Integrated workforce planning – the beginning and end of HRM process

Things can become very difficult if the wrong workforce planning decisions are taken, whether because of erroneous calculations or because the overview has been lost. The fact remains: successful workforce planning is a complex matter that is dependent on many factors. In this blog we explain how companies can efficiently and accurately calculate their personnel […]

Apliqo Insights: Melbourne FP&A Board meeting

Apliqo – a Cubewise Company – is proud to be sponsoring such a high-quality forum where the most important challenges of FP&A related to people, process, technology, analytics and business partnering are debated. A big thanks goes to Larysa for creating such a unique community focused on FP&A and the opportunity for Apliqo to be […]

Apliqo Insights: Sydney FP&A Board meeting 2018

Apliqo – a Cubewise Company – is proud to be sponsoring such a high-quality forum where the most important challenges of FP&A related to people, process, technology, analytics and business partnering are debated. A big thanks goes to Larysa for creating such a unique community focused on FP&A and the opportunity for Apliqo to be […]

Cash is King – Why cash flow planning is a must

This is often due in large part to the fact that they have no process in place or have simply chosen the wrong planning tool. In this blog we will show you why an integrated reporting and planning solution is the best way for a company to improve its cash flow planning on the long […]

Apliqo Insights: Frankfurt FP&A Board meeting 2018

One of the key questions was what are the main challenges in implementing Driver Based Planning? The meeting was well attended and a great success. Key challenges during an implementation are management sponsorship, transparency about key business drivers, change management and technology support for driver-based modelling. Interesting insights: Around 90% of participants are not or […]

Apliqo launches two new software solutions

With the redesigned Version 2.0 of Apliqo UX and the launch of the Apliqo C&C (financial consolidation and close) solution, the software company based in Zurich is targeting additional customer segments and setting another milestone on its successful expansion course. Zurich, April 17, 2018: Apliqo UX is a web-based front-end application for IBM Planning Analytics […]

Focus On Value Drivers!

Enterprises are helped to achieve their set targets or to take corrective action if unforeseen changes occur in the background conditions. In this blog we show how the implementation of a driver-based planning concept enables companies to achieve a competitive edge over their rivals. It is an indisputable fact that a majority of enterprises do […]

Apliqo Insights: London FP&A Board meeting 2018

One of the key questions was if companies see a new Era for ZBB. We are looking back to a successful meeting with a great audience. Key insights from the meeting: Around 50% of participants have used or implemented ZBB in their organization. The overall feedback was that the biggest advantage of ZBB is to […]

Last chance for corporate planning: Part 2

Now for the tricky part. Leading planning and budgeting away from the brink naturally requires action. This is why in part 2 we will explain the specifics of how to implement efficient planning processes. Part 2 – nine steps for efficient corporate planning Efficient implementation of unified performance management requires structured processes and systems. Here […]

Last chance for corporate planning: Part 1

“Corporate budgeting is a joke, and everyone knows it,” the business magazine wrote in 2001. The polarizing article generated an enormous reaction. However, little has changed since then. To this day, planning is perhaps the greatest challenge that companies face. In a two-part blog series, we reveal how companies can make their planning processes more […]