Posts Tagged ‘Budgeting and Planning’

Gaining operational excellence through Corporate Performance Management (CPM) involves a strategic approach to managing and optimizing various aspects of your organization’s performance. CPM encompasses processes, methodologies, and software tools that help align business activities with your goals, monitor performance, and make data-driven decisions. Here are some key pointers that will aid you in achieving operational […]

Leading healthcare organizations are presented with opportunities to meet an accelerated demand for services being driven by a rise in health consumerism, the need to improve patient outcomes and satisfaction, increased cost pressures, and alternative reimbursement models. These healthcare organizations are undergoing Finance transformation and utilizing technology to bridge the gap.  Watch on-demand to learn how […]

Goal setting occurs every year for leaders and their respective teams across all areas of an organization. Technical enhancements, process improvements, training, etc. are all typical goal topics which definitely deserve their place on the priority list. However, special consideration should be given to goals that require collaboration between teams within the organization. Finance and […]

Let’s not kid ourselves. Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) implementations are not easy. The complexity surrounding EPM processes and requirements grows by the day (probably an understatement). We can probably all agree that this is the natural evolution of things for one reason or another. Luckily, Oracle’s suite of EPM solutions provide technical features to solve […]

Oracle EPM customers need to prepare for several upcoming changes for November 2021. These changes are mentioned in the Important Actions and Considerations section of the October Update documentation. The documentation can be found here. While the updates highlighted in this post are not critical in nature, administrators and power users should be aware in […]

Oracle’s EPM September release contains three key updates. These three updates impact Smart View users, customers using Data Management, and those using journals within Financial Consolidation and Close. Continue reading below for explanations of each!   Smart View – Drill to All Levels in Base A new option named “Drill to All Levels in Base” […]

Automation is a critical aspect of any mature technological platform. Oracle’s recent updates to their EPM Cloud offerings include several new and exciting automation capabilities. Continue to read below for explanation on several of the noteworthy enhancements.   New and Improved EPM Automate Commands cloneEnvironment – Provides ability to clone the environment.  The UsersAndPreDefinedRoles optional […]

Oracle is introducing major enhancements to its EPM reporting capabilities with the February 2021 update. These enhancements will undoubtedly provide Oracle EPM customers the opportunity to expand their current reporting abilities to meet the challenges facing organizations today. Continue reading below as we touch on three things every customer must know about the new functionality […]

Oracle Hyperion EPM on-premises version 11.2.3.0 has been released on Oracle Software Delivery Cloud. What’s New with EPM 11.2.3? Release 11.2.3 contains bug fixes for Windows and Linux only, support for TLS 1.2, and the ability to apply an update directly from 11.2.1 or 11.2.2 (using the Apply Update option in the EPM System Installer) […]

Planning and Analytics on the Cloud All organizations must perform financial planning and analysis (FP&A), and many want to shift from a complex web of spreadsheets to a cloud-based integrated solution.  This article will introduce financial planning and analysis and survey four cloud-based solutions. An FP&A solution consolidates and integrates all data, rules, and calculations […]

What is IBM Planning Analytics with Cloud Pak for Data? IBM offers Planning Analytics for on-premise and on the IBM Cloud; why have they added IBM Planning Analytics on Cloud Pak for Data?  We will cover this question with the following explanations: Why IBM Planning Analytics? What is IBM Cloud Pak for Data? How does […]

Starting with the 20.09 update, Oracle will cease supporting Internet Explorer as a compatible browser for EPM Cloud applications. This will leave Edge, Chrome, and Firefox ESR as the remaining supported browsers for Windows users. The move away from Internet Explorer is due to the fact that Microsoft has announced that Internet Explorer 11 is […]