Monthly Customer News Update - May 2024
Breaking news of May:
- Board 14 is now live
- KPMG talks about their Embedded ESG Process
- Jeff Casale sees an end to retail greenwashing
- PPD Global shares their story of S&OP process transformation
- Top 3 trends impacting finance teams in 2024
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Enjoy this month's updates!
Katie & Sandra from Customer Marketing
Board 14 is here
We’re so excited to share the news: Board 14 is now available. It delivers an enhanced User Interface, improved capabilities, and better performance. But that's just the start:
- Flex Grid Object is a new and powerful reporting tool
- The Dynamic Engine allows you to scale efficiently and handle larger applications
- Excel Add-in gets some key enhancements
For more details, watch our video with Nelson Petracek, our CTO.
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Participate & win until end of May
Webinar on Demand: Embedded ESG powered by Board
KPMG developed the Embedded ESG process which seamlessly integrates throughout budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning.
Customer Focus: Forico
Forico, a forest management and timber export business, embarked on a transformational project to transition from spreadsheets and ineffective solutions to Board. Forico now consolidates inventory and financial data faster, quickly identifies data discrepancies, and reduces manual errors across its large scale forestry operation.
Finance and Beyond: Integrated Planning
June 4th, 4:00 pm BST
Board and PwC are teaming up to bring you Finance & Beyond: Integrated Planning — a 20-minute webinar packed with insights to show you:
- How to unify operational insights into financial plans.
- Why decisions based on real-time, validated data will give you a competitive edge.
- A roadmap for achieving a more holistic business view.
Have a look at the upcoming episodes in our 4-stage series here.
3 trends impacting finance teams in 2024
Which finance trends should be on your radar this year? From ESG transformation to new finance recruitment priorities to using generative AI in daily tasks, our Board finance experts deliver the details and insights you need to plan for 2024 and beyond.
Forbes: The End of Retail Greenwashing
Jeff Casale, Board CEO and a Forbes Councils Member, discusses how the retail industry will see the long-awaited end to greenwashing. We can expect to see more regulatory developments worldwide as sustainability-focused legislation picks up speed. Learn more about how ESG efforts will ultimately propel retailers forward.
Gartner Market Guide for Retail Merchandise Financial Planning
To optimize sales, profits and inventory, stakeholders need to operate on a single version of the truth. The 2023 Gartner® Market Guide for Retail MFP offers insights and recommendations to help your company improve forecasting, increase margins, connect merchandising to other vital departments, and more.
Customer Focus: PPD Global unlocks S&OP Success with Board
PPD Global, a leading beverage distributor, transformed its Sales and Operations Planning process with Board. Improving data analysis, cost management, and strategic planning, they now have a unified view of S&OP data for better decision-making.
Webinar recording available here
How to manage the leap year in comparative analysis
In an application life cycle, it’s not unusual to come across leap year management, moreover when comparative analysis is put in place. Accurately handling leap years ensures data consistency across different timeframes and preventing discrepancies when comparing results from different years or performing calculations involving dates.