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Predictions for Modern FP&A: Bryan Lapidus of AFP on the Being Planful Podcast
In this episode of Being Planful, I welcomed Bryan Lapidus, FP&A Practice Director at the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP). Bryan has spent 20 years in the office of the CFO across both large and mid-sized companies, and in roles spanning FP&A, Treasury, Risk, and more. Now, at AFP, Bryan is responsible for creating and […]
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Nucleus Research Publishes 2020 CPM Value Matrix: Planful Is A Leader for 7th Year Running
“Planning is not optional for any company, regardless of size and financial status, and the ability to adhere to a plan in the face of external forces is critical for long-term success,” begins Nucleus Research’s 2020 CPM Value Matrix report. Read the full report here. Nucleus Research analysts evaluate the vendors in the space “based […]
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When Economic Uncertainty Pops Up, Which Might Be Soon, Finance Needs Better Vision
As of this past July, the U.S. is officially in the longest economic expansion in our almost 250 year history. The current boom officially began in June 2009, which puts us past the 10th birthday of this ongoing economic growth spurt. But even casual news readers have likely noticed more and more financial pundits starting […]
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Planful Named a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Third Year in a Row
We’re on quite a roll, if we do say so ourselves! We’ve already been named a leader (for the sixth consecutive year) in the Nucleus Research CPM Technology Value Matrix, won a prestigious CODiE award, and closed our acquisition by Vector Capital. Now, as the icing on our cake, we’ve just been named a Leader […]
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Planful Recognized as an Overall Leader in Customer Experience and Vendor Credibility
Dresner Advisory Services recently released their 2019 Wisdom of Crowds EPM Market Study report. The report profiles enterprise performance management (EPM) market trends, and ranks vendors on a variety of attributes based on customer reviews and feedback. Planful is proud to be recognized as an Overall Leader in Customer Experience and Vendor Credibility.
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What Kind of Return to Expect from an EPM Investment
Investing significant time and money in any new software, tool, or process necessitates an understanding of the potential return on investment (ROI) to ensure that resources are well-spent. What kind of return can finance expect from an investment in financial planning and consolidation software? It goes beyond the financials.
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Deloitte Predicts: Technology’s Impact on Finance is Coming
There’s a wave of change headed for the world of business finance. And like any industry that’s heading into a storm of disruption, some of those changes may bring some internal tensions, uneasiness and discomfort to the operations.
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Analysts, Customers Love Planful to the Moon and Back!
It’s been a big summer at Planful! The past few months we’ve been on a roll – each week has been filled with lots of exciting accolades and top recognitions from industry analysts, independent research firms, and our very own customers -- Our cloud-based enterprise performance management (EPM) leadership have been recognized as a “leader” across a number of industry research reports by respected firms such as Gartner, IDC, Constellation Research, BPM Partners, Dresner Advisory Services and G2 Crowd.
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IDC Analyzes the Future of Cloud EPM
IDC Corporate publishes their report 2018 IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Enterprise Performance Management Analytic Applications 2018 Vendor Assessment, where Planful is named a Major Player.
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Users Score CPM Vendors in Gartner Critical Capabilities Reports
What trusted sources do Finance and IT executives rely on for vendor product evaluations? The answer is typically through their peers; and analysts that specialize in their market segment.
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Planful Named a Leader in Two Gartner CPM Magic Quadrants
The shift from on-premises software to cloud-based solutions has been under way for more than 10 years. Now Gartner has validated cloud as the preferred deployment model for corporate performance management (CPM) solutions.
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Nucleus Research Names Planful a Leader in CPM
What are the most important factors to consider when evaluating corporate performance management (CPM) solutions? Which vendors are delivering the most value to customers in these areas?
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ERP and EPM Systems – Better Together
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) and enterprise performance management (EPM) sound like very similar processes and systems on the surface. Given this, the need to have both ERP systems and EPM systems in place may seem redundant.
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Matching EPM Product Capabilities to Customer Use Cases
Evaluating and selecting enterprise software solutions can be a challenging process. An important part of this process is documenting functional requirements and then assessing well how various vendors support those requirements.
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Gartner Splits the Magic Quadrant for CPM Suites
Corporate performance management (CPM) has been an established market and an important topic at Gartner and for its clients since 2001.
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Using EPM and ERP to Improve Business Performance
As a business grows, it becomes increasingly challenging to manage the finances and business processes, particularly if you're relying on outdated systems like spreadsheets.
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Enterprise Performance Management vs. Enterprise Resource Planning
It takes a lot of software to manage the operations of an enterprise, and two of the most useful and utilized are Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). Let’s take a look at the difference between EPM and ERP.