I would ask other members questions and browse the many articles that are posted on the website.

SASB is the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board which monitors how businesses and investors communicate about reports. The website does a good job of explaining how businesses enrolled in their alliance can benefit from being more transparent to investors. This website is different than the others up to this point in that as well as educating visitors they are also displaying why businesses need to consider enrolling in their program. The purpose of this website is to market their service to potential clients. Besides marketing the aim is to inform and educate visitors of the website to the purpose of the SASB. The advantage of this website is that the SASB is promoting their service with testimonials and facts they have chosen to display. The SASB also gives enough information on the services they provide to give a somewhat detailed outline of the services they could potentially provide for your business. The disadvantage of this website is that they are only displaying the positive feedback and reviews. Also, without purchasing the product your business would not see a individual plan. As a teacher of management accounting I think it is a valuable resource to show students as a potential career choice, as it is one I have never considered. The teacher may begin to expand students thinking of careers in accounting when exposing them to the SASB. As an executive this would be extremely important as answering to investors would be a major factor in your job. By learning about the SASB and what they could do for your business it would be good to evaluate your current accounting strategies.

The balanced scorecard institute’s website is a marketing tool to sell their consulting style and service. By navigating their website you will find testimonials, upcoming training, and marketing for their products. This website is used as a potential selling point for the Balanced Scorecard Institute and shows their successes in many businesses. The purpose of this website is to show potential clients what their product can do when successfully implemented into a business. Through showing their product and displaying success stories the website aims to get customers to request more information or subscribe to their service. The advantage of this website is that all stories, testimonials, and statistics posted on this website will spin a positive light towards the services offered by the BSI. However, the disadvantages of this website are the opposite.

Because BSI’s aim is to lure customers they will not display any unsuccessful client stories or proof that their service or methods are not effective. Because of this biased spin on a website a potential customer may use a third party to further investigate in using the BSI’s service. As a practitioner of management accounting the only value I can see is showing students that this is a potential career choice. With that being said, I think the professor would be better off explaining things that better apply to the student at the time rather than looking at a specific management strategy. An executive would find this much more appealing.

An executive can look into the BSI’s methods and apply them at their business and use them to see whether they are more effective than the current model. If there is success the executive can incorporate the training models that are available on the BSI’s website. http: //accountingtoday. comAccounting Today’s website is what I would give the analogy of it is what Forbes/Bloomberg are to the business world Accounting Today is that to accounting. With that being said this website is dedicated to providing newsworthy articles of importance that relate to the accounting industry. The articles are classified into four main sections: Audit and Accounting, Financial Planning, Tax, and Technology. The purpose of this website is to inform its visitors of the latest stories or trends in accounting that fall into one of the four categories listed above.

Accounting Today uses its own writers on this website and additionally offers a magazine option. The advantage of this website is that they have their own writers who I have seen quoted on other accounting websites. By keeping these articles in house they have better control on what is being said in their magazine and website. The disadvantage of this is their customer reach. I feel that I would have to direct search Accounting Today in order to reach this website as compared to linking articles from other newsworthy sources and increasing their customer footstep. As a management accounting teacher this would be a valuable resource that you as well as the students could use to maintain an up to date understanding of the accounting sector.

As an executive I would also fin this as a great resource if I was concerned about management accounting. By staying up to date with all new technologies and best practices the executive will better understand their accounting department and why things are happening or not happening. In my opinion, if I wanted to maintain an up to date knowledge of what is occurring in the management accounting world I would subscribe to imanet. org. imanet. org is the Institute for Certified Management Accountants and provides the most information for that specific field. The up to date articles, training events, and membership are all important resources used to make this decision. The networking aspect offered by this website would be of great value when making decisions regarding management accounting as other’s have most likely found themselves in similar situations. Imanet also offers an educational resource that would help a potential management accounting student receive their certification and would have resources available to remain relevant in the field.