The Ledger
Curated content foranalytical business leaders
Driver-Based Planning Processes Need a Solid Tech Foundation
August 21, 2020
“The excel-based planning process will not deliver consistency to the performance management process. In contrast, the dedicated planning solutions will let you build and maintain a solid infrastructure for fully integrating actuals and plan data through driver-based planning model.”
Reduce Cost and Risk in Finance Transformation
August 18, 2020
“This renewed focus on transformation is driven by the reliance on the CFO and finance team as businesses try to survive the crisis and plan for the recovery. It has exposed the weaknesses that exist within the typical function (planning and forecasting, for example) and the necessary improvements to meet the expectations of the business. Remote working adds to the challenge.
With cost-cutting high on the agenda for most organisations, the finance team will also come under scrutiny. We need to do more with less, be more efficient and effective.”
Building Transformational FP&A Processes
August 11, 2020
“The almost instinctive reaction to such crises is to batten down the hatches and tough it out until better times return. Although economic downturns can be severe for both business and individuals such a knee-jerk reaction is seldom the best strategy.”
What’s The Right Way to Use What-if Analytics?
August 10, 2020
“When making forecasts, there is a big difference between known levers of change and newly discovered and yet-unproven “nuggets” of information that are teased out of data. Before diving in, business leaders need to know there are right and wrong ways to engage in what-if analysis.”
