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Our CPM consulting firm is focused on taking a holistic approach to serve our clients on their digital financial transformation journey using the OneStream intelligent finance platform.   As a Diamond OneStream Implementation Partner, we bring to fruition each client’s CPM vision through strategy, planning, implementation, building, running, training, education,...

Within manufacturing organizations, each department ideally views the corporate financial planning and analysis (FP&A) team as a partner taking the role of strategic advisor working closely with business units. Its duty is, in part, to identify opportunities for investment and savings while mitigating costs.   However, for many manufacturing organizations,...

Bringing together disparate data points in a coherent manner remains a very real and prominent challenge for CFOs and finance departments in manufacturing organizations.   For most organizations, the culprits are spreadsheets, disconnected pieces of legacy software, or manual processes. Fortunately, there is a better way to support financial data...

After a one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are looking forward to participating in numerous ways during this year’s OneStream Splash™ event.   OneStream Splash 2021 is scheduled for August 30 - September 2 in Orlando, Florida. This is the week before Labor Day, creating the opportunity for...

CFOs have a remarkable opportunity to add value to their organization by delivering timely and insightful financial data to support decision-making in today’s fast-paced environment. But, many CFOs are handcuffed by legacy technology and processes that cripple their ability to seize this opportunity to provide a deeper level of guidance...

When looking at the core elements of corporate or enterprise performance management (CPM/EPM) for manufacturing organizations, there are specific planning processes considered essential to success. Among these processes is business modeling, which is fundamental for any operation. By investing time to plan and develop business modeling, global enterprises can map...

We sat down with Clarke Hair, Director of IT, Financial, HR, & Legal Systems at Interface Inc., to discuss how Interface transformed their existing complex and manual consolidations processes into aligned, efficient, and standardized processes with increased transparency and value-added analysis. How did they do it? In this webinar, you...

Zero-based budgeting (ZBB) is an incredible finance tool that organizations can use to reduce financial waste and optimize their cost-efficiency. CFOs and Finance leaders that have embraced ZBB understand how important budget maximization is in supporting the success of an organization to address modern business challenges. So, what’s the next...

In light of the global health crisis, businesses and finance leaders have been forced to re-evaluate their current budgeting methods and maximize their spending efficiencies. Fortunately, zero-based budgeting (ZBB) has emerged as a viable alternative to traditional driver-based planning or annual operating plans.   CFOs recognize that now is the...

Finance relies heavily on the utilization of forecasts and estimates to inform present and future decision-making. The introduction of COVID-19 one year ago completely disrupted any and all plans, schedules, or predictions. With the world greatly affected by uncertainty, finance leaders were forced to develop long-term models that were adaptive...