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INTEGRATED BUSINESS PLANNING
Budgeting. What I wish I knew earlier
31 JANUARY 2023 - 6 MINS READ
This blog was written by one of our consultants.I have had the (dis)pleasure of being on both sides of the budgeting dilemma. Firstly as a...
Survive and Thrive with budget planning and BI software
30 AUGUST 2021 - 5 MINS READ
Organisations are constantly in the battle to improve the use of resources in what can be described as the survive and thrive pendulum. On one...
The 80/20 rule in Integrated Business Planning!
16 AUGUST 2021 - 2 MINS READ
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%...
5 Business Scenario Analysis Use Cases
22 MAY 2020 - 3 MINS READ
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...
Business Forecasting: How to avoid tripping on the Black Swan
22 OCTOBER 2019 - 5 MINS READ
One might suggest that finding the end of a rainbow is easier than the task of predicting the future. However, with each business planning cycle,...
Implementing Scenario Budget Planning for agile monthly forecasting
2 OCTOBER 2019 - 6 MINS READ
The concept of utilising scenarios as a method for visioning future events can be traced back to the writings of Plato's Republic. Since the days...
7 signs Excel is a budget planning liability
3 SEPTEMBER 2019 - 7 MINS READ
In a previous blog, we discussed just why Excel is now a liability to your budget, planning, and management reporting process, including providing an example...
When does Excel become a liability to business planning?
27 AUGUST 2019 - 4 MINS READ
Imagine a successful and growing organisation who have used an Excel model to construct their annual budget plan for many years. However, in the past...
The tug of Siloed Business Planning
16 OCTOBER 2018 - 2 MINS READ
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...
Integrated Business Planning with Spreadsheets; the fragile final mile
4 SEPTEMBER 2018 - 4 MINS READ
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...
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