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Facilitating Powerful Analytics in a Data-Driven Culture

February 6, 2019

Demand for advanced analytics is increasing, and so is the expectation that management accountants will perform the analytics. Finance leaders want a data-driven culture to maximize the value of data through analytics. Specifically, they aim to make business decisions faster and more accurately through automation and predictive modeling. Trust in data analytics is the foundation of a data-driven culture. Fortunately, progression through the stages of analytics maturity also builds a foundation of trust, and eventually business decision makers gain enough confidence in predictive models to let the models themselves make the decisions

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How Drill-Down Capabilities Can Increase Customer Retention

February 5, 2019

A world market leader of power tools and accessories manufacturing launches hundreds of new products each year across various brands. Until recently, the company relied on a traditional manufacturing process. Product teams worked with end users to identify needs and then build features around these needs to roll out around the world. However, they lacked insight into their user’s needs and how to leverage their data to become completely customer-focused. Once they gained the ability to drill-down into their data for important business insights, they were then able to create meaningful and fulfilling experiences for their customers.

Read More at Forbes Magazine >

 

Navigating the Path to Modern ERP Solutions for Midsize Companies

February 4, 2019

How do you choose the right ERP technology that will scale with your business operations and help you get ready for the future? It’s all about flexibility, speed, agility, and focus. ERP software comes with an endless array of formats, environments, interfaces, and capabilities. However, knowing which offering to implement is still a challenge. As operations grow and expand into new locations, midsize businesses can quickly outgrow existing technology. But this reality shouldn’t keep midsize businesses from adopting an ERP system. Instead, they should upgrade their understanding of dynamic ERP add-on technologies that can scale the context of current and future business requirements.

Read More at The Digitalist by SAP >

 

You Need More Than an ERP Add-On for Analytics

January 31, 2019

Most ERP vendors offer tools that can accelerate analytics, such as bolt-on applications that speed up the extraction of data and analytics. These tools might shave a few minutes from reporting or help speed up the financial close, but they do little to reduce or simplify your ERP data models. The problem is that most ERP solutions require separate data models for analytics and transactions: separate tables and datasets, which are often multiplied for different business units, functions, and industries, all requiring updating and verification. A simpler data model is what allows business processes to be more efficient while also simplifying the IT landscape.

Read More at The Digitalist by SAP >

 

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