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Forecasting (5)

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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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Financial Reporting in Power BI or in a CPM Solution?

If you have ever tried to build and maintain financial reports inside a visualization tool, the answer should be simple. Power BI works well for...

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Budgeting for Professional Sports Organizations Using Dynamics GP

This article zooms in on budgeting solutions for professional sports organizations using Dynamics GP, with a focus on planning processes. How do you...

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Best Budgeting Tools for Microsoft Dynamics GP Users Replacing Forecaster

Have you been using Forecaster to budget your finances? Microsoft recently made the announcement that Forecaster will not be available or supported...

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Is Forecasting Becoming More Important than Budgeting?

Recently, I was talking to a finance professional who oversees accounting processes and helps his organization make decisions about the future in...

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What-if Analysis and Modeling for Microsoft Dynamics

In this article, I’ll explore what-if analytics and modeling functionality built into some of today’s budgeting software for planning that accounts...

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Budgeting and Forecasting Tools for Sage Intacct

In this article, we’ll explore today’s budgeting and forecasting tool options, focusing on the best features and functions to improve your Sage...

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