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Perspective

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It’s time finance starts driving value creation

October 15, 2019

Decisions, decisions, decisions. That’s all a company is made up of. But wait—what happens after the decision is made? More decisions? No, after a decision comes execution. It’s in the…

How To

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3 roadblocks keeping you from being a strategic CFO

Bob Hansen

August 30, 2018

If you’re a CFO, you probably know your job is changing. Today’s high-performing organizations demand more strategic financial leadership. These companies want their CFOs to proactively manage business performance and…

Company

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$100 Million Milestone Marks a Win-Win for Customers and Adaptive Insights

Tom Bogan

January 23, 2018

As CEO of a company that helps teams manage their business performance, setting goals and tracking KPIs are always top of mind. Accordingly, I’m excited to say that we recently…

Tech & Innovation

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Should Embedded Analytics Be Outsourced or Developed In-House?

Elizabeth Plum

January 18, 2018

What do embedded analytics offer that only your software application vendor can truly understand? When analytics are integrated in everyday financial processes and workflows, users can work smarter and more…

How To

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Sharing FP&A Best Practices in a Live, Open Forum

Tony Acosta

January 11, 2018

There’s a quiet revolution occurring in FP&A. Finance professionals are ditching their back-office stereotypes. They are collaborating more, generating faster, more relevant insights, and playing a more visible role to…

How To

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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…

How To

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How Can I Be an FP&A Change Agent?

Kerman Lau

November 13, 2017

Change doesn’t always come easy in the FP&A world—and I think there are a couple of reasons why. For starters, we’re often a change-averse lot in the workplace. Because of…

Company

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What’s Behind Today’s Fastest-Growing Companies?

Fred Gewant

November 10, 2017

When software businesses think about accelerating their growth, the first thing that usually springs to mind is customer acquisition. Sure, that’s a big part of growing a company. But an equally important—if…

How To

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Are Spreadsheets Holding Your Career Back?

Bob Hansen

October 9, 2017

Your first spreadsheet is probably a memory to be treasured. But many FP&A professionals can’t think beyond the spreadsheet. Instead of developing other financial analyst skills, they spend time honing…