by James Salmon | Apr 11, 2022 | News
Over the past decade, finance departments reduced costs by almost 30 percent. The next decade’s focus: achieving even higher levels of effectiveness. The trade-off between cost reduction and increased effectiveness of the finance function is a false choice. Leading...
by James Salmon | Feb 17, 2022 | News
In part one of this series, we discussed how to improve your forecasting process by embracing integration and automation. In part two we will discuss how to plan like a champion and avoid a lack of buy-in and input from owners and how to sustain it in your forecasting...
by James Salmon | Feb 17, 2022 | News
January is in full swing. We’ve celebrated holidays, the fresh start of a new year, and jotted down a few personal goals and resolutions for the upcoming year. But how do we ensure we reach these goals and stick to our resolutions? Despite our best intentions, we’ll...
by James Salmon | Sep 1, 2021 | News
From a relational consolidation model towards a multi-dimensional reporting model With TM1 FAP, IBM provides an out of the box solution for transferring all data, dimensional information (structures) and security definitions from Cognos Controller towards TM1 cubes....
by James Salmon | Jan 4, 2021 | Uncategorised
Most organisations, at some point, will need to find ways to significantly reduce spending. We are all familiar with general exhortations to spend less, as if managers willingly commit to frivolous spending and can easily “cut a little fat.” Sure, there...