Enterprise Performance Management Blog
For Times That Are Accelerating, Agile Tools Are Essential (Pt. 3)
Just after the decade’s turn, an article in the Harvard Business Review discussed what has become increasingly common knowledge: agility, the ability to adapt quickly, is the new competitive advantage in today’s marketplace. Over the course of the decade, it’s actually become a business necessity [...]
To Excel Or Not To Excel, Is That the Question? (Pt. 2)
With apologies to the bard, the question for many companies is whether Excel is to be or not to be. The application has many advantages, but its limitations have lead to the term “Excel Hell.” Let’s consider both options. The widespread use of Excel is also an advantage; it’s almost a universal business language. The application is so ubiquitous it has become the de facto term for spreadsheet; yet the fact is the myopic perception of Excel as just a traditional spreadsheet has led to a less-than-robust use of its full functionality as a problem-solving tool. [...]
Should You Trust What Your Vendor Says? Listen Up. (Pt. 1)
If there’s one thing millennials have brought to the business world, it’s a heaping dose of skepticism about the claims companies make for their products. For those who have been inundated with bold marketing messages their entire lives, such claims raise suspicion more than they engender trust. [...]
Combining chart types and secondary axes in Jedox
Jedox charts are a great way to provide a quick overview of your data. Most of us have used graphs before and are familiar with the basic features. However, we all have struggled to create a graph that goes beyond ...
Jedox Makes Its Debut in the Magic Quadrant for Strategic CPM Solutions
Jedox today announced its debut in the “Magic Quadrant for Strategic Enterprise Performance Management Solutions”*. This annual study published by Gartner Inc. provides an overview of the main EPM vendors worldwide based on a market perspective and assesses their individual “strengths” ...