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Why, as CEO, I Love Driver-Based Planning

Why, as CEO, I Love Driver-Based Planning

By Dave Kellogg on July 14, 2014

While driver-based planning is a bit of an old buzzword (the first two Google hits date to 2009 and 2011 respectively), I am nevertheless a huge fan of driver-based planning not because the concept was sexy back in the day, but because it’s incredibly useful.  In this post, I’ll explain why. When I talk to finance people, I tend […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged budget, budgeting, CEO, Decision making, EPM, finance, FPA, Host Analytics, Management, planning, strategy, valuation

Did You Just Make a Plan or a Budget?

Did You Just Make a Plan or a Budget?

By Dave Kellogg on January 20, 2014

Congratulations!  If your company is like most, you’ve recently finished a (hopefully) solid 2013 and, from an EPM perspective, completed your 2014 annual planning process. Before we get too excited, however, let’s ask one quick question:  did you just make a plan or a budget?  In business, we tend to use the terms “plan” and “budget” as synonyms. […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged budgeting, EPM, Management, planning, strategy | 2 Responses

A Tale of Two Bridges

A Tale of Two Bridges

By Michael Fauscette on August 6, 2013

If anyone is wondering why I’ve been quiet lately, I’ve been away on holiday. I just returned from the trip this week and I was thinking about a story that I heard over the past weekend from a tour guide, as we explored the Scottish West Highlands. Actually we were in Edinburgh, and on the […]

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged Bridge, CRM, Customer, CX, execution, experience, operations, planning, success

If You Have More Than Three Priorities, You Have No Priorities

If You Have More Than Three Priorities, You Have No Priorities

By Maggie Fox on February 6, 2013

 Some rights reserved by hockadilly One of my favorite sayings (with apologies to Jim Collins, author of From Good to Great) is: “If you have more than three priorities, you have no priorities.” I literally use this to run my business life – every year, my team and I agree on three high-level strategic priorities for the […]

Posted in Business, Trends & Concepts | Tagged education, Focus, planning, priorities, Time management

Connecting Digital Strategy with Social Business and Next-Gen Mobility

Connecting Digital Strategy with Social Business and Next-Gen Mobility

By Dion Hinchcliffe on July 26, 2011

How do the overarching digital strategies of today’s 21st century enterprise relate to social business and smart mobility? It’s a question I’ve been asked more and more frequently as these two major new trends become primary areas of focus in organizations around the world. The reality is today that large organizations continue to struggle with […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged android, applications, Architecture, Blog Post, Business Models, CEO, CIO, CMO, collaboration, communication, Community, CRM, Crowdsourcing, digital, Digital Strategy, Enablement, Facebook, internet, iOS, marketing, mobility, planning, sales, social business, Social CRM, strategy, Supply Chains, technology, Web | 9 Responses

Deadlines and Vacations

Deadlines and Vacations

By Craig Cmehil on August 2, 2009

A rant about having deadlines, being on vacation and yet still working.
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Deadlines and Vacations

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Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged deadlines, Episodes, planning, stress, vacations

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