Bob Hansen, Author at Workday Adaptive Planning Blog

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3 tips for better financial reporting

September 7, 2018

For FP&A, financial reporting is a tricky balancing act. If you share too many reports, business leaders may give up reading them all together. In a study by the American Institute…

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Your Data Is Talking—Are You Listening?

Bob Hansen

June 14, 2018

Imagine standing in the middle of a large, crowded ballroom. You can hear the murmur of a thousand voices. But rather than follow those hundreds of conversations, all you can…

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3 Steps to Collaborative Business Reporting

Bob Hansen

February 27, 2018

In almost every team sport, a single player has the power to dominate a play, a quarter, or even an entire game. Players like LeBron James, Neymar, or Clayton Kershaw…

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5 Steps to Better Financial Reporting

Bob Hansen

February 21, 2018

For FP&A, financial reporting is a tricky balancing act. If you share too many reports, business leaders may give up reading them all together. In a study by the American Institute…

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5 Ways FP&A Can Build Better Inter-Departmental Relationships

Bob Hansen

January 29, 2018

Developing healthy relationships between FP&A and business partners is critical to improved collaboration, better decision-making, and stronger performance. Unfortunately, at many organizations, FP&A’s relationship with business partners often suffers from the…

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10 Must-Read FP&A Stories from 2017

Bob Hansen

January 8, 2018

Last week, we posted our Top Ten Most Popular Blogs of 2017. Today, we present our choices for the top 10 FP&A stories published by 3rd party outlets. From the growing…

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3 Tools to Help CFOs See The Big Picture

Bob Hansen

January 8, 2018

The CFO’s job description just keeps getting longer. Along with managing profit margins, modern CFOs must understand—and be able to influence—all the factors that affect their companies’ financial health. “There’s…

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Our Top 10 Most Popular Blogs of 2017

Bob Hansen

January 5, 2018

2017 was a busy year for the Adaptive Insights blog. From the latest news, trends, and best practices to lessons learned from everyday FP&A people, we covered a lot of…

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Teamwork Works Both Ways: How Finance Can Encourage Business Collaboration

Bob Hansen

October 16, 2017

When it comes to business, collaboration is vital After all, no single department can do its job for long without the other departments pulling their own weight. Sales is no…