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Best-in-class education for SAP planning, finance, BI, and IT teams Register early and SAVE See inside for details www.BPCbootcamp.com seminar seminar The most comprehensive seminar available for finance and IT teams that evaluate, use, support, and deploy SAP® BusinessObjects™ Planning and Consolidation Streamlined planning processes for Sales and operations Headcount Capital planning Budgeting …and more Planning, budgeting, and consolidation benchmarks Guidelines for the SAP NetWeaver and Microsoft versions of BPC Best practices for both legal and management consolidations Data modeling, security, performance, and usability dos and don’ts Data migration strategies from older planning applications to BPC 7 lessons to get your BPC project off on the right foot The BPC education offered at this seminar is unmatched in depth, breadth, and quality. We guarantee it. (see registration form for details) Earn 20.1 CPE credits Las Vegas • November 2-4 Orlando • October 17-19 Amsterdam • October 3-5 Philadelphia • December 5-7
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Page 1: BPC Bootcamp Seminar

Best-in-class education for SAP planning, finance, BI, and IT teamsRegister early and

SAVESee insidefor details

www.BPCbootcamp.com

seminarseminar

The most comprehensive seminar available for finance and IT teams that evaluate, use, support, and deploy SAP® BusinessObjects™ Planning and Consolidation

Streamlined planning processes for

Sales and operations

Headcount

Capital planning

Budgeting

…and more

Planning, budgeting, and consolidation benchmarks

Guidelines for the SAP NetWeaver and Microsoft versions of BPC

Best practices for both legal and management consolidations

Data modeling, security, performance, and usability dos and don’ts

Data migration strategies from older planning applications to BPC

7 lessons to get your BPC project off on the right foot

The BPC education offered at this seminar is unmatched in depth, breadth, and quality.

We guarantee it. (see registration form for details)

Earn 20.1 CPE credits

Las Vegas • November 2-4

Orlando • October 17-19

Amsterdam • October 3-5

Philadelphia • December 5-7

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2 Questions? Call +1-781-751-8700

Ask questions and

receive advice from

other finance and

IT professionals

evaluating, using,

supporting, and

deploying BPC

Sessions includeTitle Page

DAY 1

1 Leading strategies and benchmarks for planning, budgeting, and consolidation in this post-recession economy 3

2 Updates and criteria to map planning, budgeting, and consolidation technologies to your specific requirements 3

3 Mastering both the SAP NetWeaver and Microsoft versions of BPC 4

4 Lessons for more streamlined and effective planning 4

5 Reduce closing and consolidation costs and timelines: An illustrated guide 5

6 A comprehensive, step-by-step guide to efficiently build detailed, accurate business and financial plans 5

DAY 2

7 Detailed instruction for using BPC to streamline and ensure compliant financial closes and consolidated reports 6

8 Best practices for integrating data from SAP and non-SAP systems to ensure valid calculations, plans and reports 6

9 Data modeling techniques for architecting a high-performing planning and consolidation solution 7

10 Key considerations for BPC adoption and data migration 7

11 Bonus panel discussion: Making your SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation solution fly: Tips and tricks for performance optimization

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DAY 3

12 Reporting and analysis with SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation: Optimizing the end-user experience 8

13 Steps for improving collaboration between IT and finance 9

14 7 keys to a successful BPC project or implementation 9

Vice Presidents, Directors, and Managers of:

AccountingBudgeting and planningBusiness intelligenceConsolidationsControllingCorporate financeFinanceFinancial planningForecastingInternal auditsOperationsRegulatory complianceStrategic planning

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Teams that lead and support:

Accounting systemsBudgetingBusiness analysisCapital expenditure planningComplianceCost center budgetingFinancial accountingFinancial applicationsFinancial planningFinancial reportingGlobal financeHeadcount planningIntercompany reconciliationMonth-end closeOperations analysisProfitability planningReporting and analysisSales and operations planning

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IT Teams:

Basis administratorBusiness systemsConfiguration specialistData analystDatabase administratorData modelerMaster data managementPlanning and consolidation systemsReport developmentSAP BusinessObjectsSAP NetWeaver BWSAP system administratorSystems architect

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Who is attending

UCG, LP, parent company of WIS Publishing, which produces SAPinsider, is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE sponsors. WIS, publisher of SAPinsider, is a division of UCG, LP. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. Web site: www.nasba.org. No prerequisites or advanced preparation required.

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Register today at www.BPCbootcamp.com 3

Benchmark

your planning,

budgeting, and

consolidation

processes against

those of leading

companies

DAY 1

SESSION 1

Leading strategies and benchmarks for planning, budgeting, and consolidation in this post-recession economyCPE credits: FINANCE .6This session provides an overview of the top financial industry benchmarks, best practices, and trends to help your team create a sound strategy for all planning and consolidation initiatives.

Prepare for the steps you need to take to achieve unified planning, consolidation, and management reporting across your business, including process alignment, data harmonization and change management

See how your organization measures up to the top 2011 industry benchmarks for planning and consolidation, such as time-to-close and the overall time spent on planning

Get detailed answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation, including how the solution can scale to meet an organization’s unique needs

Understand and prepare for the effects of specific regulatory and economic initiatives on your financial planning

Explore some of the key trends within the financials industry, such as rolling forecasting, driver-based budgeting and IFRS conversion, and examine how they can be applied in your organization

SESSION 2

Updates and criteria to map planning, budgeting, and consolidation technologies to your specific requirementsCPE credits: FINANCE 1.8This session provides SAP and SAP BusinessObjects customers with the product updates, comparisons, and guidelines needed to choose the right budgeting, planning, and consolidation tools.

Explore, in detail, the functionality, requirements, limitations, and usability of:

SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation

SAP NetWeaver BW Integrated Planning

SEM Business Consolidation Systems

EC-CS

Understand the operational and end-user effects of SAP’s new solution releases—such as BPC version 10.0—and maintenance strategy on your own solution adoption decisions

Find out how each planning and consolidation solution affects a company’s ability to meet evolving audit requirements

Prepare for the change management effort required when migrating from IT-centric applications, such as SAP NetWeaver BW Integrated Planning functionality, to business-centric applications, such as BPC

Exclusive take-home resourcesAnalyst ratings

Statement of direction on SAP enterprise performance management (EPM) solutions

A comprehensive SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation solution overview

A planning and consolidation decision tree to guide you through tool selection processes

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4 Questions? Call +1-781-751-8700

Learn four new

methods for

creating reports

and input

schedules

SESSION 3

Mastering both the SAP NetWeaver and Microsoft versions of BPCCPE credits: FINANCE .9See demonstrations and drill down into the capabilities, interfaces, process flows, and unique terminology of both the SAP NetWeaver and Microsoft versions of BPC.

Explore the five user interface options in BPC—Web, Server Manager, Microsoft Office, Word, and PowerPoint—and learn what is required to access them

Learn how to leverage business process flows (BPFs) to guide users through a sequence of tasks and see how data is imported, exported, copied, and moved via data manager packages

Walk through the four distinct methods of creating new reports and input schedules (i.e., EvDRE Builder, drag-and-drop reporting, dynamic templates or creating them from scratch) and know which method to use, depending on your needs

Familiarize yourself with the key application design differences between SAP NetWeaver BW and BPC by reviewing:

Account-based versus key figure-based data modeling

BPC versus SAP NetWeaver BW hierarchy handling

Applications and dimensions versus InfoCubes and InfoObjects

Logic versus ABAP™

Understand the significance of the action pane, current view and dynamic hierarchy editor when creating input schedules and reports

Find out how critical differences between the version for SAP NetWeaver and the version for the Microsoft platform affect every aspect of your project, including necessary skill sets and data modeling approach

Step through a live demo that illustrates key functionality, including:

Business process workflows

Script logic

Single sign-on

EvDRE

SESSION 4

Lessons for more streamlined and effective planning CPE credits: MGMT ADVISORY SERVICES 1.2This session illustrates the most important planning and forecasting scenarios within BPC and offers tips to help you achieve more streamlined and effective planning.

Step through examples and get best practices to build and execute the following planning scenarios:

Top down distributions

Sales and operations planning (S&OP)

Cost center allocations

Account transformations

See how to use the spread modeling function to allocate values across destination cells, such as months of the year

Learn how to use the administration console to add master data to your planning scenario

Observe an annual budgeting process as executed via the Microsoft Excel user interface

Find out how to compare actuals to forecasts within BPC

Understand how to perform key financial calculations such as allocations and distributions

Exclusive take-home resourceA demonstration of how to perform cost center allocations in SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation

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Register today at www.BPCbootcamp.com 5

Obtain best

practices for

using BPC to

execute six

crtitical period-

end closing steps

SESSION 5

Reduce closing and consolidation costs and timelines: An illustrated guideCPE credits: ACCOUNTING .9In this session, get expert lessons to optimize month-end closing activities and ensure accurate and compliant consolidated reports.

View a best practice approach for using BPC to execute six critical period-end closing steps:

Load and validate data

Create journal entries

Perform currency translation

Perform intercompany reconciliations and eliminations

Execute consolidation of investments

Run reports

Understand the concept of IC matching, and learn how business process workflows play a crucial role in speeding up financial close

See how to create a transparent audit trail to ensure compliance with internal policies as well as external regulations

View examples of pre-consolidated and consolidated reports within BPC

Exclusive take-home resourceA detailed demonstration of how to perform the six most important financial closing steps in BPC

SESSION 6

A comprehensive, step-by-step guide to efficiently build detailed, accurate business and financial plansCPE credits: FINANCE 1.8This deep-dive session provides step-by-step instruction to help new and experienced users alike optimize their planning processes using BPC.

View detailed demonstrations and get best practices for performing common planning scenarios, including:

Headcount planning

Sales and operations planning (S&OP)

Capital expenditure planning

Profitability planning

Cost center budgeting

Learn how to analyze your company’s balance sheet, statement of profit and loss, and statement of cash flow to identify weaknesses in your financial plan

Evaluate the three distinct options for bringing pre-delivered planning and consolidation content into your BPC environment:

Consulting accelerator

Starter kit

Business analytics solution (BAS)

Delve into the benefits of using the starter kit available with BPC, such as leveraging pre-delivered content for liquidity planning

Explore the concept of business analytics solutions (BAS) with BPC, and understand how it supports supply and demand planning

Review the various types of pre-delivered content contained within the consulting accelerator (e.g., capital expenditure content) versus BAS (e.g., sales and operations content), to know which would provide the greatest benefit in your organization

Exclusive take-home resourceLinks to the starter kit and consulting accelerator to try them in your own BPC system back at the office

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6 Questions? Call +1-781-751-8700

Smoothly

integrate BPC

with SAP ERP and

SAP NetWeaver BW

DAY 2

SESSION 7

Detailed instruction for using BPC to streamline and ensure compliant financial closes and consolidated reportsCPE credits: ACCOUNTING 1.8Step through proven approaches for leveraging BPC to streamline closes and consolidation and ensure the accuracy and compliance of consolidated reports—both within business units and across global entities.

Get best practices (such as leveraging the proper design of your entity structures) for performing both management consolidation and legal consolidation

Understand the different accounting options within BPC, such as one-sided versus double-sided eliminations, and gauge which would best meet your team’s financial needs

Learn how to create business rules to optimize common consolidation activities, including:

Currency translation

Carry-forwards

Intercompany bookings

Account transformations

Get best practices for performing three different methods of investment consolidation — purchase, proportional, and equity

Find out why entities and account dimensions are a critical element of master data management

Learn how to use the starter kit to boost your consolidation project

Exclusive take-home resourceA detailed demonstration of how to configure currency translations and intercompany eliminations within BPC

SESSION 8

Best practices for integrating data from SAP and non-SAP systems to ensure valid calculations, plans and reports CPE credits: ACCOUNTING 1.8This session offers strategies for successful data integration between SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation and your other SAP and non-SAP systems to ensure the accuracy of your financial reports and calculations.

Learn how to leverage the data manager in conjunction with the ETL engine to load flat files or SAP NetWeaver BW data into BPC

Discover how the BPC version for SAP NetWeaver versus the version for Microsoft integrate differently with SAP systems

Acquire insight into the technical integration points between BPC and SAP NetWeaver BW

Understand how data should flow from other SAP systems into BPC to perform common business processes, such as:

Allocating IT costs

Cost-center accounting

Profitability analysis

Review the top data integration challenges experienced by SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation users — such as determining which allocations to execute — and get best practices for overcoming them

Obtain financial master data management and governance best practices that ensure valid data and reconciliations

Explore creative solution architectures that will allow you to leverage real-time data for fast financial closes

Hear the real-world experiences and lessons learned from organizations who have successfully integrated BPC with their SAP and non-SAP applications

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Choose the right

data migration

path from your

current planning

solution to BPC

SESSION 9

Data modeling techniques for architecting a high-performing planning and consolidation solutionCPE credits: ACCOUNTING 1.8Examine the various data modeling options available within BPC, such as creating distinct application sets or workbooks, and evaluate the impact each option has on your solution’s security, performance and usability.

Explore best practices for determining dimension types and incorporating planned/actual data into your overall data strategy

Get criteria to help you decide whether to take a data mart versus enterprise data warehouse (EDW) approach to modeling BPC data

Gain insight into when you should leverage application sets versus application modeling to ensure optimized performance

Leave with guidance for compounding time dependencies and determine whether to limit the size of your characteristic values ahead of time, or generate new characteristic values to integrate with SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation

Understand the impact your data model design will have on script logic and custom coding

Discover best practices for pulling non-account-based models (e.g., from SAP NetWeaver BW Integrated Planning) into BPC

Exclusive take-home resourceDemonstrations of the data manager functionality, and SAP BusinessObjects Data Services integration with BPC

SESSION 10

Key considerations for BPC adoption and data migrationCPE credits: FINANCE 1.5This session explores the many adoption and migration paths available when moving from other SAP planning and consolidation tools to SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation.

Get answers to critical decisions that must be made before embarking on a BPC implementation; for example, whether to start with planning or consolidation

Determine whether older SAP solutions you may be running still have a role in your planning and consolidation processes, even if you use BPC

Compare and contrast the effort involved in migrating to BPC from another planning application versus a “greenfield” implementation

Gather implementation best practices that will make future enhancements and global rollout projects easier and less costly

Understand the unique migration scenarios when migrating data from SEM Business Consolidation Systems, SAP NetWeaver BW Integrated Planning and EC-CS to BPC

Hear detailed, real-world examples that illustrate the successes and challenges experienced by other SAP customers who have chosen to adopt BPC

Gain an understanding of how much BPC functionality can be used “out of the box” and what needs to be customized, depending on your needs

Walk through the key criteria — such as your use of on-the-fly calculations — to determine whether data migration or a re-implementation of BPC would be a better fit for your organization

Exclusive take-home resourceA checklist of decisions and tasks that must be addressed before deciding whether to migrate data or re-implement SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation

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8 Questions? Call +1-781-751-8700

Learn new

ways to exploit

SAP NetWeaver

BW and SAP

BusinessObjects

BI for timely,

accurate, user-

friendly reports

SESSION 11

Bonus panel discussionMaking your SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation solution fly: Tips and tricks for performance optimizationCPE credits: ACCOUNTING .9This candid panel discussion offers proven strategies from all three expert speakers for optimizing the performance of SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation. Based on years of experience, the experts provide techniques for ensuring your BPC solution runs as quickly and efficiently as possible, while uncovering key pitfalls and gotchas (so that you don’t have to later). After the panelists offer their optimization tips and tricks, the session opens up to fast-paced, interactive Q&A. Bring your most pressing questions and leave with the real-world recommendations you need.

DAY 3

SESSION 12

Reporting and analysis with SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation: Optimizing the end-user experienceCPE credits: ACCOUNTING 1.8When it comes to financial planning and consolidation, reporting is key. This session provides detailed instruction for leveraging complementary SAP BusinessObjects solutions to ensure accurate, user-friendly reports and analyses.

Navigate a decision tree to identify the pros and cons of two distinct reporting strategies:

Leveraging SAP BusinessObjects BI solutions in conjunction with BPC

SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation, version for SAP NetWeaver, Excel client

Step through demonstrations that illustrate how to leverage the reporting tools native to BPC, including SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation for Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Live Reporting

Assess the strengths and limitations of using specific SAP BusinessObjects BI solutions with BPC, including Xcelsius®, SAP Crystal Reports® and SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence®

Map each of these reporting tools to specific report types, including profit and loss, balance sheets, and cash flow

Understand your options for report customization — such as embedding an Xcelsius dashboard within your BPC workbook — to meet your unique financial reporting requirements

Exclusive take-home resourceA demonstration of using custom ribbons to maximize user experience, along with leveraging the Xcelsius EPM connector to embed dashboards in BPC

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Step through

proven models

to improve

collaboration

between finance

and IT and ensure

success with BPC

SESSION 13

Steps for improving collaboration between IT and financeCPE credits: MGMT ADVISORY SERVICES .6While BPC is touted as a business-centric, user-oriented solution, it can still be a complex technology that requires enterprise-level technical administration and development. This session offers models for IT-finance collaboration, as well as governance, that are a must for any company wishing to succeed with BPC.

Acquire best practices for establishing and maintaining an efficient communication strategy between the business and IT, both during a BPC implementation project, and long after go-live

Learn how to determine early on what roles IT and the business will play with regard to BPC

Find out how your peers at other companies have dealt with challenges, such as defining a clear project approach (departmental versus enterprise) and performing proper gap analysis

Discuss proven communication methods to employ during the requirements gathering and scoping phase of your BPC initiative, such as holding workshops, utilizing governance frameworks and leveraging project dictionaries

Get tips for gauging how much flexibility end users will have and what will be controlled by IT, depending on your organization’s policies and culture

Walk away with strategies for building and sustaining a solid bridge between business and IT

SESSION 14

7 keys to a successful BPC project or implementationCPE credits: FINANCE 1.8Whether you currently run SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation or are implementing it for the first time, the seven lessons offered in this session are a must to guarantee high ROI and a successful deployment.

Weigh the pros and cons of running BPC on the same (or separate) instance as SAP NetWeaver BW

Understand the barriers and challenges of obtaining a unified planning and consolidation environment, such as proper data alignment, and get tips for overcoming them in your organization

Hear the top 10 frequently asked questions surrounding BPC implementations, data migration, and performance optimization, including:

How will BPC fit into my unified planning strategy?

Will BPC scale to meet my organization’s needs?

How can I ensure BPC is running as quickly and efficiently as possible?

What are the benefits of using the SAP BusinessObjects BI tools combined with BPC for my reporting needs?

Exclusive take-home resourceAn SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation, version for SAP NetWeaver performance analyst whitepaper

SPECIAL PREVIEW! This session includes advanced coverage of:

Strategic workflow planning

SAP in-memory technologies

SAP High-Performance Analytic Appliance (SAP HANA)

Attendees of this seminar have the opportunity to evaluate these tools and their cost/benefit impact on budgeting, planning, and consolidation processes

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Expert, experienced, and authoritative instruction

Jens KoernerSenior Director, EPM RIG Americas, SAP LabsJens Koerner leads the SAP Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) Regional Implementation Group (RIG) for the Americas. The RIG is a team focused on offering expert advice and product knowledge for SAP customers, and providing product feedback to the SAP development teams. Jens has nine years of experience in project management and development of SAP NetWeaver BW and SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation solution architectures with various customers in the US, the UK, and Germany. He holds a masters degree in Mathematics.

Scott CairncrossChief Architect, TruQua Enterprises Scott Cairncross is the Owner and Lead Consultant of TruQua Enterprises, a Software Development and SAP Services Company. Prior to starting TruQua, Scott was a Senior Director in the Enterprise Performance Management RIG and Head of the EPM RIG Americas. Scott specializes in business planning and consolidation and has a deep knowledge of SAP NetWeaver BW, SAP BusinessObjects and the EPM suite. Scott focuses on helping customers successfully implement SAP BusinessObjects, EPM solutions, and SAP NetWeaver BW. Scott is also heavily focused on bringing SAP data into Rich Internet Applications, leveraging Flex, Cocoa and Rich Java Tools, such as Google Web Toolkit, on both PCs and devices. Scott has participated in numerous SAP NetWeaver BW, SAP BusinessObjects and EPM go-lives and has spoken at SAP TechEd, SAPinsider, ASUG and SAPPHIRE events.

David DixonIndependent Researcher and Solution ArchitectDavid Dixon is an internationally recognized speaker and author. His authoritative book “Mastering the SAP Business Information Warehouse” and popular SAP-sponsored white papers establish him as a leading expert in SAP implementation and deployment strategies. David was a former Financials and Controlling Platinum Consultant with SAP, specializing in all the SAP information systems and tools. He has actively worked with SAP’s development team for over fifteen years in support of applications in the enterprise performance management space, starting with SAP ERP-based Financial Consolidation (FI-LC). He has extensive project experience in implementing complicated global solutions for Fortune 100 companies and is a recognized speaker at SAPinsider and ASUG events.

Exclusive take-home itemsThese resources have been prepared by our expert instructors exclusively for attendees of the SAPinsider seminar, BPC Bootcamp: Business Planning and Consolidation:

Analyst ratings on various planning and consolidation solutions

A statement of direction on SAP EPM solutions

An SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation solution overview document

A planning and consolidation decision tree to guide you through the tool selection process

A demonstration of how to perform cost center allocations in SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation

A demonstration of how to perform the six most important financial closing steps in SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation

Links to the starter kit and consulting accelerator to try them in your own BPC system back at the office

A demonstration of how to configure currency translations, and intercompany eliminations within SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation

Demonstrations of the data manager functionality, and SAP BusinessObjects Data Services integration with BPC

An SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation, version for SAP NetWeaver performance analyst whitepaper

A checklist of decisions and tasks that must be addressed before deciding whether to migrate data or re-implement SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation

A demonstration of using custom ribbons to maximize user experience, along with leveraging the Xcelsius EPM connector to embed dashboards in BPC

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The most comprehensive seminar available for finance and IT teams that evaluate, use, support, and deploy SAP® BusinessObjects™ Planning and Consolidation

Streamlined planning processes for

Sales and operationsHeadcountCapital planningBudgeting…and more

Planning, budgeting, and consolidation benchmarks

Guidelines for the SAP NetWeaver® and Microsoft versions of BPC

Best practices for both legal and management consolidations

Data modeling, security, performance, and usability dos and don’ts

Data migration strategies from older planning applications to BPC

7 lessons to get your BPC project off on the right foot

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