Business growth is fueled by projects large and small, short- and long-term—but to be successful, these projects must be connected to finance and other lines of business. A siloed approach, where projects are planned without connecting data, strategy, and cost components can cause unnecessary challenges. Project financial planning involves planning for every financial aspect of a project, including headcount and […]

Managing business disruption is a top priority for finance and supply chain leaders who need to minimize the impact of sudden change on costs and service, and react quickly. Integrated business planning and execution leverages the best practices of sales and operations planning with the benefits of new technologies to help you know sooner and act faster.Get the starter kit […]

The COVID-19 pandemic created dramatic changes in our workforce-nearly 4 million Americans left their jobs in April 2021 alone, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Finance and HR leaders must work together to build a connected workforce plan. By aligning their data, systems, and strategy, they’ll gain more comprehensive workforce insights and a deeper understanding of the costs involved.Learn […]

Many organizations struggle to manage change because they lack planning alignment across departments, and suffer from data silos and fragmented systems. In this ebook, Oracle partners share customer success stories in connected enterprise planning, along with insights from their most successful planning implementations. Learn how customers that connect financial, operational, and line of business planning on a single cloud are:• […]

What’s driving the need to combine financial and operational planning on a single technology platform? Get Gartner’s take on why enterprise planning must evolve. This analyst report discusses the benefits of a connected approach to planning, including improved business performance, cross-departmental collaboration, and ease of use. It also shares 10 major evaluation factors to ensure you select the right planning […]

The future of business has arrived sooner than expected, setting new challenges and altering business priorities. Disruption has become a constant, and plans are now made to be changed, refined, and adjusted constantly. Siloed, line of business planning may have sufficed before, but today the focus is on connected and continuous planning across the enterprise. In this ebook, Oracle lays […]

Guarantee programs from storage vendors can drive significant value, but you need to make sure you dig into the details. IDC explains the value that you can realize from the different components of and approaches to storage-guarantee programs. Armed with this knowledge, IT management teams can make more informed purchase decisions that can lead to a better experience. Read “How […]

In this Pathfinder report, 451 explores how choosing the right storage platform and right-sizing your storage systems can help to significantly reduce or eliminate disruptions to your IT agility.