slide deck centage sponsored cfo playbook webcast on budgeting 09-01-15

8/18/2019 Slide Deck Centage Sponsored CFO Playbook Webcast on Budgeting 09-01-15

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Moderator

Mary Beth Findlay

Director, Editorial Project Management

CFO Publishing

Speakers

Steve PlayerProgram Director

Beyond Budgeting Round Table, North America

Brian Blanton

Director, EPM TransformationThe Hackett Group

Rodger Howell

Principal

PwC


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Budgeting Today


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Forces AffectingBudgets Today


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• Government/Legal

• Social• Technological

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Economic• Competitive

• Customer


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• Management

• Fiscal• Compensation

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Human Capital• Political

• Transparency


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Challenges withTraditional Budgeting


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• Time

• Accuracy• Cost

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Flexibility• Motivation

• Focus

• Understanding


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Adapting BudgetsFor the Future


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• Effectiveness

• Efficiency• Management

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Timing• Flexibility


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The CFO’s Role inBudget Transformation


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The Role of the CFO inBudget Transformation


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• Engage

• Establish vision• Advocate

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Lead


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How to ApproachBudget Transformations


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• Status quo

• Trust• Loss of ownership• Fear


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Transforming Your Budget


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New Strategies and Toolsto Consider


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• Rolling forecasts

• Driver-based planning• Target setting• Integrated systems


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Zero-Based Budgeting


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High-levelVersusZero-based


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Finding the RightBudgeting Balance


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• Streamline

• Driver-Based Capabilities• Scenario Planning


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Examining EmergingTechnologies


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• Investment

• TCO• Speed

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Flexibility


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Final Takeaways


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Mistakes to Avoid


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Keep stakeholders

involved throughout.


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Webcast Takeaways


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Less is more.


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Audience Q&A


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About the Sponsor

Centage is a leading provider of easy-to-use, scalable, automated

budgeting, planning, and forecasting software. Its flagship product, BudgetMaestro, is designed for mid-market companies and automates many of the

time-consuming and error-prone activities associated with using

spreadsheets to generate accurate budgets and forecasts.

It features built-in financial and business logic that allow users to build andupdate their budgets and forecasts and never worry about formulas,

functions, links or any custom programming. It is the only solution in the

market that automatically generates and seamlessly updates synchronized

P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow reporting based on actuals or

assumptions. Budget Maestro serves more than 7,000 users worldwide.

To learn more, visit us at www.centage.com or call 800-366-5111.
http://www.centage.com/http://www.centage.com/

slide deck centage sponsored cfo playbook webcast on budgeting 09-01-15

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