by jessicaotero | Aug 31, 2023 | General BI and Data Management
At PARIS, you may have noticed that recently, we’ve added a touch of fun concerning “version maintenance” as a business idea by intertwining it with—of all things!—Rugby World Cup data. Now, in the context of the Rugby World Cup—which event is coming up quickly—the...
by jessicaotero | Aug 21, 2023 | General BI and Data Management
At PARIS, you may have noticed that recently, we’ve added a touch of fun with the upcoming Rugby World Cup. We’ve created a Rugby World Cup model with an array of versions, predicting diverse outcomes for matches at different stages of the event. In this analysis,...
by jackguarneri | Aug 15, 2023 | General BI and Data Management
One of the more fascinating and challenging subjects in FP&A, in the retail space, is Open-to-Buy (OTB) planning. This concept is uniquely pertinent to the retail sector and calculating it can be quite intricate. OTB is a forward-looking metric based on...
by jackguarneri | Jul 31, 2023 | General BI and Data Management
If you like sports analysis and rugby, this one is for you! The OLAP.com blog recently published an article discussing the use of OLAP cube technology in analyzing and predicting outcomes for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. Cube technology or “OLAP” is a...
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 jackguarneri | May 19, 2023 | General BI and Data Management
It’s time to take another good look at Enterprise Reporting. Wait. When is it not a time to take a clear-eyed, critical view of what a company does for Enterprise Reporting? After all, how many firms are fully satisfied—feel fully competent—with their reporting...