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Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting

BI, ANALYTICS, AND REPORTING | BUDGETING, PLANNING, AND FORECASTING | SOLVER

The challenges of integrating data for reporting, budgeting, and forecasting and how to resolve them

1 SEPTEMBER 2023 - 5 MINS READ

Having access to a single, reliable, and accurate view of company data for analysis is a crucial first step in the budgeting and forecasting process.Interactive...

BI, ANALYTICS, AND REPORTING | BUDGETING, PLANNING, AND FORECASTING | SOLVER

Five ways a reporting data warehouse can help transform your reporting and budgeting processes

24 MARCH 2023 - 7 MINS READ

Let us start by defining the purpose of a reporting data warehouse in the context of business reporting and budgeting.A reporting data warehouse enables you...

BUDGETING, PLANNING, AND FORECASTING

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...

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Right data, for the right people, at the right time

11 OCTOBER 2022 - 3 MINS READ

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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Budgeting and Planning within Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain

8 FEBRUARY 2022 - 3 MINS READ

Did you know that Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain budget planning module offers many flexible options for you to prepare your budget and forecast?...

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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...

BUDGETING, PLANNING, AND FORECASTING

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%...

BUDGETING, PLANNING, AND FORECASTING | FINANCIAL SYSTEMS AND ERP | SOFTWARE ADVICE AND BEST PRACTICES

Smart Systems for the modern-day Finance Team

3 AUGUST 2021 - 2 MINS READ

The term Smart Systems is often thrown around by vendors, but what does it really mean for an organisation?To an organisation like Professional Advantage, it means having...

BUDGETING, PLANNING, AND FORECASTING | SOFTWARE ADVICE AND BEST PRACTICES

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...

BUDGETING, PLANNING, AND FORECASTING

Budgeting: Orchestrating Strategic Outcomes with Financial Data

31 JANUARY 2020 - 3 MINS READ

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...