Harvard Business Review Analytic Services Study: Modern Planning Tools Boost Agility
A new report uncovers a divide between the modern planning tools that organizations want and the ones they have—but also finds growing efforts to bridge the gap.
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Q&A: Workday’s Barbara Larson and Pete Schlampp on the Evolving Finance Function
Workday’s finance and strategy leaders spoke with Boston Consulting Group on how finance at Workday has evolved to support our growth, and the lessons other finance leaders can learn through their approach to data and cross-functional collaboration.
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Scenario Planning: The Reality Check Every Business Needs
The ability to quickly and easily assess potential outcomes—best case, worst case, most likely case—is extremely valuable when variables are constantly changing.
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The Importance of Relationships for Successful ERP Modernization
Many CIOs are in the driver's seat when it comes to deciding their organization's overall ERP strategy. Yet successful transformation requires effective partnership with other stakeholders, particularly the CFO. Learn why building strong relationships across the business is critical to ERP modernization, and the business benefits that come from an adaptable platform.
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Top 5 CFO Questions About Going Beyond ERP
Finance leaders looking to the next generation of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems must focus on how their software will connect people, operational, and financial data to create value now and well into the future.
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Why Modern Planning Software Is Essential in Times of Uncertainty
For true business agility, companies can no longer rely on spreadsheets, manual processes, and legacy financial planning and analysis (FP&A) technology.
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Reevaluating ERP: Paving a Way Forward
The prospect of transforming complex business-critical systems is enough to scare off some CIOs from tackling core modernization efforts. But maintaining the status quo presents an even greater risk to the business. Learn what the path to a modern ERP environment looks like.
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Why Businesses Can’t Avoid ERP Modernization Any Longer
Forward-thinking CIOs are using the opportunity to rethink traditional ERP environments, with an emphasis on transforming business processes and creating a foundation for a decision-ready organization. Learn why neglecting the digital ERP core is a dead-end strategy.
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Is It Time to Automate Your Finance Planning Processes?
Automating repetitive financial planning tasks can reduce errors, shorten cycle times, and increase financial planning and analysis (FP&A) productivity.
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FP&A’s Role in ESG Planning and Reporting
As demand for disclosure increases, CFOs will need help from their financial planning and analysis (FP&A) teams to meet and report on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals.
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Workday and McKinsey Team Up to Unleash the Power of Finance and People Data for Businesses
This global alliance provides clients with innovative solutions that transform the way their businesses operate.
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How IT Can Advance the Business Case for Cloud Computing
Making the business case for moving to the cloud is often about developing strong partnerships across the C-Suite and establishing internal trust in an organization. Christoph Frank, head of process and technology solutions and strategy at LGI, talks about his organisation’s shift to the cloud, and how companies should think about its return on investment.
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4 Trends Shaping the European Banking Sector, Part 2
In this article, we’ll discuss the challenges facing the European banking sector, the risks and barriers organisations face on the path to digital transformation, and how the sector will benefit from increased agility.
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CFOs and CHROs Identify Top Factors in Building Sustainable Growth
Finance and HR leaders in midmarket companies say landing key talent and improving operational efficiency are critical for success, according to a new AchieveNEXT survey.
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4 Trends Shaping the European Banking Sector, Part 1
The banking sector has long been ripe for transformation. Yet, legacy technologies have often prevented wholesale digital change. We’ll take a look at two challenges facing the European banking sector and the risks facing organisations on the path to transformation.
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How Sales Teams Can Successfully Navigate Today’s Environment
In a time when unpredictability is the new status quo, sales teams need a powerful planning tool that can help them course-correct with precision and speed.
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Workday Global Study: CIOs Hold the Key to Data-Fueled Transformation
According to our latest global survey, the requirements of digital transformation are placing huge demands on technology leaders. See how CIOs can gain a strategic edge in the new world of work.
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Beyond Shareholder Value: Strategy and Vision for the Office of the CFO
Companies are asking more of their CFOs than ever before. They’re expected to lead environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives, oversee digital transformation projects, and ensure their teams have the right skills for the future. That’s why finance leaders need the right technology.
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Workday’s Path to a Zero-Day Close: Q&A With Philippa Lawrence
The advent of machine learning, automation, and the Workday Enterprise Management Cloud suggests the era of a continuous close for financial reporting is within reach. Our Chief Accounting Officer and Vice President Philippa Lawrence explains how we’ll get there.
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How IT Is Empowering Today’s Workers
During an unpredictable time, IT teams can offer their companies a competitive edge in employee retention by helping create flexible work experiences.
