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Business Planning, Data and Technology: a Ticking Clockwork
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Irina-Steenbeek

By Irina Steenbeek, Founder of 'Data Crossroads'

Very often financial and business planning professional ask the same question: which software do I need to improve my business

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  1. Financial Planning and Analysis
"When a Measure Become a Target, It Ceases to Be a Good Measure"
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ch-fournier

By Christian Fournier, former Head of Finance Europe at Orange Business Services

Here are two laws that should question a few paradigms in company management and finance. Applied to company management those two

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  1. Financial Planning and Analysis
  2. What is FP&A
From Bean Counter to Bean Grower – the Sequel
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gary_cokings

By Gary Cokins,  Founder of Analytics-Based Performance Management

Gary Cokins (Cornell University BS IE/OR, 1971; Northwestern University Kellogg MBA 1974) is an internationally recognized expert, speaker, and author in advanced cost management and enterprise performance and risk management systems. He is the founder of Analytics-Based Performance Management LLC, an advisory firm located in Cary, North Carolina at www.garycokins.com .

He began his career in industry with a Fortune 100 company in CFO and operations roles. He then worked 15 years in consulting with Deloitte, KPMG, and EDS. From 1997 until recently Gary was a Principal Consultant with SAS, a leading provider of enterprise performance management and business analytics and intelligence software.

His two most recent books Performance Management: Finding the Missing Pieces to Close the Intelligence Gap (ISBN 0-471-57690-5) and Performance Management: Integrating Strategy Execution, Methodologies, Risk, and Analytics (ISBN 978-0-470-44998-1). Mr. Cokins can be contacted at gcokins@garycokins.com .

LinkedIn account: www.linkedin.com/pub/gary-cokins/0/15a/949

 

This article is my sequel to my previously published “Can Accountants Grow the Beans Too?” article posted this past January

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  1. Financial Planning and Analysis
Brexometer for FP&A Professionals: February Reading
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David-West

By David West, Head of New Business Development at AcoBloom International®

After the excitement of the past two months, when the Brexometer has been jumping up and down like a mouse

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Applying Analytics to Storytelling
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john_sanchez

By John Sanchez, Keynote Speaker, Corporate Trainer and Author

According to Google's Chief Economist, Dr. Hal Varian, "The ability to take data—to be able to understand it, to process it

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Building a Finance Team: The Economist Case Study
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Pierre_Mounier

By Pierre Mounier, Divisional CFO at The Economist

The digital revolution is not only shaking company business models but also has a direct impact on the finance function

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