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Microsoft Central Forecast Case Study
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Modelling and Forecasting

To achieve greater agility, organisations must overcome a major hurdle: the misalignment between top-down and bottom-up planning processes. FP&A is the key to harmonising these approaches, leading to improved planning outcomes.

In this video, Charles Peter, Finance Director Global sales, marketing and operations at Microsoft, shares a case study from his company.

Charles tells about his experience of planning and forecasting optimisation and outlines Microsoft's journey to simplification.

Watch this video to learn more about how Microsoft upgraded their top-down and bottom-up planning processes.

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