analytics
From Uncertainty to Agility
“The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the need for sophisticated, institutionalized risk management, including real-time scenario planning, business continuity planning and...
The Value of Costing in Changing Business Environments
Originally presented at the Institute of Management Accountants ACE2021 Conference. Recent events have taught finance and costing leaders that unpredictability...
Modeling Through the Current Crisis
“Creating financial and operating models is critical to creating alignment across the enterprise, and FP&A professionals are making numerous scenarios...
Six Considerations for CFOs Managing Through COVID-19
“Downturns and recessions are challenging, but some businesses are not only able to come out intact, they are also able...
CFOs Need Models to Understand How Shifting Customer Needs Affects Resources
“One of the quirks of the downturn in retail has been an increase in shirt sales while pant sales have...
CFOs See Technology as Growing Share of Smaller Budgets
“Our data shows strong growth in the adoption of cloud-based core finance applications,” said Nilly Essaides, senior research director, finance...
How CEOs Can Lead a Data-Driven Culture
“In companies with strong data cultures, important decisions are informed by data and analytics and executives act on analytically derived...
Post-Production and Cost-to-Serve Analytics for Manufacturers
Post-production activities often represent a significant portion of total product cost, yet they are frequently the least visible and hardest...
The Relationship Between Accounting and FP&A
Many people in the finance and accounting industries would agree that accountants know finance, but not all finance personnel understand...