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Financial Evaluation of New Products
How long does it take your finance team to perform financial evaluations for new products? Prepared using data from APQC’s Planning and Management Accounting assessment, this…
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Sales forecasting is a discipline that any strong finance team will want to master and is especially important in industries where the majority of an organization’s operating…
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Strategic plans, budgets, and forecasts are key tools in making informed—and advantageous—decisions, so they are logical and rewarding organizational starting points for…
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Forecasting Fundamentals
Forecasting is a process that leverages trend analysis along with past and present data to make predictions about the potential future course of the business. A well-designed…
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Forecasting Fumbles
Financial forecasting plays a pivotal role in positioning a company for growth and sustainability. A rolling forecast is a financial planning and forecasting approach that…
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Cycle Time to Prepare the Financial Forecast
Financial forecasting is a high priority for CFOs, and doing it more efficiently and accurately is an admirable goal. Whether an organization creates a comprehensive forecast…
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Summary of Open Standards Benchmarking Measures: Planning and Management Accounting
The APQC Open Standards Benchmarking® measure list concisely displays all of the measures currently available for a specific survey. These measures are organized by research…
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Planning and Management Accounting: Automation and Software - Government/Military Industry Report
APQC prepares government/military industry views of key performance indicators as well as cross-industry views to gain a sense of how relevant peers perform across a set of…
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Planning and Management Accounting: Automation and Software - Healthcare Industry Report
APQC prepares healthcare industry views of key performance indicators as well as cross-industry views to gain a sense of how relevant peers perform across a set of measures…
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Planning and Management Accounting: Automation and Software - Consumer Products/Packaged Goods Industry Report
APQC prepares consumer products/packaged goods industry views of key performance indicators as well as cross-industry views to gain a sense of how relevant peers perform…
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Planning and Management Accounting: Automation and Software - Financial Services/Banking Industry Report
APQC prepares financial services/banking industry views of key performance indicators as well as cross-industry views to gain a sense of how relevant peers perform across a…
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Planning and Management Accounting: Automation and Software - Insurance Industry Report
APQC prepares insurance industry views of key performance indicators as well as cross-industry views to gain a sense of how relevant peers perform across a set of measures…
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Planning and Management Accounting: Automation and Software - Industrial Products Industry Report
APQC prepares industrial products industry views of key performance indicators as well as cross-industry views to gain a sense of how relevant peers perform across a set of…
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Planning and Management Accounting: Automation and Software - Media and Entertainment Industry Report
APQC prepares media and entertainment industry views of key performance indicators as well as cross-industry views to gain a sense of how relevant peers perform across a set…
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Planning and Management Accounting: Automation and Software - Petroleum and Chemical Industry Report
APQC prepares petroleum and chemical industry views of key performance indicators as well as cross-industry views to gain a sense of how relevant peers perform across a set…