Budgeting: Technology, Trends, Software Selection, and Implementation - Tapa dura

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NILS H. RASMUSSEN, MIM, has more than ten years of experience with development, implementation, and sales of budgeting and financial reporting software. He is a frequent speaker at budgeting conferences, has conducted field research, and has held numerous workshops in the area of Web-based budgeting and reporting, and streamlining of corporate reporting processes. Mr. Rasmussen currently lives in Los Angeles, California, and can be reached at nhr@solverusa.com.

CHRISTOPHER J. EICHORN, CPA, is a software consultant who specializes in designing enterprise-wide financial reporting and budgeting models for his clients. He is a graduate of Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management, and is currently a senior consultant at Solver, Inc., Los Angeles, California. He can be reached at cje@solverusa.com.

De la contraportada

For years, companies have perceived their budgets simply as a mandatory estimate of the upcoming year?s revenues and expenses. In the contemporary corporate world, however, this attitude is quickly changing as the marketplace becomes more competitive and more global. To maintain their cutting edge, strong corporations are constantly striving to increase their accuracy in predicting future operations and related resource requirements. As a result, the importance of the budgeting and planning process has increased dramatically for today?s corporations and markedly changed the traditional roles of spreadsheets, legacy budget systems, and software created in-house.

This indispensable book provides CFOs, controllers, budgeting managers, and anyone involved in the budget planning process with an in-depth examination of modern budgeting and technology, including how to select the correct software and ensure that implementation takes place smoothly.

From the basics of what corporations should look for and how to mine the vast field of vendors to find it, to achieving a streamlined, competitive, and highly effective budget planning process, Budgeting:

• Discusses how the Web is becoming a delivery vehicle and a platform for most budgeting systems
• Shows how to evaluate and select budgeting software
• Provides interviews with managers at leading companies who have successfully created internal processes and implemented budgeting software solutions
• Lists and categorizes major budgeting software products and vendors
• Provides a comprehensive list of Request for Proposal questions
• Provides popular ratios used in connection with budgeting and analysis

Ensure your company?s future with upgraded budget planning practices and routines?and ensure a successful, competitive, and profitable new millennium.

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For years, companies have perceived their budgets simply as a mandatory estimate of the upcoming year?s revenues and expenses. In the contemporary corporate world, however, this attitude is quickly changing as the marketplace becomes more competitive and more global. To maintain their cutting edge, strong corporations are constantly striving to increase their accuracy in predicting future operations and related resource requirements. As a result, the importance of the budgeting and planning process has increased dramatically for today?s corporations and markedly changed the traditional roles of spreadsheets, legacy budget systems, and software created in-house.

This indispensable book provides CFOs, controllers, budgeting managers, and anyone involved in the budget planning process with an in-depth examination of modern budgeting and technology, including how to select the correct software and ensure that implementation takes place smoothly.

From the basics of what corporations should look for and how to mine the vast field of vendors to find it, to achieving a streamlined, competitive, and highly effective budget planning process, Budgeting:

• Discusses how the Web is becoming a delivery vehicle and a platform for most budgeting systems
• Shows how to evaluate and select budgeting software
• Provides interviews with managers at leading companies who have successfully created internal processes and implemented budgeting software solutions
• Lists and categorizes major budgeting software products and vendors
• Provides a comprehensive list of Request for Proposal questions
• Provides popular ratios used in connection with budgeting and analysis

Ensure your company?s future with upgraded budget planning practices and routines?and ensure a successful, competitive, and profitable new millennium.