Using XBRL and big data to improve decision-making
A subsidiary of the China National Petroleum Corporation put its data to work through a familiar platform and made big improvements to its budgeting and risk management.
A subsidiary of the China National Petroleum Corporation put its data to work through a familiar platform and made big improvements to its budgeting and risk management.
US airlines are suspending their outlooks and cutting flights to combat the fallout from the coronavirus outbreak, and some CEOs are cutting their pay.
This excerpt from the CGMA report 'Re-inventing Finance for a Digital World' highlights how a machine-learning system delivered tremendous forecasting efficiencies for one company.
A growing range of techniques can lead to better business planning.
Steve Player, CPA, CGMA, the CEO of the consulting firm The Player Group, suggests that switching to rolling forecasts prompts you to plan better and ask strategic questions.
Because there is an art, a give-and-take, to budgeting, there is a need for objective forecasting. Excel expert Liam Bastick discusses how to forecast seasonally or cyclically.
Angela Wilson, ACMA, CGMA, has led an initiative to improve forecasting within the UK government to inform better resource allocation decisions.
Companies are increasingly replacing rigid closing cycles with “continuous close” approaches that use automation to speed business processes.