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Success in Succession

CFO Simplified

Heres what we found: The biggest problem was labor overrunsprojects kept blowing past their estimated costs Project estimates were often overly optimistic, especially when it came to labor Supervision of employees was loose, and no one was keeping track of time expectations or labor costs. Leadership skills are critical.

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How to build a business case for FP&A software

Centage

If you’re in the office of finance, convincing your leadership to adopt FP&A software to help with your workload can be an uphill battle. It also makes clear to leadership that youʼve considered all avenues before suggesting a solution that represents (to them) an additional expense.

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Once Upon a Time in Financeland: How Storytelling Helps FP&A Succeed

Jedox Finance

At that time, I had to present to the area leadership team the P&L for that country and I had to explain to them why the profitability had decreased. To do that I made a deep dive cost analysis to understand the main reasons behind that change.

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How storytelling helps FP&A succeed

Future CFO

At that time, I had to present to the area leadership team the P&L for that country and I had to explain to them why the profitability had decreased. To do that I made a deep dive cost analysis to understand the main reasons behind that change.