Like many great companies, ServiceTitan was created to solve a problem the founders had witnessed up close. ServiceTitan co-founders Ara Mahdessian and Vahe Kuzoyan are both the sons of general contractors, and each watched as his father struggled with the business side of the home services business. The two went… [READ MORE]
It’s been just over two months since Adaptive Insights became a Workday company. We couldn’t be more excited to be part of the Workday family. We’re especially excited about the road ahead for us and how this combination makes us even stronger. For our more than 4,000 customers, this is… [READ MORE]
People. Product. Process. Nonprofit leaders know that you need all three in place to really drive success on a worthwhile initiative. Yet when it comes to nonprofits’ finance departments, many teams are saddled with out-of-date and cumbersome processes. FP&A professionals at nonprofit organizations are tasked with juggling multiple funding sources… [READ MORE]
Working at 100% capacity might sound like the dream to some, but savvy business-service leaders know that being maxed out can actually stunt growth. When every team member is tapped and every resource stretched thin, new deals can’t get off the ground, projects get backed up, and customer satisfaction scores… [READ MORE]
I think we can all agree that the pace of change in business is accelerating. And the place you are likely to feel it today is in the workforce. Few areas of business are undergoing such tectonic changes. The growing use of contingent workers is increasing the pressure on HR… [READ MORE]
No number exists in a vacuum. Looking at revenue without also considering expenses won’t tell you much. You don’t see the profit level subtracting the “middle line” from the “to line” to calculate the all-important “bottom line.” Counting customers without also tracking attrition is a wasted exercise. And that need… [READ MORE]
In almost every team sport, a single player has the power to dominate a play, a quarter, or even an entire game. However, football is different. There you need 11 players collaborating on each and every play. Well, reporting is like football. The finance department acts as the quarterback of… [READ MORE]
Pop quiz: How many resources do you need in a week, a month, or a season from now? Anyone tasked with capacity planning at a professional services organization knows that question is enough to keep you up at night. The sales pipeline might provide something of a clue—but often not… [READ MORE]
How well aligned is your FP&A team with operational departments like sales and marketing? Let me guess. Not so much. That’s a problem: Alignment between finance and other facets of your business is now more important than ever. With today’s quickening pace of business, the need for a more collaborative… [READ MORE]
Because nonprofits must report to a huge array of stakeholders—from individual donors to the grant-giving federal government—and because they must stretch every dollar, their nonprofit budgeting and reporting requires even more detail than that of for-profit institutions. What’s more, these organizations don’t have the luxury of increasing overhead costs, which… [READ MORE]
