Mitigating Financial Risk through Automation
This is a blog post from our partner BlackLine, sharing nine best practices for streamlining your account reconciliation process. According to the Federal Reserve’s 2024 Survey … [Read more...] about Mitigating Financial Risk through Automation
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Setting Default Members
Did you know IBM Planning Analytics has a new function called “Default Members?" This is different from default subsets. Default members are what is used if you were to simply drag … [Read more...] about IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Setting Default Members
Understanding PVUs
“A Processor Value Unit (PVU) is a unit of measure used to differentiate licensing of software on distributed processor technologies (defined by Processor Vendor, Brand, Type and … [Read more...] about Understanding PVUs
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Using IF With a Counter
I recently worked with an IBM Planning Analytics client to optimize a model that uses a check value to determine when to do further calculations. The check typically resulted … [Read more...] about IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Using IF With a Counter
Continuous Accounting vs The Risk of Doing Nothing
This is a guest post from our partner BlackLine, explaining the value of Continuous Accounting. Change is uncomfortable. We all tend to resist change when we see it coming—and … [Read more...] about Continuous Accounting vs The Risk of Doing Nothing
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Excel’s Camera Tool
The Linked Picture tool (aka Camera tool) is a little-known feature in Excel that you can use to give your dashboards and reports greater flexibility. In summary, the linked image … [Read more...] about IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Excel’s Camera Tool
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 … [Read more...] about FP&A Done Right: 3 Pitfalls to Avoid with Rolling Forecasts
FP&A Done Right: Financial Forecasting Processes that Guide Business Strategy
This is a guest blog post from our partner Workday Adaptive Planning, outlining nine ways to plan in the changing world of finance. To thrive in a competitive and global … [Read more...] about FP&A Done Right: Financial Forecasting Processes that Guide Business Strategy