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While planning is often seen as a time-consuming task, leading organizations have moved from the traditional spreadsheet-based
planning to implementing world-class planning, budgeting, and forecasting software, saving time, reducing errors, and improving
internal communication. This IBM white paper discu (...)
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Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting: Software Evaluation and Selection
Guide. Source: IBM. Document Type: White Paper Description ...
Published:
2011-02-25
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Abstract:
The French Ministry of Employment needed a software solution to help drive the budget for its social cohesion plan budget
at the national, regional, departmental, and local levels. The project would affect approximately 10,000 users managing hundreds
of thousands of files. Learn how the Ministry chose a (...)
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... Source: PRELYTIS. Document Type: Case Study Description: The French Ministry of Employment needed a software
solution to help drive the budget for its social ...
Published:
2010-06-23
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Abstract:
This white paper addresses the question “Why do you need a specialised sales forecasting software solution?” It makes the
case for implementing a purpose-built sales forecasting software tool, and provides a number of considerations and parameters
that can be used to evaluate suitable solutions. (...)
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The Case for a Specialised Sales Forecasting Software Solution. ... Download
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Published:
2011-12-12
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Financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting can be an endless and arid process for business professionals. Spreadsheet-based
planning can prove to be confusing and unorganized, which only costs the company more time and money. IBM's Cognos software
can help not only reduce the time spent on planning p (...)
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... IBM. Document Type: White Paper Description: Financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting
can be ... IBM's Cognos software can help not only reduce the time ...
Published:
2011-02-25
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Abstract:
Prospects for the global economy remain precarious. But effective financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting can enable
successful decision making even in periods of unprecedented change. Dynamic financial planning enabled through five key elements—process,
organization, knowledge management, techn (...)
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... But effective financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting can enable
successful decision making even in periods of unprecedented change. ...
Published:
2010-07-08
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Corporate budgeting, forecasting, and reporting presents a formidable challenge to most companies, regardless of size or
industry. Companies that are able to address budgeting obstacles and improve their process will not only be rewarded with
more accurate budgets, more timely re-forecasts, and improved (...)
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Best Practices for Budgeting, Forecasting and Reporting. ... Download <strong>Best
Practices for Budgeting, Forecasting and Reporting</strong>. Comments: ...
Published:
2011-04-07
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Abstract:
Conventional business intelligence (BI) tools are often not available to decision makers and are typically designed for use
by trained business analysts. Learn about software-as-a-service (SaaS) BI tools designed to help non-IT people who struggle
with the task of mining Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and (...)
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... Learn about software-as-a-service (SaaS) BI tools designed to help non-IT people who
struggle with the task of mining Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and other ...
Published:
2010-07-08
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Mid-size organizations have been conducting their budgeting and forecasting through a readily-available, inexpensive, and
easy-to-use application—the spreadsheet. But spreadsheets fail to support complex planning processes, which involve multiple
people, require real-time access to data, and demand com (...)
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Spreadsheets: An Inadequate Solution for Budgeting, Forecasting and Reporting. Source: Adaptive
Planning. Document Type: White Paper ...
Published:
2011-04-07
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Abstract:
Today’s finance executives must meet a growing number of complex demands and economic challenges to enable their company’s
growth, profit, and risk objectives. Performance management (PM) capabilities such as financial modeling, profitability reporting,
planning, budgeting and forecasting, and delive (...)
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... Performance management (PM) capabilities such as financial modeling, profitability reporting, planning,
budgeting and forecasting, and delivery of key ...
Published:
2010-06-23
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Abstract:
Mitsubishi Electric Europe thought its enterprise resource planning (ERP) would address all of its reporting requirements.
But long-term, this proved difficult to sustain, due to the company’s ever-changing procedures. So Mitsubishi decided to invest
in a tool that would integrate data from disparate s (...)
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Case Study: Mitsubishi. Source: Board International. Document Type: Case Study Description: Mitsubishi Electric Europe thought
its ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
For many companies, spreadsheet applications such as Microsoft Excel are the principal interface for budgets and forecasting.
Often, these companies find themselves in “Excel hell,” a state of inefficiency and disruption related to using spreadsheets
for collaborative planning. The result: frustratio (...)
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Escaping Excel Hell: Budgets and Forecasting. Source: Alight. Document Type: White Paper Description: For
many companies, spreadsheet ...
Published:
2010-03-23
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Abstract:
Business performance management (BPM) applications, particularly budgeting, forecasting, and reporting (BFR) solutions, bring
high value to a mid-size company. But embarking upon a BPM initiative can seem daunting. There are many factors to consider,
including potential benefits, expected costs, etc. Rea (...)
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Ten Steps to Evaluate and Select A Mid-Market Budgeting, Forecasting, and Reporting Solution.
Source: Adaptive Planning. Document ...
Published:
2011-04-07
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Abstract:
New economic conditions are driving companies to become increasingly cautious about the near future. But focusing on improving
flexibility to dynamically account for change shifts focus away from budget accuracy—putting you at risk of falling
short of shareholder expectations. To achieve best-in-cl (...)
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budgeting and forecasting software:
Financial Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting: Managing in Uncertain Economic Times. Source:
Infor. Document Type: White Paper Description ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
Enterprise performance management (EPM) is an emerging portfolio of applications and methodologies with business intelligence
(BI) architectures and technologies at its core. (...)
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Enterprise performance management (EPM) is an emerging portfolio of applications and methodologies with business intelligence
(BI) architectures a...
Published:
2003-11-21
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Abstract:
Unified planning and consolidation streamline planning and deliver a faster close.Boost your business with epm software solutions.
Executive teams are under great pressure to maximize profitability, reduce costs, minimize risk, and improve stakeholder confidence.
To be effective, they need reliable, up-to (...)
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... operational data for planning purposes as well as budgeting, forecasting,
analysis, and statutory and management reporting. Learn about software solutions that ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
How can a budget administrator, burdened with the task of gathering data from hundreds of spreadsheets from all over the
organization, manage this monumental undertaking? Additionally, how to avoid using a costly packaged budget application that
doesn’t take the organization’s business rules into con (...)
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budgeting and forecasting software:
The Case for Spreadsheet Automation: A High ROI Alternative to Traditional Budgeting, Forecasting,
and Management Reporting. Source ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
Why aren’t most companies able to achieve exceptional performance given that they have standard budgeting, analysis, and
forecasting processes in place? It is because they don’t have a unified, integrated financial management process. Discover
the benefits of a unified approach and the technologies (...)
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budgeting and forecasting software:
... Why aren’t most companies able to achieve exceptional performance given that they have standard budgeting,
analysis, and forecasting processes in place? ...
Published:
2011-04-07
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Abstract:
Although companies typically find it easy to accumulate data from their enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, it often
remains unusable or unavailable to the decision makers who need it. Learn how deploying automated tools for report building,
planning, and budgeting, as well as other applications (...)
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budgeting and forecasting software:
... Learn how deploying automated tools for report building, planning, and budgeting, as
well as other applications such as business intelligence (BI) and ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
Forecasting is changing from a top-down process to a bottom-up one. High-level targets may be useful starting points, but
they must be combined with input from line management and department heads before being rolled up into enterprise-wide financial
goals. Some companies find it effective to “embed” (...)
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Accelerating the Speed of Intelligence for Fast and Flexible Forecasting: Engaging the Business for Better
Results. Source: SAP. Document ...
Published:
2012-01-30
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Abstract:
Are Spreadsheets Sabotaging Your Profits? Templates and Other Software Program to Use In Your Dynamic System About Spreadsheets
Sabotaging Your Profits? Due to their limitations, using spreadsheets to manage mission-critical business functions is an
unacceptable risk. The requirements for finding the righ (...)
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budgeting and forecasting software:
Are Spreadsheets Sabotaging Your Profits? Templates and Other Software Program to Use In Your Dynamic System About Spreadsheets
Sabotaging Your Pro...
Published:
2010-03-11