Spotlight on Planning & Analytics, and Corporate Performance Management
The role of Planning & Analytics, while historically the domain of the Finance Department, is finding favour throughout all organisational departments, as businesses grapple with mountains of data that is increasingly difficult to organise, access, keep secure, and interpret.
Embracing Planning & Analytics tools and practices to help forecast multiple possible futures and scenarios, and plan for them appropriately, is proving to be a non-negotiable for not only architecting competitive advantage, but for navigating (and surviving) volatile commercial markets.
00:55 What does 'predicting the future look like in 2023?'
02:42 What impact do Planning & Analytics tools and practices have on profitability?
03:23 How can Planning & Analytics solutions help architect competitive advantage?
04:55 Financial Planning & Analytics is now Planning & Analytics for all - why is that?
06:30 CPM or ERP - which is the right 'single source of truth' system business should be using?
08:57 What role do spreadsheets play in planning, forecasting and budgeting, and at what stage should you be 'going beyond' excel?
12:00 What's the alternative to spreadsheets, once it becomes negligent to be relying on them?
14:44 What's the one thing you wished people understood better about Planning & Analytics, and Corporate Performance Management?
17:37 What advice would you give organisations seeking to build competitive advantage on how they should get started?
18:45 How can business leaders easily compare and assess the many Planning & Analytics tools on the market?