The Olympic Games are inevitably split into three phases for the host country. First comes the lead-up period, during which billions of dollars are invested in...
The Olympic Games are inevitably split into three phases for the host country. First comes the lead-up period, during which billions of dollars are invested in the new infrastructure and facilities required to actually host the Games. Next up is the main event. For a glorious two-week period, the host city becomes the centre of the world as fans everywhere tune in to watch their nation’s athletes compete for glory and millions make the trip to cheer them on in person. The...
The Olympic Games are inevitably split into three phases for the host country. First comes the lead-up period, during which billions of dollars are invested in the new infrastructure and...
No matter the size of your organization, the monthly financial close can be a daunting effort. It often requires hundreds or thousands of tasks executed by...
No matter the size of your organization, the monthly financial close can be a daunting effort. It often requires hundreds or thousands of tasks executed by scores of people working across the enterprise. And it’s inherently a rush job—every month. Even if they automate some parts of the financial close process, organizations still must perform time-consuming double-checking and rework, with the potential for error growing each time someone touches the data. Is there a better...
No matter the size of your organization, the monthly financial close can be a daunting effort. It often requires hundreds or thousands of tasks executed by scores of people working across...
by Bart Stoehr, Senior Director, Product Management, Oracle Previously we pointed out the two categories associated with implementation failures in the...
by Bart Stoehr, Senior Director, Product Management, Oracle Previously we pointed out the two categories associated with implementation failures in the development of meaningful profitability analytics. Basically, we identified problems associated with culture—throughout the organization and within the project implementation team—and problems associated with inappropriate use of technology. While cultural problems are incessantly difficult to diagnose and resolve,...
by Bart Stoehr, Senior Director, Product Management, Oracle Previously we pointed out the two categories associated with implementation failures in the development of meaningful profitability...
Guest Post by Ivgen Guner, Senior Vice President, Global Business Finance, Oracle When it comes to the performance of the finance function, there is a stunning...
Guest Post by Ivgen Guner, Senior Vice President, Global Business Finance, Oracle When it comes to the performance of the finance function, there is a stunning disconnect between what CEOs need from their CFOs and what they’re getting. According to a recent global survey of 563 CEOs conducted by KPMG, 97 percent said that attracting and retaining finance talent is the most important contributing factor to improving the finance function. Yet only 33 percent of those same...
Guest Post by Ivgen Guner, Senior Vice President, Global Business Finance, Oracle When it comes to the performance of the finance function, there is a stunning disconnect between what CEOs need from...
Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud is on a roll. With more than 1,200 customers and nearly 70,000 users gained over the last two years with our...
Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud is on a roll. With more than 1,200 customers and nearly 70,000 users gained over the last two years with our Planning and Budgeting Cloud and Enterprise Performance Reporting Cloud solutions, we are continuing the momentum with the availability of three new cloud offerings: Enterprise Planning Cloud, Account Reconciliation Cloud, and Financial Consolidation and Close Cloud. What do Oracle Cloud customers think of our solutions?...
Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud is on a roll. With more than 1,200 customers and nearly 70,000 users gained over the last two years with our Planning and Budgeting Cloud and...
The tabs on my smartphone constantly remind me that I could get more value from it. I use the traffic information on my GPS to tell how late I’ll be for dinner....
The tabs on my smartphone constantly remind me that I could get more value from it. I use the traffic information on my GPS to tell how late I’ll be for dinner. But I haven’t downloaded Waze to find a faster route home. And while I check movie schedules on my phone, I never use a ticket-buying app to avoid long lines. Sure, I could be making better use of my smartphone. But all in all, I think it’s proving to be a pretty good investment. According to an article in CFO.com,...
The tabs on my smartphone constantly remind me that I could get more value from it. I use the traffic information on my GPS to tell how late I’ll be for dinner. But I haven’t downloaded Waze to find a...
Western Alliance Bancorp is rapidly expanding through mergers and acquisitions. Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud lets the bank use scenario planning to model...
Western Alliance Bancorp is rapidly expanding through mergers and acquisitions. Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud lets the bank use scenario planning to model acquisition potential and focus on strategy rather than the number-crunching. For further information, download the executive brief, Faster, Better Planning and Budgeting for Finance Executives.
Western Alliance Bancorp is rapidly expanding through mergers and acquisitions. Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud lets the bank use scenario planning to model acquisition potential and focus...
Guest Post by Laurent Dechaux Over the past decade, it has become clear that the way we measure the value of businesses has changed completely. Traditionally...
Guest Post by Laurent Dechaux Over the past decade, it has become clear that the way we measure the value of businesses has changed completely. Traditionally value has been understood to relate to tangible assets: the physical things that can be seen and touched; everything from hard cash and inventory to plant machinery and office buildings. Not so today. Increasingly, real business value is seen as lying in intangible assets: things with no corporeal form but nevertheless...
Guest Post by Laurent Dechaux Over the past decade, it has become clear that the way we measure the value of businesses has changed completely. Traditionally value has been understood to relate to...
Guest Post by Nigel Youell The story of 2015 has been one of change and uncertainty, with major economic, geo- and socio-political, and even climactic...
Guest Post by Nigel Youell The story of 2015 has been one of change and uncertainty, with major economic, geo- and socio-political, and even climactic upheavals. It might seem trite, but the only thing to be certain of in the next few years is yet more uncertainty. In today’s hyper-connected world, businesses can be affected by events that take place virtually anywhere. The rise and fall of new economic superpowers can cause massive fluctuations in commodity prices, while...
Guest Post by Nigel Youell The story of 2015 has been one of change and uncertainty, with major economic, geo- and socio-political, and even climactic upheavals. It might seem trite, but the only...
