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Budgeting (6)

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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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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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Reporting and Budgeting for Subscriptions in Microsoft Dynamics 365

An increasing number of companies are adding subscriptions as one of the revenue models to their business. Two different examples of this service...

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Replacing SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) with a Modern Cloud Solution

These days, more than ever, financial planning analysis (FP&A) managers need to deploy tools that can help them support their businesses with faster...

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Subscription Revenue Forecast Example for Dynamics 365 Business Central

What is a Subscription Revenue Forecast Template? A Subscription Revenue Forecast Template is a crucial planning tool for businesses with substantial...

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Best Practices for Financial Scenario Planning & Analysis

What is Financial Multi-Scenario Planning? With multi-scenario Planning, companies are able to analyze several potential business outcomes and...

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How to Forecast Cash Flow in Uncertain Times

Nobody likes a budget that is far off target, especially when it could result in a liquidity crisis. Luckily, most companies rarely have to...

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How to Quickly Reforecast the Company Budget When the Unexpected Happens

It is easy to predict the future when it is business as usual. However, if your business environment is suddenly impacted by something like the...

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Streamline the Planning Process with Budgeting and Forecasting for Sage Intacct

If you have surveyed an audience of mid-market accounting and finance professionals, you almost always find that 90-95% primarily rely on manual...

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