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‘Thrive’ While Others ‘Survive’ with EPM and BI

‘Thrive’ while others ‘Survive’ with EPM and BITo find out how some companies have thrived during the last five years of difficult trading conditions while other have simply languished, Ernst & Young commissioned a research project that during the last five years has surveyed about 1,500 senior executives. Their report – Growing Beyond: How high performers are accelerating ahead – is now available and has some valuable insights for Finance. 

The study compared the relative high and low performance in various sectors based on EBITDA and revenue growth over …
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Rethinking Analytics for the Enterprise

In the last post, I shared some research showing there is still a gap to close with analytics in most organizations still being the domain of experts rather than a what the Tapscott Group – founded by Don Tapscott who is one of the world’s leading authorities on innovation, media, and the economic and social impact of technology – call a ‘social enterprise’ – a vibrant ecosystem where all team members actively participate in collecting and acting upon information. Personally I find their choice of the word ‘social’ …
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