Planning, budgeting and forecasting always will be crucial components to your organization. But choosing the right performance management software can be a tough task. This paper from IBM outlines the business challenges and drivers, as well as organizational and technological best practices to follow, and includes a software selection matrix. 

Read this expert e-book to learn how new technologies and best practices are being used to help finance departments increase their agility and respond to ever-changing business environments. 

Gallup has deployed Oracle's OBIEE Plus suite, Oracle BI Publisher which along with several best practice implementation efforts has provided Gallup a new reporting and business analysis platform. Listen to this podcast to learn more. 

By adopting commercial best practices, the federal government can achieve sustainable cost savings and reach high levels of operational efficiency. Read this paper to learn about the IBM 7-point strategy and unmatched portfolio of offerings that can help federal agencies stabilize a fiscal imbalance. 

Success depends on healthy and accurate forecasts. A rolling forecasting approach is typically helpful in developing or restoring your forecasting practices to full health. This paper from IBM offers up six principals that should be mainstays in your forecasting blueprint and also outlines an example of successful rolling forecasts in practice. 

With global supply chains, volatile markets, growing volumes of "big data," and advancements in real-time analytics capabilities, technological enablement of sales and operations planning (S&OP) is gaining increasing importance for today's manufacturers. Read this IDC paper to learn more. 

There is no question that the past two financial years have been tough – IT budgets have been cut and IT managers have been under pressure to deliver more for less. But attitudes are changing, things are looking up and there’s a renewed sense of optimism within IT departments. 

With new technologies—such as planning and analysis solutions powered by IBM Cognos® software—companies are automating the process, getting faster reports and data that fuel “what is” and “what if” scenarios. Read this paper to learn more. 

The Corporate Executive Board IT Budget Benchmarking Survey assess IT spending,  staffing, and outsourcing levels at more than 175 organizations globally, representing roughly US$38 billion in IT spend. Download for the latest IT budget trends. 

This paper outlines how one specific business intelligence (BI) platform can benefit your financial organization. Read this now and learn how CFO dashboards can be used to measure, monitor and optimize banking performance, why creating a risk intelligent enterprise is critical, how to efficiently manage customers and investments and so much more. 

Read this brief paper and learn how IBM Cognos can lead finance teams into the next generation by offering driver-based budgeting with vastly shorter planning cycles, flexible rolling forecasts, faster and more reliable financial close and consolidation, tighter control over operational performance, swifter reporting capabilities and so much more. 

<p>Whether you are looking to upgrade your current PeopleSoft software or implementing for the first time, this white paper provides a clear description of the value added benefits you can expect to see from PeopleSoft Enterprise Financial management 9.1.</p> 

This nine-page Buyer’s Guide to Financial Services IT assesses the implications and challenges facing CIOs and senior IT professionals.