More than ever, business scenario analysis is an imperative tool for business leaders. Since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, the implications for businesses around…
The advantages that the finance team has over all other business teams and functions are the insights they have on every other business function. Finance…
What does it bring to the table? Benjamin Franklin famously coined the phrase “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail”. As a…
Real-time reporting. It’s an expression thrown around a lot; “We would like real-time reporting”. ‘Real-time’ means different things to different organisations, and is dependent upon…
The good old 80/20 rule: 20% of what we do produces 80% of our outcomes.In a business context then, it is critical that the 20%…
When teams within an organisation operate in siloes, the effects can be detrimental to the business. It results in gaps, inefficiencies, and lost productivity. Substantial…
After many years in consulting, I am still surprised to find that even organisations with sophisticated transactional forecasting and supply chain capabilities still rely on…
Many businesses are either still in their annual budgeting process, or have just finished and are taking a breath. It is often a long, arduous…
Great to attend the recent Akolade 2nd Annual Integrated Business Planning Summit in Sydney. A fantastic mix of content and presentations and many takeaways. I…
Rolling planning should be the mandatory state for every business. This blog isn’t to advocate the benefits of rolling planning over a single annual plan…