SAPPHIRE NOW – A Sizzling Performance for the EPM Team!
After months of planning and many, many long days of work and preparation, the three days of SAPPHIRE NOW went by in a flash. Yes, the days are long, and yes, your feet feel like they’ve taken you on a...
View Article200 Sessions Across 12 Tracks at SAPinsider Financials 2013
by Richard Barrett, SAP Although SAP remains the largest listed German company, recent changes on the executive board announced last week might make it look increasingly like a U.S. company with the...
View ArticleIntegrated Business Planning – the Inevitable Journey for Finance
by Pras Chatterjee, EPM Product Marketing, SAP It should come as no surprise that the next mile of finance is upon us – changes are afoot in the world of budgeting and forecasting. Traditionally, this...
View ArticleIntegrated Business Planning – What It Is and How to Start
by Pras Chatterjee, EPM Product Marketing, SAP In my last blog, Integrated Business Planning— the Inevitable Journey for Finance, I discussed the many challenges that are driving companies to pursue...
View ArticleIn an Ocean of Data How Can Finance Ride the Wave?
by David Williams, Senior Director EPM Marketing, SAP The Internet of Things, sensor technology, social media, and the digitization of business are some of the factors contributing to the ocean of data...
View ArticleGoing “Mocial” with SAP Mobile Solutions for Enterprise Performance...
by Karuna Mukherjea, EPM Product Marketing, SAP Recently I came across the term “Mocial”. Simply put, “Mocial” is a combination of mobile and social, and implies how everything we do is connected to...
View ArticleYes, Performance Management Means More Than Planning and Budgeting
by Malcolm Faulkner, Senior Director, EPM, SAP Analysts, consultants, and software vendors alike are espousing the virtues of end-to-end, integrated software solutions to enable financial planning and...
View ArticleWhat’s an Accountant Without a Spreadsheet?
by Dave Williams, Head of EPM Product Marketing, SAP I had the pleasure of attending the CFO Rising West (#CFORISING) last week in Phoenix. The event was predominantly comprised of senior Finance...
View ArticleFilling the Gaps in Performance Management
by Malcolm Faulkner, Senior Director, EPM, SAP In my previous blog post, I discussed the gaps that are frequently found in many organizations’ immature financial performance management cycles. In this...
View ArticleNo More Compromise – with SAP Business Planning and Consolidation, version...
by Pras Chatterjee, EPM Product Marketing, SAP Considering how far we’ve come with technology in this day and age, I still reflect on my days as a financial analyst and the sacrifices I made when it...
View ArticleCitrix: Finding Better Balance and Harmony through Technology
by John Ward, SAP I’ve read a lot lately about rethinking the concept of the work-life balance. Many have written that maintaining a strict and separated balance between your work life and personal...
View ArticleWho Benefits the Most from Partnerships?
In the last few weeks, I’ve been involved in running a series of social media stories –#EPMReflections – these are, just as the name implies, a reflection on SAP’s enterprise performance management...
View ArticleSAP EPM Conference Reveals Benefits of Great Partnerships
Last time out, I suggested that the triangle of vendor-partner-customer working together in an environment of mutual respect, trust, and harmony could potentially create better business benefits for...
View ArticleIntroducing SAP Business Planning and Consolidation 10.1, version for SAP...
by Pras Chatterjee, EPM Product Marketing, SAP We’re proud to announce the release into Ramp Up of SAP Business Planning and Consolidation 10.1, version for SAP NetWeaver, powered by SAP HANA. With...
View ArticleWindows of EPM Opportunity
by Richard Barrett There will never be another SAP. The company grew up on the shirt tails of half a century of manufacturing revolution that saw the majority of families in the West acquire an...
View ArticleEnergize the CFO’s Office with SAP Business Planning and Consolidation 10.1,...
by Pras Chatterjee, EPM Product Marketing, SAP As you’ve heard, I’m sure, there‘s huge buzz being generated by the release of SAP Business Planning and Consolidation 10.1, version for SAP NetWeaver,...
View ArticleEffective Communication Requires Striking a Balance in the Age of Increasing...
History reveals that a lack of communication, or a breakdown in communications, can determine the outcome of individual battles and entire military campaigns. Perhaps the most controversial military...
View ArticleThe Energy is High on Day One for SAPinsider Financials 2014
by Karuna Mukherjea, EPM Product Marketing, SAP Here in Orlando, the sun is shining with a nice light breeze. The hotel is buzzing with kids dressed like Mickey Mouse and Cinderella. And in the midst...
View ArticleDay Two at Financials 2014 – All About Mobile
by Karuna Mukherjea, EPM Product Marketing, SAP We finished up day two of SAPinsider Financials and as expected the energy and enthusiasm of the event continues. It was a rather interesting day for me...
View ArticlePerformance Management for Finance Goes Mobile
by Christian Rodatus, SVP and General Manager, Analytics, SAP Performance management systems have revolutionized business, allowing organizations to more closely measure, track, adjust, and report...
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