by garethjones | Oct 12, 2023 | Budgeting, Finance and Banking, Ms Excel, OLAP, Planning, PowerExcel
With a product name like PowerExcel… We gladly raise users’ expectations of what they can do beyond the “everyday” capabilities of their familiar spreadsheet. One area of particular interest, and indeed where PowerExcel shows its strength very nicely, is how it...
by garethjones | Sep 25, 2023 | Budgeting, Finance and Banking, Ms Excel, OLAP, Planning, PowerExcel
When I was a young accountant and learning about budget planning… I thought, “Wow, there are companies out there adopting bottom-up budgeting and others doing top-down…and I wonder what makes a team choose one of those.” Fast forward 30 years, and I...
by jackguarneri | Jun 26, 2023 | Budgeting, General BI and Data Management, Planning, PowerExcel
Welcome, readers! Today we embark on a journey into the realm of Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) to explore the critical subject of workforce or payroll planning. Join Gareth Jones from PARIS Technologies as he sheds light on the challenges faced by...
by johnflorio | Feb 13, 2023 | Budgeting, Business Analytics, Business Intelligence (BI), Data Analysis, Data Management, General BI and Data Management, Ms Excel, OLAP, PowerExcel, Reporting, Software
Abraham Lincoln has a famous quote, “If I had six hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend the first four hours sharpening the axe.” Not many of us enjoy taking part in the budgeting process each year. The process is the most tedious and potentially risky task we do to...
by benjaminwann | Feb 7, 2023 | Budgeting, Finance and Banking, General BI and Data Management
-by Benjamin Wann, FP&A expert and writer at benjaminwann.com Abstract: This article is an in-depth review of the end-to-end budgeting process, covering each of the steps required to prepare, build, and set a corporate budget. The article explains each...
by jackguarneri | Jan 24, 2023 | Budgeting, Finance and Banking, General BI and Data Management
Not all firms budget, but nearly all that do use Excel. This is true for firms of all sizes, across all industries, and around the world. Among those firms that do budget, even staff who have relatively few numbers to contribute—in contrast to Finance professionals...
