FP&A Done Right: Modernizing the Reporting Process
This is a guest blog post from our partner Workday Adaptive Planning, explaining how finance leaders should think about reporting. Imagine standing in the middle of a large, noisy crowd. You can hear the sound of many voices. But rather than follow…
October 15, 2021
Modern Accounting: The Business Case for Financial Close Management Software
This is a guest blog post from our partner BlackLine, written by Robert Kugel, SVP & Research Director at Ventana Research. Robert’s post makes the case for automating the close. There is a longstanding agreement on the importance of a company…
October 7, 2021
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Color Schemes in a Waterfall Chart
Did you know IBM Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW) allows you to change the color scheme in your waterfall charts? The goal of a waterfall chart is to show how an initial value is affected by the intermediate values – either positives or…
October 5, 2021
FP&A Done Right: How to Rejuvenate your Budgeting Process
This is a guest blog post from our partner Workday Adaptive Planning, offering three steps to take to disrupt your out-of-date budgeting process. Disruptive technology is a popular term. No matter how long companies have been in business, many claim that their…
October 1, 2021
Workday Adaptive Planning Insights
Workday Adaptive Planning: Types of Sheets
If you’ve followed our blog you know that Workday Adaptive Planning is an extremely flexible enterprise planning solution. But did you know Adaptive Planning offers you several different types of sheets? Adaptive Planning gives you three different types of sheets – or…
September 29, 2021
Modern Accounting: Why do Midsized Companies Lag in Finance Automation?
This is a guest blog post from our partner BlackLine, written by Chris Kiehn, senior global vice president at BlackLine. The post originally appeared in CPA Practice Advisor. Around the world last year, CFOs at many midsized companies realized that the traditional…
September 23, 2021
Fluence Technologies and Revelwood Enter Strategic Partnership
Today we announced a new strategic partnership with Fluence Technologies, the only pure-play provider of financial close and consolidation software purpose-built for mid-sized companies. “The Office of Finance is charged with many tasks to help their organizations run efficiently and effectively,” said…
September 21, 2021
FP&A Done Right: The Value of Scenario Planning
This is a guest blog post from our partner Workday Adaptive Planning, highlighting the value of scenario planning in modern finance. Considering all that’s happened over the last year, the case for robust scenario planning has rarely been stronger. Scenario planning—the practice…
September 17, 2021
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Defining a Process Within Existing Chores
There are times when you need to change a process within an existing chore in IBM Planning Analytics. The challenge is to understand what chores will be impacted by a change in a process. You could edit or remove and process and…