Focus On Value Drivers!
Enterprises are helped to achieve their set targets or to take corrective action if unforeseen changes occur in the background conditions. In this blog we show how the implementation of a driver-based planning concept enables companies to achieve a competitive edge over their rivals. It is an indisputable fact that a majority of enterprises do […]
Last chance for corporate planning: Part 2
Now for the tricky part. Leading planning and budgeting away from the brink naturally requires action. This is why in part 2 we will explain the specifics of how to implement efficient planning processes. Part 2 – nine steps for efficient corporate planning Efficient implementation of unified performance management requires structured processes and systems. Here […]
Last chance for corporate planning: Part 1
“Corporate budgeting is a joke, and everyone knows it,” the business magazine wrote in 2001. The polarizing article generated an enormous reaction. However, little has changed since then. To this day, planning is perhaps the greatest challenge that companies face. In a two-part blog series, we reveal how companies can make their planning processes more […]
Corporate Planning: Rolling Forecast Instead of Annual Budget
More and more companies are doing away with fixed budgets. The term “rolling forecast” is doing the rounds of finance departments as an alternative. So what is this all about? A study by the University of Zurich has revealed that more than 50 percent of all companies don’t update their budgets during the year. Moreover, […]
Santa Claus is stressed out due to planning
Apart from the usual Christmas business, he is also worried this year by profit concerns as he has recently gone into the red. It’s high time to whip performance into shape. The presents business has become hard. Apart from an increasingly complex business environment, Santa has had to contend with completely new challenges for some […]
Apliqo inside: 5 Questions To Scott Wiltshire
What is your role at Apliqo and how does your work impact the development of Apliqo’s products? My role is Chief Technical Officer CTO. I’m responsible for our technology stack and making sure that we have the right product architecture so all the technologies can talk to each other and moreover that our developers all […]
Has zero-based budgeting been given a second life?
Various challenges force companies to dismantle old, cost-inefficient structures. In looking for new budgeting options, a well-known but controversial method is moving back into the limelight: zero-based budgeting (ZBB). Growth challenges, cost pressure and new competition from the Far East – the challenges for companies seldom come alone. CFOs are therefore faced with a frantic […]
What is wrong with budgeting and planning?
This is explained firstly by the business environment, which has become increasingly dynamic and complex over the past decade, so making planning and budgeting more challenging. Secondly, many decision-makers also stated that the quality of their planning outcomes is not good enough, with too little attention paid to strategic aspects in the planning process. What […]
Efficient use of integrated planning
The integration of partial plans into the overall planning of the business presents a real challenge. However, the fact remains that a self-contained planning model brings a distinct improvement of profitability, balance sheet structure, net current assets and cash flow. Resources are released in this way and can be used to optimize genuinely important business […]
Apliqo inside: 5 Questions To Manny Perez
What is your role at Apliqo and how does your work impact the development of Apliqo C3? As Technology Executive at Apliqo my concern is to deliver sustained value to our customers. This is achieved when we relentlessly seek simplicity, completeness, scalability and flexibility. Of these, the most important and hardest to achieve is simplicity. […]
