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Staffers often resist pivoting away from the popular spreadsheet platform.
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| May 25, 2022
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Strategy
3 CFO Priorities for An Unstable Time
Finance chiefs need to step up their focus on reliable demand forecasting.
By
Richard Jenkins
| April 26, 2022
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Human Resources
The Advantages of Switching to Long-Term Remote Work
CFOs should resolve to reimagine their businesses and workplaces so they’re more adaptable and resilient in the face of disruption.
By
Lauren Muskett
| December 16, 2020
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Technology
Recurring Revenue Makes Forecasting the Recovery Easier
Software companies that generate recurring revenue effectively dodge the planning and forecasting ambiguities confronting other finance teams.
By
Vincent Ryan
| October 15, 2020
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Predictive Analytics
Technology Helps Year-End Budget Processes
Many annual budgeting and forecasting practices remain plagued by the same-old deficiencies.
By
Vincent Ryan
| December 16, 2019
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Supply Chain
How to Forecast Growth in the Age of the Overnight Policy Whipsaw
Finance and tax departments have little choice but to build forecasting models that can accommodate a number of different variables.
By
Brian Peccarelli
| July 12, 2018
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Strategy
Four Ways Forecasting Goes Wrong
Only 1% of organizations achieve 90% forecasting accuracy 30 days out. Here's why.
By
Ashish Pareek
| April 5, 2018
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Strategy
The Growing Importance of Forecasting
Few CFOs take the time to forecast their balance sheets, preferring to rely on their P&Ls to monitor their cash levels.
By
Chris Howard
| February 8, 2018
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Talent Management
Quick, Back-to-Basics Read for New CFOs
In "The Successful CFO," the author offers five focus areas for new CFOs and some “pearls of wisdom” for those who have been at the helm for years.
By
Kerry Maruna
| November 28, 2017
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Strategy
Why You Should Take the “F” Out of FP&A
A purely financial focus leads to damaging short-termism, KPMG says. Instead, put the focus on longer-term integrated business planning.
By
David McCann
| September 28, 2017
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Strategy
The Crowdsourcing of Earnings Estimates
The surge of available estimates could make it easier for CFOs to raise capital for their companies, a scholar says.
By
David Katz
| April 11, 2017
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Risk
Cash-Flow Forecasting Still Vexing
Why is cash-flow forecasting still so frustrating for treasury departments?
By
Vincent Ryan
| February 14, 2017
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Risk & Compliance
Mounting Geopolitical Risk Adds to Earnings Uncertainty
Half of finance executives say their companies face greater risks in general now than three years ago: AFP study.
By
Sean Allocca
| January 19, 2017
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Strategy
Forecasting: Looking for Weak Signals
Forecasting the future is a tough act, but there are strategies and signals available that create a useful framework.
By
John Parkinson
| January 4, 2017
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Planning
Missing Forecasts Is Better Than Making Bad Decisions
Sure there's pressure to hit your forecasted numbers, but overreacting to short-term events and trends can harm the business.
By
Henri Steenkamp
| August 18, 2016
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Payments
Cashing In on Insight
A recent report from CFO Research documents the value that faster, more accurate cash reporting and forecasting has for growth ambitions.
By
David W. Owens
| March 17, 2016
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