Key problems with Annual Budgeting: insights from Oliver Wight's Stuart Harman
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...
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Intelligent Business Operations
Practical articles, guides, and product updates on this topic from the Professional Advantage team. 12 articles.
A Game For All the Family
Integrated Business Planning (IBP) is increasingly becoming the management process of choice for organisations around the world, improving planning and decision making effectiveness. The key...
My key highlights from the 2nd Annual Integrated Business Planning Summit
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...
How to cook a groundhog
In my first blog post, I discussed the failure of many businesses to address the opportunity for improvement, and the impact of poor budgeting on a business....
Avoid Groundhog Day with your budgeting in 2017
Considering the number of businesses that contacted me in the dying breath of 2016, it seems many businesses simply don’t gear up in time for...
Integrating financial projections and non-financial planning: Part 1
Integrating financial plans with the operational and strategic plans remains a challenge for many organisations. Finance departments and operational planning are still failing to work...
Integrating financial projections and non-financial planning: Part 2
In my previous blog post, I discussed why an organisation should integrate financial projections into Integrated Business Planning (IBP). In this blog post, we explore how...
Closing the gap between Finance and Operations
In my previous blog post, I discussed the disconnect between Finance and Operations, and the need to operate cross functionally. Key to achieving this, is...
5 ways to optimise your budget procedures before EOFY
It’s almost June 30. Finance professionals across Australia are starting to prepare their budgets for next financial year.If you’re in a similar position, I’ll bet...
Why IBP is the next big thing
Integrated Business Planning (IBP) is a management process, which enables effective decision-making and control throughout an organisation. Although the leading organisations have been using IBP...
Operational Intelligence. Is it Rocket Science?
Amongst other things, people who know me probably find my interest in flight and space technology, rather obsessive. I am the first to admit it...
Mobile by Design
Having recently upgraded to a brand new and significantly better mobile handset, I have suddenly found myself in a whole new world of mobile interaction.Where...