SAP Solution Brief
SAP Solutions for Performance Management
The document discusses SAP solutions for performance management that allow companies to [1] proactively measure performance using a single data source, [2] perform all key financial performance management activities with an integrated solution, and [3] help stakeholders see how their actions impact corporate performance. The solutions provide tools for defining strategy, managing execution, budgeting, planning, consolidation, and modeling and optimizing profitability.
You’ve created a powerful and focused strategic plan. Your business is undergoing significant transformation. Now comes the hard part. Implementation. You know what you have to achieve, but how can you make sure everyone is aligned and focused on execution.
My Single Point keeps you on top of the situation with real-time monitoring and full visibility of all activities to achieve the strategic objectives. What-if simulation modeling enables you to understand different options, simulating the implications of change across the organization and budgets, giving you tools for fast decision-making. My Single Point even provides automated alerts that require immediate attention.
Contact us for a demo:
IT-as-a-Service Consulting S.P.R.L
18 avenue Jean XXIII
1330 Rixensart – Belgium
Tel: +32 2 318.12.71
Fax: +32 2 318.81.41
Mobile: +32 478.40.30.12
Email: info@itaasc.com
web: www.itaasc.com
This in our firms' introduction to the concept of the Balanced Scorecard. We use this as part of developing the strategy monitoring and management processes our clients use to insure their strategies stay on track. While this doesn't include our content associated with actually setting up or managing the process, we hope it helps companies who are considering (or struggling with) a BSC implementation.
Operational Excellence: The New Lever for Profitability and Competitive Advan...FindWhitePapers
In this paper, we provide an overview on the importance of achieving operational excellence in the current economy and how to link strategy to operations as described by Drs. Kaplan & Norton in their new book The Execution Premium.
What is Business Performance Management?Corporater
In this presentation on Business Performance Management, you will learn:
• The essentials of Business Performance Management (BPM)
• How to align strategy and tactics using BPM
• About BPM software
You will also gain insights on how to run your business more efficiently by measuring, managing and driving performance.
You’ve created a powerful and focused strategic plan. Your business is undergoing significant transformation. Now comes the hard part. Implementation. You know what you have to achieve, but how can you make sure everyone is aligned and focused on execution.
My Single Point keeps you on top of the situation with real-time monitoring and full visibility of all activities to achieve the strategic objectives. What-if simulation modeling enables you to understand different options, simulating the implications of change across the organization and budgets, giving you tools for fast decision-making. My Single Point even provides automated alerts that require immediate attention.
Contact us for a demo:
IT-as-a-Service Consulting S.P.R.L
18 avenue Jean XXIII
1330 Rixensart – Belgium
Tel: +32 2 318.12.71
Fax: +32 2 318.81.41
Mobile: +32 478.40.30.12
Email: info@itaasc.com
web: www.itaasc.com
This in our firms' introduction to the concept of the Balanced Scorecard. We use this as part of developing the strategy monitoring and management processes our clients use to insure their strategies stay on track. While this doesn't include our content associated with actually setting up or managing the process, we hope it helps companies who are considering (or struggling with) a BSC implementation.
Operational Excellence: The New Lever for Profitability and Competitive Advan...FindWhitePapers
In this paper, we provide an overview on the importance of achieving operational excellence in the current economy and how to link strategy to operations as described by Drs. Kaplan & Norton in their new book The Execution Premium.
What is Business Performance Management?Corporater
In this presentation on Business Performance Management, you will learn:
• The essentials of Business Performance Management (BPM)
• How to align strategy and tactics using BPM
• About BPM software
You will also gain insights on how to run your business more efficiently by measuring, managing and driving performance.
Building a Strategy Focused IT Organization using Balanced ScorecardGlen Alleman
The Balanced Scorecard initiative develops your Strategies, Critical Success Factors, and Key Performance Indicators - that align the business strategies with the business operations
Power Smart Business Operations with Real-Time Process Intelligence - Solutio...Beyond Technologies
The sooner you detect and act upon threats and opportunities, the sooner you can move your business forward. With complete visibility into end-to-end
business processes and an understanding of where to focus, your frontline employees are empowered to make better and faster decisions during daily business operations in real time.
Scenario planning: addressing a capability gap affecting industry competitive...Charles Edwards
Exponential population and technology growth is occurring at a rate never before seen in history. Together, these forces have created the data driven world we live in. The business landscape has become more competitive and complex given the increased level of capability required to scale, evolve and rapidly gain market share; shortening the business maturity life cycle.
A critical success factor to survival and succeed in both nature and business is the ability to learn and implement quickly – to adapt and evolve. By reducing the time it takes for your business to know what’s happening, learn what is needed for success and implement, you can outpace your competitors and capture new opportunities.
Today, there is an imperative to turn the vast seas of data into information, something usable which drives insights and enables us to make decisions which optimally utilise assets and resources. In operational speak, this entire process is enabled by excellence in Scenario Planning.
This white paper covers the relevancy of Scenario Planning today, an analysis of the stages of S&OP maturity and a case study on Simplot, a leading Australian food manufacturer with mature S&OP and Scenario Planning capabilities.
PDF available here: http://www.gra.net.au/uploads/resource/129-GRA-Scenario-Planning-White-Paper.pdf
In a time when organic growth just won’t cut it, organizations are increasingly growing through acquisitions or reorganizations to accelerate business results. From planning a merger, acquisition or divestiture to managing reorganizations, the Nakisa Transformation Accelerators Suite will help you to navigate change more effectively.
What is Business Architecture and why should I be interested in it? This point of view from Slalom Consulting explains why Business Architecture improves strategy execution through the use of capability definition and assessment.
Azdan Business Analytics is delivering end-to-end business management solutions that help decision makers obtain 360-degree view of the business. We combine our international capabilities and local market knowledge with our extensive range of skills and industry expertise to implement first in class Enterprise Performance Management (EPM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Business Analytics solutions.
SAP BPC is the financial management element of the enterprise performance management cycle. It entails business planning and forecasting, the reporting of actual performance data and both management and group consolidation.
Building a Strategy Focused IT Organization using Balanced ScorecardGlen Alleman
The Balanced Scorecard initiative develops your Strategies, Critical Success Factors, and Key Performance Indicators - that align the business strategies with the business operations
Power Smart Business Operations with Real-Time Process Intelligence - Solutio...Beyond Technologies
The sooner you detect and act upon threats and opportunities, the sooner you can move your business forward. With complete visibility into end-to-end
business processes and an understanding of where to focus, your frontline employees are empowered to make better and faster decisions during daily business operations in real time.
Scenario planning: addressing a capability gap affecting industry competitive...Charles Edwards
Exponential population and technology growth is occurring at a rate never before seen in history. Together, these forces have created the data driven world we live in. The business landscape has become more competitive and complex given the increased level of capability required to scale, evolve and rapidly gain market share; shortening the business maturity life cycle.
A critical success factor to survival and succeed in both nature and business is the ability to learn and implement quickly – to adapt and evolve. By reducing the time it takes for your business to know what’s happening, learn what is needed for success and implement, you can outpace your competitors and capture new opportunities.
Today, there is an imperative to turn the vast seas of data into information, something usable which drives insights and enables us to make decisions which optimally utilise assets and resources. In operational speak, this entire process is enabled by excellence in Scenario Planning.
This white paper covers the relevancy of Scenario Planning today, an analysis of the stages of S&OP maturity and a case study on Simplot, a leading Australian food manufacturer with mature S&OP and Scenario Planning capabilities.
PDF available here: http://www.gra.net.au/uploads/resource/129-GRA-Scenario-Planning-White-Paper.pdf
In a time when organic growth just won’t cut it, organizations are increasingly growing through acquisitions or reorganizations to accelerate business results. From planning a merger, acquisition or divestiture to managing reorganizations, the Nakisa Transformation Accelerators Suite will help you to navigate change more effectively.
What is Business Architecture and why should I be interested in it? This point of view from Slalom Consulting explains why Business Architecture improves strategy execution through the use of capability definition and assessment.
Azdan Business Analytics is delivering end-to-end business management solutions that help decision makers obtain 360-degree view of the business. We combine our international capabilities and local market knowledge with our extensive range of skills and industry expertise to implement first in class Enterprise Performance Management (EPM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Business Analytics solutions.
SAP BPC is the financial management element of the enterprise performance management cycle. It entails business planning and forecasting, the reporting of actual performance data and both management and group consolidation.
SAP BPC | SAP BUSINESS PLANNING & CONSOLIDATION | BPC SERVICESJames L. Lee
What is SAP BPC?
SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation (formerly OutlookSoft) is a corporate performance management tool that can cater for all types of planning and forecasting, from simple small processes to complex multi-layer processes, while also providing consolidation and easy to use reporting.
In a tough market, the pressure to get SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) right is all the more intense. Uncertain times demand more of organizations financial systems, as they call for complex data analysis and scenario planning.
SAP BPC is the financial management element of the enterprise performance management cycle. It entails business planning and forecasting, the reporting of actual performance data and both management and group consolidation.
SAP BPC should never be based on trial and error. It should be a fast, efficient and simple process. Yet, the opposite is often the case: BPC can be a time-consuming, resource-intensive and in many cases painful exercise.
Most crucially, BPC needs to be accurate. Robust processes allow companies to exploit opportunities and respond quickly to changes in the business environment. Inversely, ineffective planning, forecasting and consolidation put them at risk of losing competitiveness – or worse.
Effective BPC, supported by efficient planning, forecasting and consolidation systems and tools, will enable organizations to:
• Align planning and forecasting to strategy
• Define planning requirements more precisely and consistently
• Improve planning and forecasting accuracy
• Reduce planning and month-end financial close cycles
• Achieve a more granular view of performance
• Inform better decision-making
• Centralize and streamline financial management
• Simplify compliance and reporting
This will mean increased productivity, reduced cost and enhanced profitability. And, perhaps most importantly, it will put organizations in a stronger financial position to achieve their strategic objectives.
As a Corporate Strategy Leader, you are under immense pressure to drive organizational success, align strategic initiatives, and ensure the effective allocation of resources to drive business outomes. OnePlan’s Strategic Portfolio Management Platform, powered by advanced AI, provides a comprehensive solution for managers looking to overcome these challenges with greater efficiency, insight, and impact. This webinar will explore how OnePlan’s SPM platform can transform strategic planning and execution within your organization. Learn How To:
Align Strategy and Execution: Discover how OnePlan ensures that every initiative aligns with your organization’s strategic objectives, optimizing outcomes and driving success.
Make Data-Driven Decisions: Learn how AI-powered analytics and predictive insights can empower managers to make informed decisions, anticipate future trends, and adapt strategies in real time.
Optimize Resources: Explore strategies for maximizing the use of available resources, reducing waste, and increasing ROI through intelligent planning and allocation features.
Collaborate with Transparency: Understand the importance of fostering a collaborative environment within the Corporate Strategy Office and across departments, facilitated by OnePlan’s centralized platform.
Manage Risk with Agility: See how OnePlan’s AI capabilities can help your team identify potential risks early, propose mitigation strategies, and maintain agility in the face of changing market conditions.
This webinar is designed for strategy executives, portfolio managers, and professionals involved in corporate planning and execution, who are looking to leverage advanced technologies to elevate their strategic processes and outcomes. Join us to uncover the transformative potential of OnePlan’s Strategic Portfolio Management Platform and AI for your Corporate Strategy Office.
Put structure into your strategy deployment program, set expectations with precision and install a genuine sense of ownership at all levels of your company with
PRESTO Digital Enterprise,
the performance-oriented, corporate governance solution offering 360° visibility into your mission statement, the vision of senior management and the supporting initiatives and performance indicators driving your day-to-day business
Put structure into your strategy deployment program, set expectations with precision and install a genuine sense of ownership at all levels of your company with
PRESTO Digital Enterprise,
the performance-oriented, corporate governance solution offering 360° visibility into your mission statement, the vision of senior management and the supporting initiatives and performance indicators driving your day-to-day business
Plan, assess, optimize, and analyze the performance of your worforce with Nak...Nakisa
Businesses need to understand how their employees contribute to company goals & objectives. A good performance management solution demonstrates how employees are currently performing, identifies top performers, provides employees with transparency on their personal performance in the workplace and sheds light into their future career development.
Nakisa® Goals & Performance helps align your human capital with performance evaluation cycles through a robust and integrated platform that defines your company goals & objectives. Employees can see how their personal goals fit into the company goals & objectives, monitor their individual progress and understand how their effort is evaluated. Managers can track team progress and goal performance and ensure performance evaluations are aligned with company goals & objectives.
Business performance management, strategy
management, and financial consolidations are among
the most critical and complex tasks that your company
must manage. Transform your financial performance management with Infor.
SAP, the world's largest enterprise software company, provides a range of
solutions that can help organizations optimize their operations, improve
customer service, and drive profitability. However, implementing SAP can
be a complex and challenging process that requires careful planning,
execution, and management. To help companies achieve a successful
SAP implementation, this whitepaper explains SAP implementation best
practices and presents a real-world case study from the global leader
sportwear company ADIDAS as an example of successful SAP
implementation.
ADIDAS has implemented SAP solutions to address specific business
challenges and achieve significant improvements in efficiency, decision-
making, customer service, and profitability. By examining its experience,
best practices, and lessons learned, this whitepaper provides valuable
insights for companies considering or currently undergoing an SAP
implementation.
Whether you are a business leader, IT professional, or project manager,
this whitepaper will help you understand how to plan, execute, and manage
a successful SAP implementation that delivers tangible benefits and ROI.
Unfolding The SAP Universe and Driving Business Success.pdfingenxtec
From cultivating a productive human capital to implementing robust technologies, validating their potential through testing to ensuring seamless service, SAP provides businesses the tools they need to outpace the competition, stay relevant and foster growth in today's dynamic business landscape. Each element serves as a stepping-stone in the organization's journey towards digital transformation.
PRESTO is a business performance enhancement solution offering a fresh perspective on operational discipline to many aspects of business management that are often missed using traditional approaches. This executive deck give's a top-down view of PRESTO complete with a case study and client testimonials from a client in the UAE.
My Single Point is a leading supplier of Enterprise Execution Software. Our Blue-chip customers use My Single Point to translate their strategy from the board-room to execution across the enterprise. Our modular platform ensures business goals and directives are effectively communicated and implemented throughout the organization.
Contact us for a demo www.itaasc.com
Embracing Change - The Impact of Generative AI on Strategic Portfolio ManagementOnePlan Solutions
The rapid emergence of Generative AI (GenAI) presents a transformative challenge and opportunity for strategic portfolio leaders. This webinar delves into how GenAI is reshaping the landscape of strategic planning and execution. As GenAI technology infiltrates the workplace, it introduces substantial knowledge and skills gaps that can hinder the efficiency of strategic portfolio management (SPM) if not promptly addressed.
NetSuite Inc., a leading vendor of on-demand, integrated business software suites for mid-market businesses and divisions of large companies, has announced plans to offer a new Financial Planning module to complement NetSuite’s leading on-demand accounting / Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Ecommerce capabilities.
NetSuite with the new module will give companies of all sizes, cost-effective and timely access to highly sophisticated planning and “what if” modeling capabilities typically only available to large corporations willing to invest millions of dollars and months, if not years, implementing on-premise enterprise software.
With NetSuite and the new Financial Planning module, companies have at their disposal an end-to-end business management solution to support the business from strategy, to planning and execution in real-time. Unlike costly and cumbersome on-premise enterprise solutions, the Financial Planning module for NetSuite provides dynamic, real-time drill-down from top level results enabling users to review plan vs. actual variance, isolate the organization responsible for the variance, and drill down into the actual transactional details contributing to the variance. These product features can help companies streamline business processes, improve financial agility, strengthen collaboration and the ability to drive better-informed, strategic decision-making.
“With this new Financial Planning module, NetSuite fills a gap in the business performance management landscape,” said Michael Fauscette, GVP Software Business Solutions at IDC. “Available on-premise tools come with higher overhead, while spreadsheets offer little benefit when it comes to collaboration across a distributed organization. With the new Financial Planning module, NetSuite delivers strategic visibility to organizations that will help them change the way they do business.”
“By implementing NetSuite and the Financial Planning module, we have been able to link together strategy, planning and execution,” said James Jones, Director, Financial Planning and Analysis, KANA Software. “We can continuously monitor actual performance while rapidly analyzing multiple ‘what-if’ scenarios, which allows us to be far more nimble and effective in making both tactical and strategic decisions.”
“Companies who make rapid, well-informed decisions, and execute with discipline, win in the market place,” said Jim McGeever, CFO of NetSuite. “By delivering sophisticated business management, planning and modeling software via an on-demand model, we are providing midsized companies and divisions of large corporations with a set of capabilities previously reserved for elite enterprises. In so doing, we’re not only helping to make our customers more productive, but we’re also enabling them to more effectively compete with – and in many cases outperform – their larger rivals.”
With NetSuite and the new Financial Planning module, mid-sized companies and divisions of large enterprises have a cost-effective alternative to the high price tag of on-premise enterprise solutions and the chaos of multiple spreadsheets thanks to a Software as a Service (SaaS)-based delivery model, relatively quick implementation timelines and ease-of-use that empowers the business user rather than requiring specialized IT skills. And best of all, businesses can get strategic value by having a single source of data and metrics delivered in real-time, enabling better decision making.
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Nakisa® OrgModeler™ reduces the risk and uncertainty of making critical enterprise and talent decisions by providing leaders with the ability to proactively prepare for change, minimize its disruption on the organization, make better-informed decisions and facilitate workforce transition. Key stakeholders can fully collaborate on a variety of change processes including strategic planning, restructuring, and change management. Get insight into your most current org chart and design potential change processes while analyzing the impact on your organization.
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
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Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
Software Delivery At the Speed of AI: Inflectra Invests In AI-Powered QualityInflectra
In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
• The Future of Testing: How AI is shifting testing towards verification, analysis, and higher-level skills, while reducing repetitive tasks.
• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
• Visual Testing: Explore the emerging capabilities of AI in visual testing and how it's set to revolutionize UI verification.
• Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
FIDO Alliance Osaka Seminar: Passkeys at Amazon.pdf
Corporate Performance Management
1. SAP Solution Brief
SAP Solutions for Performance Management
CORPORATE PERFORMANCE
MANAGEMENT
Achieve Better Business Results by Controlling
Performance with an Iterative Approach
With SAP® solutions for More than ever, companies are challenging their CFOs to move
performance management, beyond traditional administrative functions and take a leadership
role in driving strategy and improving business performance.
you can proactively measure
Why? Because leaders who understand what’s driving financial
performance using a single,
performance at any point in time can make more calculated
trusted data source and meet decisions about how best to marshal their resources. With the
stakeholder requirements for right data, performance management tools, and resources, they
“in time” and “in context” can improve operational efficiency, ensure regulatory and
statutory compliance, and ultimately control performance for
information. You can perform
maximized profitability.
all key financial performance
management activities with an However, prevailing approaches to managing corporate perfor-
integrated solution – defining mance offer limited opportunities to deliver business value
strategy and managing execution;
beyond basic transaction processing and reporting. Applications
and technology that exist in their own silos impede enterprise-
budgeting, planning, and con-
wide visibility into performance. That makes it hard to integrate
solidation; and modeling and corporate and departmental planning, model cost scenarios, and
optimizing profitability. And all determine operational budgets based on strategic plans and
stakeholders see how their assumptions. Even after consolidating data, few CFOs have the
tools they need for predictive analysis and calculated decision
actions impact corporate
making based on a good understanding of potential risk. And
performance.
then there’s the challenge of aligning operational plans,
resources, and people across the organization to drive execution
of corporate strategy.
2. Close the Gap with SAP® Solutions for Performance Predict Profitability Outcomes
Management You gain a complete understanding of the drivers of profitability.
SAP® solutions for performance management provide a single, Equally important, the software automatically analyzes data
integrated solution that lets you carry out the full life cycle of and proactively delivers critical information such as root-cause
corporate performance management activities – defining strate- analysis. This can help you assess and understand what’s
gy and managing execution aligned with corporate goals; happened in the past and make risk-adjusted plans that improve
budgeting, planning, and consolidation; and modeling and future performance.
optimizing profitability. The software improves transparency and
insight into corporate performance, enhances forward-looking The solutions are also unique in that they support holistic
decision making, and enables timely, strategy-aligned actions by financial management, which is increasingly important for
individuals across your organization. Now you can take control CFOs. Specifically, all of these corporate performance manage-
over performance with software that allows you to do the ment solutions can be integrated with the SAP solutions for
following. governance, risk, and compliance, as well as the SAP ERP
Financials solution, the foundation for enterprise financial
Empower All Stakeholders management. SAP ERP Financials is built on the SAP NetWeaver®
With SAP solutions for performance management, all stake- technology platform, which leverages enterprise service-oriented
holders are productive from day one. They can use familiar architecture to tie people, processes, and information seamlessly
Microsoft Office tools and innovative productivity features such together. This integrated technology platform enables SAP
as business process flows that guide them through predefined solutions for performance management to embed industry-
standard processes. Intelligent action panes help them with specific content and analysis directly into core applications and
activities based on the current task at hand. This minimizes processes. You’ll have the insight and tools you need to craft
training and ramp-up and ensures that tasks are performed effective strategies, as well as unprecedented abilities to deliver
correctly. that information to your frontline workers when they need
it – in context.
Adapt to Change Swiftly
You can empower every stakeholder at every level to communi- Use a Holistic, Iterative Approach to Controlling
cate, collaborate, and execute on a commonly understood and Performance
defined action plan and budget – and adjust it as necessary. SAP solutions for performance management encompass a
Patent-pending visualizations facilitate adoption and under- modular set of applications that cover the full life cycle of
standing of strategy, and intelligent exception management financial management – and put you in control of performance.
proactively identifies potential risks. By synchronizing goals with
initiatives, priorities, measures, people, incentives, resources, and
budgets, your organization can readily adapt to change.
3. Strategize and Prioritize With a streamlined, workflow-driven process, you can create
The SAP Strategy Management application helps both line business-relevant budgets that everyone agrees on and that align
managers and corporate executives drive strategic execution with strategic plans. Predictive analysis functionality goes beyond
in the planning process. By clearly linking strategic plans to the typical trend and seasonality algorithms, enabling you to
initiatives, targets, performance measures, and people, you can produce more accurate plans and budgets, create rolling fore-
set clear priorities and tasks that employees at all levels can act casts, and incorporate real-time actuals with historical data for
on with confidence. Specifically, the software supports strategy the most effective forecast seeding possible. And with automated
development by helping you transform written plans (which are predictive analytics, you can automatically identify key perfor-
typically static and impenetrable) into living documents, so you mance indicators that are at risk and recommend actions to
can define, discuss, share, and update goals with employees. change predicted outcomes for the better. In addition, you can
These documents can also include rich contextual visualizations quickly find explanations for variances and make risk-adjusted
that drive greater understanding of key objectives across your plans based on a precise understanding of risk probabilities.
organization. This means managers can test various strategy
alternatives to better understand the cause-and-effect relation- Report and Monitor
ships that maximize performance. Decision making at the day-to-day business process level requires
insights derived from a unified, cross-enterprise view of financial
At the same time, employees can see your organization’s strategic and operational performance information, which few companies
goals and better understand the metrics used to measure perfor- have today. SAP Business Planning and Consolidation enables
mance. Performance-relevant data is contextually appropriate you to attain these insights while simultaneously supporting
and role-specific to help employees better understand how all of your legal and management consolidation and reporting
their work affects (and is affected by) other stakeholders and requirements. Leveraging a centralized data repository
departments. This helps motivate them and encourages greater containing up-to-date actuals from your operational systems,
collaboration. In addition, they can quickly measure ongoing you always have instant access to harmonized charts of accounts,
progress toward their objectives, assess where efforts are most along with clear, transparent financial statements and reports
needed, and generate up-to-date and live reports for operational relating to profit and loss, cash flows, and balance sheets. All of
reviews. these are automatically compliant with regulatory mandates,
such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. And automated reports support
Plan and Execute all reporting standards, including generally accepted accounting
Once you develop and communicate your strategies, you need principles and international accounting standards.
to plan and execute them. SAP solutions for performance
management can help you with strategic planning, budgeting,
forecasting, reporting, and predictive analysis through familiar,
intuitive tools that aid productivity and ease adoption. With the
SAP Business Planning and Consolidation application, you can
perform bottom-up and top-down financial and operational
planning with a single application and user interface. The soft-
ware makes it easy to collaborate with stakeholders on develop-
ing plans and aligning them with strategic goals.