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Respected Economist Thomas Sowell, a senior fellow of the Hoover Institute and a recipient of US President’s National Humanist Medal, is regarded as one of...
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Practical articles, guides, and product updates on this topic from the Professional Advantage team. 43 articles.
Ingredients for an effective Business Intelligence solution
In the last 10 years, the Business Intelligence (BI) and Data Analytics market have seen rapid and continuous growth; the amount of data and information...
Power BI for SunSystems v4 and SunSystems v6
Microsoft Power BI is taking the world by storm and is democratising the ability to create, generate, and consume business intelligence across an organisation.But what...
How membership-based organisations are improving their reporting efficacy with Power BI
Having immediate access to data-based insights that can drive action in membership-based organisations may be easier said than done. What makes this such a complex...
Every journey starts with a single download
The dreaded swing diagramIf you have spent any time trying to implement IT projects someone will have shown you one of the many variations of...
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This blog was written by one of our Business Development Managers.Weekly I help organisations tackle this question. It’s a big question and one with many...
6 Factors to consider in a self-service BI tool
Data analytics over the past few years have been democratised and made accessible to everyone. You no longer have to acquire special skills just to be able...
Are you a slave to your SmartList?
SmartLists are great, aren't they...SmartLists are a powerful tool in Microsoft Dynamics GP. Their ability to take you straight in to the detail you require,...
What is Lineage View in Power BI?
Lineage view is a feature within the Power BI Service which gives a single relational view of all the data and visual building blocks of...
Budgeting: Orchestrating Strategic Outcomes with Financial Data
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...
Is the budgeting process a waste of time?
What does it bring to the table?Benjamin Franklin famously coined the phrase “If you fail toplan, you are planning to fail”. As a founding father...
Leveraging Power BI for Not-for-Profit Variance Analysis
In many parts of Europe, the concept of Management Accounting does not exist in organisations. Instead a role exists for a “Business Controller”. One of...