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The Excel Equation: When Is It Time to Move Away?

The Excel Equation: When Is It Time to Move Away?

Microsoft's spreadsheet still dominates corporate finance for plenty of good reasons, but is it holding you back from growth?

By CFO Editorial Staff | May 27, 2022

3 Hurdles to Moving on From Excel

3 Hurdles to Moving on From Excel

Staffers often resist pivoting away from the popular spreadsheet platform.

By Bob Violino | May 25, 2022

Growing Pains: Stuck on Excel

Growing Pains: Stuck on Excel

As a company scales, the spreadsheet software can impede finance’s pursuit of efficiency.

By Vincent Ryan | May 12, 2022

Why Does Excel Survive in Finance Departments?

Why Does Excel Survive in Finance Departments?

Microsoft's spreadsheet still dominates corporate finance, for plenty of good reasons.

By Bob Violino | April 12, 2022

Can Excel Survive?

Can Excel Survive?

Excel has been the go-to spreadsheet for finance executives for 36 years. Will it last another 36?

By Karen Epper Hoffman | April 21, 2021

A New Platform for Strategic CFOs

A New Platform for Strategic CFOs

The Mosaic “strategic finance” software platform addresses the shortcomings of both Excel and traditional ERP systems.

By Vincent Ryan | February 18, 2021

Business Intelligence: A Life Hack for Today’s CFO

Business Intelligence: A Life Hack for Today’s CFO

BI can rescue finance executives from the large, incoherent data populations and disparate systems that make diagnosing underperformance almost impossible.

By Vincent Ryan | May 14, 2019

Financial Systems: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Financial Systems: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

While there is no one-size-fits-all financial system for the PE-backed universe, there is a four-step roadmap that portfolio company CFOs can employ.

By Ayla Queiroga and Kristen Contreras | November 15, 2018

Top Talent: Here’s What It Takes to Land It

Top Talent: Here’s What It Takes to Land It

Regrettably, meaningfully productive and intellectually engaging work is not the environment in many finance organizations.

By Therese Tucker | September 4, 2018

CFO’s Tech Companies to Watch 2018: Major Disruptors

CFO’s Tech Companies to Watch 2018: Major Disruptors

These 10 companies aim to disrupt and remake some key enterprise technology markets.

By David McCann | May 15, 2018

CFO’s Tech Companies to Watch 2018: Adaptive Insights

CFO’s Tech Companies to Watch 2018: Adaptive Insights

Without the cloud, it isn’t possible to build planning models that are powerful enough or that can refresh all relevant data, says Adaptive's CFO.

By Keith Button | May 10, 2018

CFO’s Tech Companies to Watch 2018: Exabeam

CFO’s Tech Companies to Watch 2018: Exabeam

Five-year-old Exabeam brings a big-data approach to security information and event management.

By Bob Violino | May 7, 2018

Will Treasurers Ever Dump Their Spreadsheets?

Will Treasurers Ever Dump Their Spreadsheets?

Treasury management systems are making inroads in small and mid-size organizations, but the progress is slow.

By Vincent Ryan | April 18, 2018

Digital Transformation on a Budget

Digital Transformation on a Budget

The digital transformation is underway. But does finance have the resources to pull it off?

By Vincent Ryan | March 20, 2018

The Problem with Pie Charts

The Problem with Pie Charts

Despite sophisticated tools that let executives create eye-popping visual displays, clear, instantly meaningful charts and graphs are rare.

By Vincent Ryan | December 29, 2017