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Jim Boomer

CPA, CITP, CEO

jim.boomer@boomer.com

Phone: 785-537-2358 x114

Jim Boomer is the CEO of Boomer Consulting, Inc. He is the director of the Boomer Technology Circles ™ and an expert on managing technology within an accounting firm. He also serves as a strategic planning and technology consultant and firm adviser in the areas of performance and risk management. In addition, Jim is leading a new program, The Producer Circle, in collaboration with CPA2BIZ and the AICPA. Jim was selected for the 2011 AICPA Leadership Program and the inaugural class of the KSCPA’s "20 Under 40” Leadership Program. He has been named to The CPA Technology Advisor’s "Forty Under Forty” and "Top 25 Thought Leaders” lists multiple times.

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Align IT Strategy with the Firm Vision

Keeping up with the changing landscape of technology is challenging and more so when you don’t have the proper IT governance structure in place. What exactly is IT governance and how should a firm go about it? Let’s start with the AICPA’s definition of IT Governance:

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Do Your Backup Strategies Involve the Cloud?

As more and more firms assess whether the cloud is the right strategy for them, one of the first areas that is often looked at is backup.

Firm Management

A Seat at the Management Table

A far too common myth in many CPA firms is that you must be a CPA to manage and understand the firm. This is simply not true and is costing firms a lot of time and money while reducing their ability to compete today and into the future.

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Technology

Knowledge Management: A Strategic Priority

The leadership in firms across the country is aging, and most are concerned with where the next wave of leaders will come from.

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Tablets Speed Adoption of Electronic Signatures

Consumer technologies such as the iPad and iPhone are driving the use of electronic signatures using tools like DocuSign and Adobe EchoSign.

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Technology

Develop Talent : Invest in Your Firm's Future!

Talent development should always be a top priority! When we talk to firms across the country, most would agree. Unfortunately, the actions of many firms the last few years have not supported this sentiment.

Have You Accessed the Crowd?

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Firm Management

The Next Generation of Leadership

Column: Bridging the Gap

Did the Recession Kill Training & Learning in CPA Firms?

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Firm Management

The Changing Role of the IT Professional

The role of IT professionals in tax & accounting firms is changing. More and more firms have either moved to the cloud or are preparing to make the leap.

Firm Management

Hold Yourself Accountable

Accountability should be a key component of your firm’s internal operations and culture. It’s a pretty simple concept – do what you say you’ll do! The difficult part is maintaining the discipline to hold yourself and your peers accountable for what they said they would do.

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Technology

Are You Ready for BYOD?

The growing trend of employees bringing their own mobile devices into the workplace is referred to as BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) or the consumerization of IT and is one that deserves your attention.