This is our fourth and last article of the four-part From Average to World Class series. So far, we have discussed the birth of Next Generation Finance, the Roadmap to implement an analytics culture, and the Mindset aspirations to decision making. In this article, we conclude by taking the temperature on where Finance is on its journey towards becoming world class. The…
Mindset – The Start Button for World Class Strategic Partnering
In this, the third of four articles, we shall do a deeper exploration of the Mindset which is one of the four components in the analytics culture described in the second article (Mindset, People, Process, Systems). Mindset is the “start button” for how to advance towards a world class strategic partner, meaning without the right Mindset don’t even thinking about a…
The Roadmap to an Analytics Culture
This is the second of four articles describing the Finance journey towards becoming a world class strategic partner. In this article we describe the Roadmap for implementing an analytics culture that enables business leaders to take data driven decisions. The original article was posted on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/roadmap-analytics-culture-jesper-hybholt-sorensen/ Authors This article is a collaboration between Robert J…
Next Generation Finance – From Reporting Center to Predictive Powerhouse
This is the first of four articles unfolding the Finance journey towards World Class Strategic Partnering. Here we begin to build the framework to transition from today’s rear facing Finance, to tomorrows forward-looking Next Generation Finance. The original article was posted on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/next-generation-finance-from-reporting-center-hybholt-sorensen/ Authors This article is a collaboration between Robert J Zwerling and…
Building an Analytics Culture Article Series – Assessment of Finance
This is the fourth of four blog posts written in collaboration by Robert J Zwerling and Jesper H Sorensen of the Finance Analytics Institute and is an excerpt from their book, Implementing an Analytics Culture for Data Driven Decisions. Mr. Zwerling is also Managing Director of Aurora Predictions (www.aurorapredictions.com) and Mr. Sorensen is Senior Director FP&A…