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When to Use a ‘Decision Tree’ for Business Planning

CFO Selections

The “branches” off each decision alternative that result use data analysis to forecast the most likely outcome of each decision. Decision trees can be more conceptual in nature or have numbers to back up decision scenarios, as is the case of pricing changes affecting revenue figures.

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Why Businesses Are Choosing Other Options Over Excel Spreadsheets for Financial Forecasting

Centage

Excel is an easy-to-use platform for inputting numbers and getting results with simple formulas. Disadvantages of Excel for Financial Forecasting While Excel is not necessarily bad for data analysis or financial forecasting, it may not be the best option available to your business.

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Survey: Executives Optimistic Despite Financial Disruption, Prioritizing Technology Adoption to Combat Talent Shortage

CFO Leadership

Data analysis and leadership were ranked by CFOs as the most important skills for new team members, outpacing more traditional competencies like accounting and project management. Inflation moved down to the third-ranked impact, tied with the US regulatory environment at 13%. That’s up nearly ten percentage points last quarter.

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A Primer for finance managers to chart the sustainability journey in Asia

Future CFO

A recent whitepaper published by the Sustainable and Green Finance Institute (SGFIN) at the National University of Singapore sheds light on the growing demand for ESG data and the widespread use of aggregate ESG scores from a growing number of data providers.

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Unpacking the value of digital transformation in finance

Future CFO

Using machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) for forecasting and predictive analysis is the next frontier for companies, where efficiency gains from RPA can help create more time for higher-value work such as AI-enabled data analysis and forecasting.

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Today’s Business Budgeting; Can Your Spreadsheet Software Keep Up

Centage

Today’s business budgeting and financial planning solutions must provide business insight in real time and let budget owners and planners collaborate with confidence in numbers. It replaces static spreadsheets with a cloud-based financial tool that gives role-based access to data in real time. Change is here. Risk is real.

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Finding the Patterns in Big Data

The Finance Weekly

One of the most powerful ways to defend against competitors and shine amongst your peers is to discover that one gem of data that drives action. In technical terms, it’s the art and science of mining your data to find key patterns. 2 Clean Up Your Data The quality of your data analysis is only as good as the data you've collected.