MS PowerBI continues to rock the BI & analytics market!
In 2024 it is time to supercharge your apps with Planning!
We collaborate with Finance and Business functions to enhance Power BI models in areas such as P&L, Sales, Opex, Procurement, Supplier Intelligence, and Value Creation / R&D Efficiency.
Projects in the CFO domain, particularly in data and analytics, can range from small to large in scope. In 2024, you have the significant opportunity to enhance your Power BI models by incorporating business planning, rolling forecasts, advanced reporting structures, and streamlined master data management. With Microsoft's Copilot—'Your Everyday AI Companion'—now available, we anticipate a trickle-down effect to Power BI throughout 2024.
Our Power BI Services at a glance
P&L, Sales Planning Challenge
Enhance PowerBI Model with adequate commercial planning functionality
Remove / minimise offline Excel/Email planning routine
Free-up transactional time and act as Finance Business Partner
Procurement Challenge
Legacy planning system in place
Planning system too complex/not appropriate for Business
Offline Excel/Email process in place to enhance corporate system, manage Business Unit adjustments
Procurement Goal
Enhance PowerBI Model with Planning / Strategic Targets as well as Master data Mgmt functionality
Add sustainability Factors in Spend Tower, supplier, performance dashboards
Start to add factors such as Corporate Carbon Footprint, Self assessment questionnaire SAQ5.0 (Human rights, working conditions)
Allocation Challenge
Actual PowerBI Model in place
No Plan data / Next year targets integrated
No ESG / Supplier Intelligence KPI available
Loss of credibility as “reports” didn’t answer important questions from upper Management
Allocation Goal
Commercial, R&D FTE get allocated to Brands for Actuals / Plan to populate Brand P&L’s
Tedious Email / Excel workflow with Business in place
Heavy workload, long lead-time, process slow/static
Lack of decision making on brand allocations, as traceability, reliability is limited
P&L, Sales Planning Challenge
Deploy PowerBI as Planning / Allocation engine and feed Brand P&Ls automatically
Remove / minimize Email / Excel workflow with Business
Create responsive application which can process re-allocation of allocation targets instantly
Drive efficient resource allocation discussions with BU / R&D Heads
We are excited to connect with you and offer our expertise in CFO services and MS Power BI solutions.
Take action now and feel free to reach out at any time!