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  • Blog
    April 23, 2021
    Key Ingredients for a Successful SAP Finance Transformation
    Finance transformation is a top priority of most organizations. With recent disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, companies have struggled to scale their finance operations and find answers on major KPIs such as working capital and cash flow. These insights are key to addressing quick decision making to keep operations outpacing the ever-changing economic landscape. Historically,…
  • Blog
    April 28, 2021
    Understanding Business Responsibilities During an SAP S/4HANA or Central Finance Transformation Journey – Part 1
    Understanding the complex responsibilities each area of an organization has in an SAP S/4HANA or Central Finance transformation is essential to the effort’s success. In this two-part series, we look at how each of these seven key factors might impact the initiative. Readers might also be interested in this recent blog: Key Ingredients for a Successful SAP Finance…
  • Whitepaper
    March 16, 2023
    Modern data architecture as a strategic lever in the competitive landscape
    Data has become the life blood of businesses and properly managing that data to gain the most value is becoming ever more important as businesses seek to remain competitive. This Insights paper will address the importance of investing in the processes, practices, and technologies to maximize the value of data in an enterprise.
  • Whitepaper
    March 14, 2023
    Business Planning & Analysis Is the Next Generation of Financial Planning
    As finance leaders collaborate with their business partners to adjust plans in the face of economic headwinds, they should take a moment to reflect on the state of their financial planning capabilities: Are financial plans adequately linked to business strategies? Does finance sufficiently partner with cross-functional teams? Are processes automated enough? Are relevant data available and…
  • Blog
    March 30, 2021
    Why Now is the Best Time to Move to HANA 2.0 – Part 1: The Advantages
    In this two-part series, we explore the factors organizations should consider before making the decision to upgrade to SAP HANA 2.0. In Part 1, we review what can be gained from the move. Part 2 will cover the migration itself.  With a new release of SAP HANA on the horizon, many of our customers have been faced with pressure to upgrade their existing HANA 1.0 systems to a…
  • Blog
    March 7, 2023
    Biodiversity Reporting Requirements Have Arrived. Is Your Firm Ready?
    Our planet is at a crossroads. In addition to the well-documented climate crisis, the Earth’s biodiversity confronts a threat unprecedented in human history. An estimated one million species face extinction within the next few decades, per the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species. The global economy is highly dependent upon nature’s resources.…
  • Blog
    March 8, 2023
    Six Reasons to Reconsider Cost Optimization
    As senior executives face more pressure to respond to rising costs and eroding profit margins, CFOs can remind their colleagues that they have more cost-optimization strategies than they might expect. Many business leaders reflexively reach for the headcount-reduction lever. This is understandable given the rising cost of labor and that downsizing and reducing year-end bonuses usually hits the…
  • Blog
    February 28, 2023
    Privileged Access Risks and the Journey to Trust
    Most business leaders understand that we live in a hyper-connected world. By embracing the convenience and flexibility cloud-based solutions provide, businesses have traded away the security (and rigidity) of services that once operated within the four walls of enterprise data centers. In making that shift, businesses have incurred new risks associated with an explosion of access privileges to…
  • Blog
    March 1, 2023
    Modernizing Applications: The Importance of Reducing Technical Debt
    Technical debt is no longer just a “technical” problem. As recent, widely publicized events have shown, it is a business problem that can have serious consequences for organizations. The government and Congress are taking notice of unfair consumer experiences, and it is crucial for businesses to address their technical debt and minimize the risk of negative press, government fines and damaged…
  • Blog
    March 7, 2023
    Common Frameworks for Maturing Security Programs
    Every cybersecurity organization, through its program maturity journey, grapples with the challenge of choosing and aligning with a security framework. Frameworks provide structure, but also allow the organizations to evaluate their program internally, as well as against industry peers. Let’s take a closer look at some of the most common security frameworks used within the industry, including key…
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