by dfernandes | Sep 26, 2022 | Budgeting, Business Analytics, Business Intelligence (BI), Data Management, General BI and Data Management
More than ever, CFOs are expected to look at past and present performance to formulate dynamic future growth strategies that will guide a company through the competitive landscape. They must consider revenue targets; gross margin goals; keeping costs down while...
by dfernandes | Sep 21, 2022 | Business Analytics, Business Intelligence (BI), Data Analysis, Data Management, Finance and Banking, General BI and Data Management, Industry Focus, PowerExcel, Software
While not a generally accepted best practice, it is nearly universally true that Finance (and many other) professionals do a great amount of work in Microsoft Excel and then move data to a Business Intelligence tool like a dashboard or a planning application. As such,...
by johnflorio | Jan 27, 2022 | Budgeting, Business Analytics, Business Intelligence (BI), Data Analysis, Data Management, General BI and Data Management, Ms Excel, OLAP, PowerExcel, Reporting, Software
Sharpen Your Axe Budgeting Solutions for your Business. 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...
by sazmoodley | Sep 16, 2021 | Business Intelligence (BI), General BI and Data Management, PowerExcel, Reporting
Finance and accounting teams play an integral role in supporting organizations’ growth and strategic goals. But many finance and accounting professionals are tied to inefficient, burdensome processes, resulting in an underutilization of their strategic talents. With...
by sazmoodley | Jan 18, 2021 | General BI and Data Management
Guest blog: this post by PARIS’s Asia partner Trinity Bridge—a “Specialist advisor and execution partner for businesses on a growth path in Asia”—speaks to “the pain of forecasting and how to end it.” Trinity Bridge conducted a survey of CFOs in Hong King and...
by sazmoodley | Feb 11, 2020 | Budgeting, Business Intelligence (BI), Data Analysis, General BI and Data Management, Ms Excel
The budgeting and forecasting process for most organizations is long and tedious and occurs on an annual basis, at least. Companies try to do it more often to improve accuracy and aim to ultimately implement a procedure for continuous planning, rolling forecasts, and...
