What does it mean to be a Digital CPA and how do you become one?
I think last week’s Digital CPA Conference shed some light on the subject and provided a roadmap of sorts. The highlight for me was the keynote (and whitepaper) from Dr. Geoffrey Moore (pictured with me on right) titled, Accounting Services: Harness the Power of the Cloud.
So what is a Digital CPA?
My definition is, “A Digital CPA is a CPA who can harness the latest technologies to enhance interaction and collaboration with clients and employers that creates new ways to apply their professional knowledge and analysis to help their clients and/or employers navigate the dynamics of the rapidly changing and complex business environment. In the words of the CPA Horizons purpose statement, “CPAs…make sense of changing and complex world.”
Let’s break this definition down,
First, “a CPA who can harness the latest technologies” which means identifying the most significant trends and technologies that might enable enhanced and new services.
The three mega-trends identified by Geoffrey Moore are a great starting point:
Then, harness the new “Big Four” tech trends for CPAs, according to the latest research from CCH’s 2012 Technology Trends Survey:
With almost 1,500 tweets over three days, there was a whole lot of Social Learning at #DigitalCPA via Twitter:
More thought provoking resources for the Digital CPA:
Need help getting your partners all on the same page? Or helping them stretch their minds to see the big picture? Call on us to help with your strategic planning needs or to hold a future forum to help them see the bigger trends and issues.
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