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Guaranteed Analytics
This article gleans insights from author and consultant Jim Rushton, Managing Director, Armeta Analytics, in terms of strategies, insights, and real-world examples of why so…
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Top Scenarios to Consider in Scenario Planning
Scenario planning is an important tool in the finance toolkit to help organizations prepare for the unexpected―whether it be upside, or downside. This article summarizes some…
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Making Sense of Data in Finance
This article summarizes insights from author and forecasting SME Steve Morlidge, Ph.D., based on his new book Present Sense, to discuss fundamental concepts, effective…
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Operational Forecasting
Organizations use operational forecasting to manage demand for products or services in the short term. Done well, operational forecasting helps ensure an organization has the…
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Understanding Customer Profitability
Understanding customer profitability can be a complicated undertaking for any organization—especially one that has multiple lines of business. This article gleans insights…
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This article shares insights from Smarter Solutions CEO, Forrest Breyfogle, about how organizations can develop an integrated enterprise excellence business management system…
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Data Visualization in Accounting
This article shares insights from Danielle Supkis Cheek, a lecturer at Rice University and director in the entrepreneurial advisory services group for the accounting…
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Service level agreements (SLA) play a critical role in governing the relationship between the customer and supplier of a service and can be leveraged any time that…
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FP&A in 2020: A Look Back and a Look Ahead
In an APQC webinar, FP&A thought leader Brian Kalish (founder of Kalish Consulting) discussed four trends for finance and FP&A in particular for the next year based on…
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A Primer on Cost Variance Analysis
Cost variance analysis, an analysis of significant differences between budgeted and actual costs and the factors behind these differences, can provide some interesting…
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Actionable Profitability Analytics
In contrast to traditional accounting in the general ledger, which can be rigid and two-dimensional, actionable profitability analytics allows an organization to track and…
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Live Future Ready with Scenario Planning
In an uncertain and unpredictable world, disruptions to business as usual—whether good or bad—can come at any time. While no organization or finance professional can predict…
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Developing Impactful Financial Reports
Finance professionals play a critical role in businesses by making sense of financial data and reporting financial results to leadership and other key stakeholders. How can…
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Data Visualization Recommended Reading
APQC created this recommended reading list for those in the finance function seeking to create more compelling and impactful financial and managerial reporting leveraging…
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This article summarizes reflections from Nevine White (VP Accounting, Hargray Communications Group) and John Merriman (VP Finance, Copper Mountain Resort) from their journey…
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