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Are Manual Processes Slowing You Down?

By The Center Team on March 30, 2018

Our survey revealed that in an era of increasing automation, most companies are still relying on outdated methods to manage their budgets.

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March 2018: What We’re Reading

By The Center Team on March 22, 2018

News and insights to keep you up to date and on track—a successful push to profitability, the importance of culture, managing forecasting risk, and…

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Is Your Budget Bar Too Low?

By The Center Team on March 8, 2018

In our recent study, we were surprised that more than three-quarters of companies gave themselves an A or B for overall budget effectiveness.

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February 2018: What We’re Reading

By The Center Team on February 28, 2018

Recent news and insights to keep you up to date and on track—tips for presenting data, the resurgence of ZBB, how to close the…

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Over Your Business Budget? You’re Not Alone

By The Center Team on February 12, 2018

Our research shows that across the board, nearly two-thirds of companies go over budget at least sometimes.

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January 2018: What We’re Reading

By The Center Team on January 30, 2018

News and insights to keep you up to date and on track—emerging tech trends, best practices for visualizing data, the keys to business agility,…

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What Grade Would You Give Your Budget Process?

By The Center Team on January 18, 2018

What we found out when we asked 200+ companies of all sizes how they plan, spend, and track their budgets.

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December 2017: What We’re Reading

By The Center Team on December 22, 2017

News and insights to keep you up to date and on track—FP&A best practices, the new role of AI in accounting, creating an effective…

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Your Budget is Outdated. Here’s How to Fix It.

By The Center Team on November 30, 2017

Budgets should help companies put their strategic plans to work, but their effectiveness is often limited by old data, bad habits, and inefficiency.

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Why Connecting Strategy to Spend Matters

By The Center Team on March 9, 2017

The Blunt Truth Here’s a common scenario: It’s the beginning of March, and you get an email that says the company needs employees to…

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