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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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Why aren’t most companies able to achieve exceptional performance given that they have standard budgeting,
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Published:
2011-04-07
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Compensation management systems automate and manage the planning, modeling, budgeting, analysis, and execution of enterprise-wide
compensation plans. Organizations that have invested in these systems cite a number of significant benefits. This field guide
will explore five critical steps to ensure that y (...)
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Compensation management systems automate and manage the planning, modeling, budgeting, analysis,
and execution of enterprise-wide compensation pla... ...
Published:
2011-01-18
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Planning and budgeting are critical components of any company’s performance management initiative, as they are a means of
translating strategy into a coherent set of initiatives and provide a basis for objective assessment and alignment. But how
well are companies achieving this? Read this benchmark re (...)
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Planning and Budgeting: Improving Effectiveness through Best Practices and Technology. Source: Adaptive Planning.
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Published:
2011-04-07
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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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Published:
2011-04-07
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Although CPM (aka EPM) starts with strong financial management, it will eventually extend beyond financial planning to almost
all areas of corporate activity. Therefore, organizations choosing BI suites should consider both their financial management
tools and future integration with key business-area so (...)
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Although CPM (aka EPM) starts with strong financial management, it will eventually extend beyond financial planning to almost
all areas of corpora...
Published:
2003-11-22
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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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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.
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Published:
2011-04-07
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Business analytics solutions are not all created equal. This paper from Focus Research discusses the key criteria a midsize
company should consider when choosing a solution and explains why IBM Cognos Express is a natural fit. (...)
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Transforming Spreadsheets: Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting for Midsize Companies. Source: IBM. Document
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Published:
2011-09-15
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Most companies are not operating at a high-quality financial management. Budgeting is slow, re-forecasting is infrequent,
monthly reports lack key information, and what-if analyses are incomplete or impossible. With Adaptive Planning, companies
can elevate their financial management by creating better co (...)
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... Budgeting is slow, re-forecasting is infrequent, monthly reports lack key information,
and what-if analyses are incomplete or impossible. ...
Published:
2011-04-07
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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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The Case for Spreadsheet Automation: A High ROI Alternative to Traditional Budgeting, Forecasting, and Management
Reporting. Source ...
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2010-03-11
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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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Financial Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting: Managing in Uncertain Economic Times. Source: Infor. Document
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Published:
2010-03-11
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Are you getting all the information you need to really understand how well your company is performing right now? How quickly
do you get the information you need? Having timely and complete information allows people with good judgment to make better
decisions more consistently. Know the options that can h (...)
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Information Management For Mid-size Companies: Strategies to Get the Information You Need. Source: Adaptive Planning. Document
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Published:
2011-04-07
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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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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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From Spreadsheet Chaos to an Integrated BPM Application in Six Steps.Templates and Other Package to Use In Your Complex System
in relation to Spreadsheet Chaos to an Integrated BPM Application. Spreadsheets can provide rudimentary business performance
management (BPM) capabilities. But there are many reas (...)
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From Spreadsheet Chaos to an Integrated BPM Application in Six Steps.Templates and Other Package to Use In Your Complex System
in relation to Sprea...
Published:
2010-03-11
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A volatile economy demands superior financial planning and management. Adaptive Planning’s Recession Survival Kit is designed
for planning during difficult times. It allows companies to quickly and successfully gain control of their financial outlook,
evaluate the potential business and cash impacts of (...)
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Adaptive Planning Recession Kit. Source: Adaptive Planning. Document Type: White Paper Description: A volatile economy demands
superior ...
Published:
2011-04-07
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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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... To be effective, they need reliable, up-to-date financial and operational data for planning purposes
as well as budgeting, forecasting, analysis, and statutory ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Planning, forecasting, and reporting are among the business processes that, if strengthened with analytic software, can help
companies improve their performance. Due to time and expense of implementation, many mid-sized have been slow to aggressively
adopt business performance management (BPM) solutions. (...)
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On-Demand Software for BPM: Now Ready for Enterprise Adoption. Source: Adaptive Planning. Document Type: White Paper Description:
Planning ...
Published:
2011-04-07
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On February 29, PeopleSoft Inc. took the wraps off its Professional Services Automation (PSA) product, software that aims
to help services firms better manage financial and human-resources systems. On March 6, Lawson Software reaffirmed its position
as a “premier total solution provider for the profess (...)
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On February 29, PeopleSoft Inc. took the wraps off its Professional Services Automation (PSA) product, software that aims
to help services firms b...
Published:
2000-04-12
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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