Enterprise Performance Management Blog

In this article our guest authors from smartPM.solution dive a little deeper into the topic of S&OP performance and walk you through the 5-step S&OP approach, which, according to Gartner, leads to the highest possible level of maturity.

What does maximum maturity mean in the 5-step Gartner Sales & Operations Model? In this article the guest authors from smarPM.solution show you how to handle the 5-step Gartner Sales & Operations Model and how to reach maximum maturity.

From overarching sales targets to more specific sub-goals and milestones, how should they be defined? What do you need to consider? In this blog post, we look at sales targets and goal setting from different perspectives and discuss what to consider when defining them.

Change is happening in Finance. However, knowing that change should happen and making the change happening are two very different things. In this post, we will discuss the four dimensions that CFOs need to consider creating the change in their teams.

The chronic illness of the finance function is that accounting professionals often would like to do more value-adding work but don’t have the time. To change the mindset of CFOs and their finance function from “a cost center to becoming a profit driver” we need time but also energy. In this article we will share some concrete tools and practical ways to make this change happen.

“What got you here won’t get you there” is a popular saying and CFOs around the world have long since realized this. However, creating the actual change needed to “get us there” is not taking place at the speed required. In this article we will take a deeper look into the changes that need to happen.

The role Financial Planning & Analysis plays within an organization has always been vitally important. At a recent CFO Magazine Australia event on the 'Future of Finance,' three industry professionals using Jedox shared how FP&A has supported their organizations through very challenging times.

Does it make sense to have a complete separation between your company goals, sales reps targets, and compensation models? In this blog post, we'll look at how you connect the dots between Sales Performance Management and xP&A.

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) provides organizations with vital planning, budgeting, and forecasting abilities so important strategy decisions can be made. Extended Planning & Analysis (xP&A) gives operational departments the same power – and more. In this blog post, we'll look at what xP&A is and how to move from FP&A to xP&A for 360° planning across the organization.