Monthly Archives: March 2018
The Best Approach to Automation for CFOs
Understanding the technology that your business is using is a critical step in automating business processes. Today’s rapidly changing business climate has brought together the CFO and the CIO to collaborate and ensure the success of technology automation processes. CFOs need to approach automation not as a technology project, but as a business process optimization. […]
The Value of Visualization in FP&A
Modern finance preaches quite a few things that help FP&A. Much of it relates to the speed of receiving information, a single version of the truth, integrating data, integrating plans, planning in the cloud, and so much more. One area of FP&A that is often overlooked is the value of data visualization. The power of […]
Finance Continues to Move Towards Strategy
“Finance teams are evolving from being centered on transactional responsibilities to being tasked with providing the business with analytics and strategic insight, helping their organization look to and move into the future.” In addition to expanded responsibilities around data and insights, the speed at which finance organizations must deliver information will be critical. Access to […]
What Healthcare Providers Can Learn From Retailers
“Like banks, airlines, and retailers, health care providers will need to offer an easy, digital front-end experience to their customers. This isn’t just about building fancy new websites, but undertaking true care redesign: becoming adept at delivering high-quality, cost-effective virtual care through telehealth and digital tools. To this end, they will need to move from […]
2018 ImpactECS Users Conference
Dates: May 20-23, 2018 Location: The Omni CNN Center Atlanta Join us in May for a fun and educational event for the ImpactECS user community! Attendees will have access to sessions covering hot topics from the newest in ImpactECS 7.5, client success stories, break-out sessions with 3C Software consultants, and hands on training. In addition […]
Achieving Real-Time Reporting With Meaningful Data
Timeliness of reporting can deliver real returns to the business. But real-time reporting and analytics can mean many things to many people. Data in an organization is often in silos due to traditional technology restraints, and different departments have different data needs. Automating, centralizing, and standardizing data is key. Reducing the amount of data replication will […]
Data Saves the Day for Retailers
Amazon has become one of the most successful retailers, mostly because they invested in data-driven technology that has given customers what they want before they even know they want it. To compete with such a large force, small retailers are focusing on their data. Consumers of all generations expect an entirely new shopping experience, one […]
Continuous Improvement in Accounts Payable
“For some companies, processing accounts payable is a time-consuming, detail-intensive function. For others, it’s a quick and easy task. But before jumping to conclusions about your company’s relative process performance, take the time to view data through multiple lenses: intra-company, intra-industry, and cross-industry. Companies that take this holistic view of process benchmarks develop a rich […]
The Strategic Future of FP&A
Most FP&A professionals would agree that becoming more strategic is imperative to add more value to your business. The role of FP&A enhances business outcomes through the production of quality data, information and insight. These insights then lead to more informed business decisions. The FP&A industry as a whole is evolving into a more strategic […]