The Controlling Concept: A guide to controlling and how to adopt controlling effectively in
business practice. This book describes by means of the House of Controlling how you can
effectively implement controlling in your business practice. For instance it clarifies the
following questions: What is the heart of the controlling concept? Which subject areas are
covered by an effective controlling system? What does state-of-the-art controlling look like?
By what measures can the success of controlling be determined? How can the effectiveness and
efficiency of controlling be improved? How is controlling continuing to develop? Chapters are
supplemented by organisational checklists and business practice examples drawn from Horváth &
Partners' many years of experience developing and implementing controlling concepts at home and
abroad. Horváth & Partners is one of Germany's foremost international consulting firms with
core competencies in business management and performance optimisation and for years has held
the top spot in all rankings for Controlling and Finance. What distinguishes the book The
Controlling Concept It provides crucial elements for successful business management It is
practice-based The House of Controlling which covers all branches of controlling and positions
controlling as a whole within the Company Compact format Specific organisational
recommendations Numerous practical examples from companies Organisational checklists for
managers and controllers at the end of every chapter All of the contents are based on many
years of practical experience of organising and developing effective controlling systems in
companies
