Donny Shimamoto Educated Attendees as Featured Speaker at CCH Connections

November 15, 2016 - Donny Shimamoto was a featured speaker at the 2016 CCH Connections User Conference in Washington, D.C. Shimamoto's course, Measuring Technology ROI, taught IT directors and accountants how organizations can ensure delivery of value by their technology initiatives by incorporating various ROI discussions in the planning phase of technology initiatives.

Shimamoto presented three different versions of ROI: Return on Investment (R.O.I), Run-Optimize-Innovate (R-O-I), and Return on Outcomes & Impact (RO&I). Practical advice was provided that help to ensure the success of IT projects, and tools were demonstrated to help firms assess and benchmark their expected and actual returns.

Donny is the immediate past chairman of the AICPA's Information Management & Technology Assurance Executive Committee, and former member of its Governing Council and Assurance Services Executive Committee, and an honoree of multiple industry awards. He has worked on several international collaborations between the AICPA and CIMA related to business intelligence and is also a frequent speaker on how management accountants can help add-value to their organizations.

CCH Connections User Conference is an annual event that offers informative lectures, networking opportunities, and discovery of the latest Wolters Kluwer solutions. "CCH Connections was a great opportunity for users of the Wolters Kluwer product line to invest in the future of their firm and bridge some gaps that are all too common in audit and tax practices of today." Shimamoto continued, "The returns from today's technology projects go well beyond just financial. Firms today need to look at how technology supports their mission, the outcomes they want to achieve, and the impact that they want to have on their clients, business partners, and employees. The R-O-I and RO&I approaches help to ensure that a firm's technology projects are aligned with its business strategy and its overall mission."

Donny has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Most Influential People by Accounting Today in 2013 and 2014, a Top Thought Leader in Public Accounting by CPA Practice Advisor from 2012 to 2016, he received the 2009-2010 President's Award from the Hawaii Society of CPAs, was named to CPA Technology Advisor's 40 Under 40 list in 2007, 2009 and 2014, a Hawaii Top High Tech Leader in 2004, and was recently awarded the AICPA Standing Ovation Award.

About Donny Shimamoto
Donny C. Shimamoto, CPA.CITP, CGMA, is the founder and managing director of IntrapriseTechKnowlogies LLC, a specialized CPA firm dedicated to helping small businesses and middle market organizations leverage strategic technologies, proactively manage their business and technical risks, and enable balanced organizational growth and development. Donny (@DonnyITK) is a recognized thought leader in the Accounting Technology performance management fields. He is dedicated to helping accountants and small businesses become more efficient using the most innovative tools and systems available to generate higher profits. For more information, visit http://www.donnyitk.com/ where you can find Donny inspiring the next generation of business professionals in his personal blog on leadership, business, IT and his life as a technical CPA.

About IntrapriseTechKnowlogies
IntrapriseTechKnowlogies LLC (ITK) is an advisory-focused CPA firm specializing in organizational development and business process outsourcing for small businesses, middle market organizations, and nonprofits. With expertise in right-sizing enterprise processes and leveraging cost-effective enterprise technologies that enables small and mid-sized organizations to gain a competitive advantage, ITK is focused on providing executive-level technology management, enterprise architecture, business performance management, information architecture and management, technology risk management, and knowledge management consulting services. Visit http://www.intraprisetechknowlogies.com/ for more information.