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BI, Analytics, and Reporting

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,...

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...

Big vision. Small steps

21 FEBRUARY 2019 - 4 MINS READ

As a client success manager, the best part of my job is witnessing the positive change that our projects make to people’s lives. We spend...

Power BI to the People

30 MAY 2018 - 3 MINS READ

It wasn’t long ago that only the elite could afford great BI solutions. The power of great analytics, visualisation and data discovery was only available...

Key problems with Annual Budgeting: insights from Oliver Wight's Stuart Harman

27 APRIL 2018 - 1 MIN READ

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...

4 Tell-tale signs you need a self-service BI tool

1 FEBRUARY 2018 - 5 MINS READ

You have probably reached this blog because you feel the need to validate your hunch that you need a better way to analyse your data....

Can you fly a plane and build it at the same time?

18 DECEMBER 2017 - 4 MINS READ

My Observation of the NDIS SchemeAs an observer, one of the most disruptive changes to the different industries I’ve worked with since 2000 is happening...

My key highlights from the 2nd Annual Integrated Business Planning Summit

26 JUNE 2017 - 4 MINS READ

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...

The anatomy of a perfect ClubIntel pitch

22 MARCH 2017 - 4 MINS READ

You’ve read the ClubIntel brochures. You’ve watched the demos. You can list multiple ways that ClubIntel will deliver value to your club and its members.It’s...