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Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting
How to cook a groundhog
17 FEBRUARY 2017 - 3 MINS READ
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
30 JANUARY 2017 - 3 MINS READ
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
23 JANUARY 2017 - 3 MINS READ
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
23 JANUARY 2017 - 2 MINS READ
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...
Uncover the gap between Finance and Operations
8 DECEMBER 2016 - 2 MINS READ
As an IT professional, I’ve spent almost two decades providing businesses with technology solutions, such as business intelligence, forecasting, demand planning, strategy management, and financial budgeting. While...
Closing the gap between Finance and Operations
8 DECEMBER 2016 - 3 MINS READ
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...
The VLOOKUP nightmare: Stop transaction matching with spreadsheets
11 AUGUST 2016 - 2 MINS READ
As someone who talks to many people about their business problems, I hear a lot of stories about people’s absolute dependence and servitude to Excel....
Why a reporting and planning platform enables better performance
21 JUNE 2016 - 4 MINS READ
In business, success relies on good intelligence then good decisions. Without the right data, organisations struggle to respond to change ahead of the market. They...
5 ways to optimise your budget procedures before EOFY
15 JUNE 2016 - 5 MINS READ
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...
The end of management accounting as we know it
8 JUNE 2016 - 2 MINS READ
At the core of management accounting is the presentation of decision making information. This information is presented in many forms: business cases, costing models, budgets,...
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