In a town built on chance, there may be only one sure thing in all of Las Vegas: Adaptive Live 2018. This is the event you’ve been waiting for: 1,500 industry professionals gathering to reach the ultimate planning destination—a place where everybody plans. Join us next week for two days… [READ MORE]
Many finance leaders feel more comfortable with an empty spreadsheet than a blank notebook. But in today’s data-deluged world, every CFO needs to be a storyteller who injects meaning into numbers. This holds especially true at corporate board meetings, when the directors—who probably aren’t involved in the company’s day-to-day operations—require… [READ MORE]
If you’re driving on the highway and your dashboard lights come on, you know you’ve got a problem: The engine’s overheating. Your tire pressure is low. You need to get gas. Financial performance dashboards can work the same way. They are sensors. With the right software support, dashboards can offer… [READ MORE]
Ivanti unifies IT and security operations to better manage and secure the digital workplace. The company employs 2,000 people who work in 36 offices across 23 countries around the world. With more than 25,000 customers, Ivanti powers the IT behind some of the biggest and best companies in the world.… [READ MORE]
The 80-20 rule—that 20% of your activity accounts for 80% of your results—holds true for so many aspects of life. In finance, a common variation on this time-tested rule has long held that 80% of your time is spent on manual and mundane tasks, which leaves just 20% for analytics… [READ MORE]
Many finance teams consider board reports the most challenging type of report that they put together. And, in many ways, it’s because board members want so much more than numbers, such as nonfinancial information and customized analysis. Standard slide templates and data charts may satisfy most board members. But to… [READ MORE]
Every successful journey has to begin with a clear vision of where you want to go. No one knows this better than world-renowned adventurer Rex Pemberton, our guest keynote speaker for Adaptive Live 2018. As our customers map their own journeys to advance the role of finance from crunching numbers… [READ MORE]
Next to Excel, there may be no more familiar tool for finance teams than PowerPoint. Many among us are creatures of habit. And when it comes to helping prepare a report or presentation to business partners, PowerPoint ends up being the likely default because of its familiarity and relative ease.… [READ MORE]
If your finance organization is like most, then your team probably spends most of its time doing two things: gathering data, and then creating reports built on that data. Most finance execs would agree that these are basic tasks. And in a way, that’s the problem. Because when your skilled… [READ MORE]
Change is a constant in business. To keep up, everyone must get better at navigating it. And that takes a plan. Today, planning is not just limited to execs or even to finance. It’s fundamental to every type of organization. That includes large enterprises as well as SMBs and nonprofits.… [READ MORE]
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