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What can we learn from a debate between man and AI?
At IBM Think 2019, Project Debater, the “first AI system that can debate humans on complex topics” took on a champion debater, Harish Natarajan, on the topic, “We should subsidise…
The Big, Bold Theme of IBM Think 2019
IBM Think 2019 was as inspiring and ambitious as ever. Attendees got to experience IBM’s Project Debater debate ‘for’ subsidised preschool against champion debater Harish Natarajan. IBM Research shared their…
Pillars of Planning: Use the Right Tools
Most finance people are really comfortable using Excel. It’s very affordable and available everywhere. It’s a fantastic personal productivity tool. But spreadsheets seldom scale well, making Excel an unsuitable tool…
Pillars of Planning: Identify the Drivers that Matter
The fourth pillar of planning identifies key business drivers (read about the first, second, and third pillars in our previous articles). These drivers may be resources, processes or conditions that…
Pillars of Planning: Plan to the right frequency
Now that we’ve looked at what level to plan and at what horizon, we can take a look at the third ‘Pillar of Planning’ – planning frequency, which depends on…
Pillars of Planning: Plan to the Right Horizon
Every corporate plan has a beginning and an end. The time between the two points is the planning horizon. It’s the amount of time an organisation will look into the future…
Pillars of Planning: Plan to the Right Level
Financial planning should focus on planning, rather than budgeting. There are five pillars of planning when building a great forecasting and planning environment: Plan to the level that matters…
“The What?” Yeah, the ‘Hover Car of Corporate Planning’!
As I said in my last post, you’ll all think I’m nuts. But hear me out. I’ve likened a traditional spreadsheet based budgeting model to a German Beetle. Rebuild a…
The Hover Car of Corporate Planning
We were meeting with Peter, a client, the other day. He was commenting how powerful his TM1 model is, but also that it is in some ways complex and a…
IFRS 16: The biggest rethink in Lease Accounting in 40 years
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) issued IFRS 16 in January 2016, which kicks in from the start of 2019. IFRS 16 comes in response to the US Securities and Exchange…
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