IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: PAW Explorations – Row & Column Headers
Visualizations are used to provide an easy understanding of large data sets. After all, a picture is worth a thousand words. However, what happens when you want to see the intricate details of your numbers? This is where IBM Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW) explorations come…
September 7, 2021
FP&A Done Right: CFOs See a Bright Future for the Remainder of 2021
This is a guest blog post from our partner Workday Adaptive Planning, examining trends and data presented in a PwC Pulse Survey of finance leaders. As CFOs look ahead to the remainder of 2021 and beyond, a new survey finds them increasingly…
September 3, 2021
Workday Adaptive Planning Insights
Reporting in Workday Adaptive Planning
Do you know how easy it is to create a report in Workday Adaptive Planning? Watch this short video to get an overview of a typical variance report, see how to easily create a new report, and how to use OfficeConnect to…
September 1, 2021
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Allocations
P&L planning models consist of a variety of inputs, including revenue planning and various forms of expense planning. In addition to these standard models, we are often asked to develop other planning components. One of these components entails an allocation process, which leads…
August 31, 2021
Financial Close & Consolidation
Modern Accounting: What is Accounting Automation?
This is a guest blog post from our partner BlackLine. The author, Jason Brisbane, defines accounting automation and details its top five benefits. What is Accounting Automation? The need for on-demand visibility and actionable insights to navigate today’s dynamic business environment has…
August 27, 2021
Workday Adaptive Planning Insights
Dashboarding in Workday Adaptive Planning
Are you eager to learn how easy it is to create a dashboard in Workday Adaptive Planning? Dashboards are a great way to convey performance data and monitor your business. Watch this video for a hands-on demonstration on how to do dashboarding.…
August 25, 2021
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Columns and Sections of Stacked Columns
Today’s IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks post is a new video demonstrating how to define the columns and the sections of a stacked column chart. You will learn an approach that allows you to quickly view your data in different formats…
August 24, 2021
FP&A Done Right: 3 Pitfalls to Avoid with Rolling Forecasts
This is a guest blog post from our partner Workday Adaptive Planning, detailing three mistakes you don’t want to make with your rolling forecasts. It’s not just meteorologists who can get forecasting wrong. If FP&A pros don’t take a thoughtful approach to…
August 20, 2021
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Excel DATE Function Updated
Some of you may remember an Excel feature that I posted about last year which explained how the DATE function will convert invalid dates into real ones. For example, DATE(2020,7,35) will be converted to August 4, 2020 since there are not 35 days…