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Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting
Is the budgeting process a waste of time?
22 JANUARY 2020 - 3 MINS READ
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...
We need to look in real-time to protect the Not-for-Profit Mission
12 NOVEMBER 2019 - 3 MINS READ
Real-time reporting. It’s an expression thrown around a lot; “We would likereal-time reporting”. ‘Real-time’ means different things to differentorganisations, and is dependent upon what time...
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...
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...
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...
A Game For All the Family
20 NOVEMBER 2017 - 3 MINS READ
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
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...
24 is the new black
23 MARCH 2017 - 2 MINS READ
Rolling planning should be the mandatory state for every business. This blog isn’t to advocate the benefits of rolling planning over a single annual plan...
The age of decision-making platforms has arrived!
16 MARCH 2017 - 3 MINS READ
Decision-making processes are key to your success. They direct resources, mitigate risk and exploit opportunity. Given the nature of business, decisions are both transient and...
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