How to Grow Your Business with Advanced Budgeting and Forecasting Software
This article will describe how organizations leverage planning software to increase efficiency. Strategy, accuracy and automation are essential features in Corporate Performance Management (CPM) software that can make a world of difference for organizations’ budgeting process. When it comes to planning—strategy, budgeting, forecasting—organizations can ensure strategic alignment, maximum visibility and streamlined processes with the right solutions. Additionally, organizati
Join Us at Ascend 2019—Take Your Next Journey to BI360 Growth
New Conference Name…Same Awesome Location…Better Learning and Networking Need a quick business data management pick-me-up? Want to hone your BI360 skills or even become your organization’s next BI360 guru? Then you’ve got to come to Ascend 2019, August 19-22 at the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach. It is Solver’s reimagined annual BI360 partner and user conference, taking the place of Focus, Solver’s previously successful event. You might be asking why the change? For one thing
How CPM Software Minimizes Operational Overhead for Non-Profits
This article will describe how reporting can save operational costs. Facing constraints is nothing new to non-profit organizations. From tight budgets to strategizing growth, managing the books can all too quickly become overwhelming. Intuitively, we know using robust tools will simplify many kinds of budgeting and reporting processes. Yet, outside of easing the day-to-day workload, what else can corporate performance management (CPM) software do? Namely, save money. Thi
The Benefits of Budgeting with Budget Templates Part 1
This article focuses on the importance of budgeting. Budgeting is a topic that is not very popular in many organizations, and it can be an extremely time-consuming project for many employees. This is why it is important to communicate the significance of a budget to all employees so they take pride and ownership of it. A tip is to not make complex templates as the goal is an estimate for the coming year. If employees can’t have small variances, then they will make decision
In the Future, Will Enterprise Software and Corporate Performance Management Only Be Available in th
This article explores the realities of cloud revolutionizing the technology and business worlds, especially for enterprise software, like cloud corporate performance management solutions. In the recent years, cloud services have rapidly gained in popularity. An increasing number of organizations now choose to implement their accounting system, customer relationship management (CRM), corporate performance management (CPM), web site analytics and more using vendors’ cloud offer
Top 5 Reporting Problems Faced by a CEO and Their Technology Solutions, Part 2
This article continues the discussion of the top five problems facing CEOs today in regard to corporate performance management, with a focus on reporting. In interviewing a very successful CEO and founder of a large company, he expressed the corporate performance management (CPM) issues he faced, and all of them are echoed by hundreds of other executives I have spoken with in recent years. He then explained his vision of the “ideal” solution to his issues. In summary, these w
Top 5 Reporting Problems Faced by a CEO and Their Technology Solutions, Part 1
This article discusses the top five problems facing CEOs today in regard to corporate performance management, zooming in on reporting. In interviewing a very successful CEO and founder of a large company, it was revealed that he had tried many market-leading dashboard and reporting tools in his career, and none of them had given him the complete decision-making platform he was looking for. He first expressed the corporate performance management (CPM) issues he faced, and all
Using Corporate Performance Management for Digital Transformation: Optimizing Operations and Transfo
The blog article is the second entry in the series about using Corporate Performance Management (CPM) for digital transformation.
Netflix’s Okja and Cloud Financial Reporting: The Parallels of Powerful Storytelling
This article will look at the power of modern cloud financial reporting through the lens of powerful storytelling, as delivered by Netflix’s Okja. Sometimes, a movie comes along that captures a generation and perhaps even changes the culture. But unfortunately, with the amount of content and sheer number of options to stream, view, or purchase movies, television, and other video, it’s hard for any particular movie to stand out and captivate such a wide audience. That said, I
What to Expect from the Sage Acquisition for Sage and Intacct Users
In this article, we will be discussing details about the Sage acquisition of Intacct and how that will shape financial management for both Sage and Intacct users. You heard it. On July 25th, Sage announced that it will be acquiring Intacct for $850 million, now what? Intacct currently has 11,000 customers in North America, and Sage serves 6.1 million customers worldwide. Sage and Intacct users can now expect a complete set of solutions for accounting needs of organizations of
