xFP&A Blog

Browse featured stories and the latest posts on a variety of extended financial planning and analysis topics. 

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Top Data Warehouse Features in the Best CPM Software Apps

This article is part 5 of an 8-part series on evaluating the best CPM tools for your business. Part 5 focuses on data warehouse considerations to focus on as you are evaluating the best CPM software applications. In the Digital Era, companies that...

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Top Microsoft Features in the Best CPM Software Apps

This article is part 6 of an 8-part series on evaluating the best xFP&A/CPM tools for your business. Part 6 focuses on the many Microsoft integration...

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Top Excel Features to Look for in the Best Planning and Financial Reporting Software Apps

This article is part 3 of an 8-part series on evaluating the best CPM tools for your business. Part 3 focuses on Excel functionalities that...

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Using Return on Investment (ROI) to Help Select the Best CPM Software Apps

This article is part 7 of an 8-part series on evaluating the best CPM tools for your business. Part 7 focuses on methods for calculating ROI to find...

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Top Features to Look for in the Best Financial Reporting Software Apps

This article is part 2 of an 8-part series on evaluating the best CPM tools for your business. Part 2 focuses on feature sets within the best...

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Top Dashboard Features in the Best CPM Software Apps

This article is part 4 of an 8-part series on evaluating the best CPM tools for your business. Part 4 focuses on evaluating the range of dashboard...

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Top Planning Features in the Best Budgeting and Forecasting Software Apps

This article is part 1 of an 8-part series on evaluating the best CPM tools for your business. Part 1 focuses on evaluating planning capabilities...

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Financial Reporting and Planning Integrated with Tableau Dashboards

Tableau is a leading visualization tool used by companies world-wide to enable easy data analysis with interactive dashboards. However, to drive...

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Monthly Reporting Process Best Practices

Monthly reporting is the natural culmination of the planning process, but it is not the end goal of the planning process. In fact, the planning,...

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9 Budgeting Process Best Practices

The economic uncertainty of the last few years has demonstrated that financial leaders across the globe must be able to operate with greater agility....

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