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]
Who doesn’t like free? But when it comes to free, there’s always some kind of catch, particularly in the software industry. The idea of getting free software has been compared to getting a free puppy. The analogy goes something like this: One day outside of the grocery store you stumble… [READ MORE]
It’s intern season. Managers throughout Silicon Valley (and well beyond, of course) are busy finalizing their decisions about which college students will be the best fit for their summer internship positions. The same is true for us at Adaptive Insights. And we’re especially excited to share with our incoming interns… [READ MORE]
When the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) needed to modernize its finance function, the nonprofit adopted Adaptive Insights to complement its NetSuite ERP system. In the past, the work required to budget and forecast across the organization on a regular basis allowed little time for meaningful analysis and review. The finance… [READ MORE]
Imagine you’re at a restaurant with friends. You order a small salad, while your companions choose the most expensive items. You would probably ask for separate checks, since splitting the bill evenly would be an inaccurate way to allocate expenses. The same goes for your corporate accounting. You can’t simply… [READ MORE]
Nonprofits, and the volunteers who serve them, improve the lives of people and societies around the world. This is National Volunteer Week, and it’s a big one for us here at Adaptive Insights. Why? Because nonprofits have made a huge impact on us in two ways. First, they’ve enhanced the… [READ MORE]
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 of CPAs and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, 32% of C-level executives said more data has made things worse,… [READ MORE]
Hortonworks built its business on innovation. So from the get-go, it sought a finance solution that shared the same mindset. That’s why the open source data company turned to Adaptive Insights to complement its NetSuite cloud ERP solution. Today, Hortonworks is one of the many customers that rely on Adaptive… [READ MORE]
It’s too easy to focus on the R in CRO, an emerging C-suite acronym for chief revenue officer. Focus on the R, and you’ll think this job is all about maximizing revenue. Yes, that’s a big part of it. But it’s also about taking responsibility for the entire customer life… [READ MORE]
As a finance leader, you’re intimately familiar with your company’s data and KPIs. But guess what? Most of your board members aren’t—and they don’t want or need that level of detail. What do they want? Like your CEO, board members are searching for trusted, strategic deputies who can provide high-level,… [READ MORE]
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