Buyers Guide

Workforce Planning Buyers Guide 2024 Executive Summary

Posted by Robert Kugel on 31 December 2024

Executive Summary Workforce Planning Planning software aims to refine and expedite the budgeting process, boosting the productivity of the financial planning and analysis (FP&A) group, while also enabling executives to set objectives and allocate resources in alignment with an enterprise’s strategy. In most enterprises, headcount is the one of the top three costs, often the largest, so it is... Read More

Topics: Office of Finance, Business Planning, Workforce Planning, Business-focused Software and Services

Business Planning Buyers Guide 2024 Executive Summary

Posted by Robert Kugel on 31 December 2024

Executive Summary Business Planning The primary goal of business planning is to ensure decision-making is consistently more informed and faster. Planning and budgeting software should expedite and refine analysis and decision-making cycles, improving the productivity of the financial planning and analysis (FP&A) group within the finance department, while also improving the performance of... Read More

Topics: Office of Finance, Business Planning, Business-focused Software and Services

Revenue Planning Buyers Guide 2024 Executive Summary

Posted by Robert Kugel on 31 December 2024

Executive Summary Revenue Planning Planning software is designed to refine and expedite the budgeting process, boosting the productivity of the financial planning and analysis (FP&A) group, while also enabling executives to set objectives and allocate resources in alignment with an enterprise’s strategy. The primary objective is to generate the revenue needed to fund the resources necessary to... Read More

Topics: Office of Finance, Business Planning, Business-focused Software and Services, Revenue Planning

Financial Planning Buyers Guide 2024 Executive Summary

Posted by Robert Kugel on 31 December 2024

Executive Summary Financial Planning Financial planning software aims to refine and expedite the budgeting process, boosting the productivity of the financial planning and analysis (FP&A) group, while also enabling executives to set objectives and allocate resources in alignment with an enterprise’s strategy. However, budget setting has long been criticized for being time-consuming and offering... Read More

Topics: Office of Finance, Business Planning, financial planning, Business-focused Software and Services

Data Products Buyers Guide 2024 Executive Summary

Posted by Matt Aslett on 27 December 2024

Executive Summary Data Products Data as a product is one of four key principles of data mesh, a cultural and organizational approach, alongside domain-oriented ownership, self-serve data infrastructure and federated governance. However, each of these four principles is gaining momentum outside the context of data mesh. Data as a product is the process of applying product thinking to data... Read More

Topics: Data Products, IT and Technology-focused Software and Services, Analytics and Data, DataOps

Data Pipelines Buyers Guide 2024 Executive Summary

Posted by Matt Aslett on 27 December 2024

Executive Summary Data Pipelines The development, testing and deployment of data pipelines is a fundamental accelerator of data-driven strategies. The pipelines enable enterprises to extract data generated by operational applications that run the business and transport it into the analytic data platforms used to analyze the business. ISG Research defines data pipelines as the systems used to... Read More

Topics: Data Pipelines, IT and Technology-focused Software and Services, Analytics and Data, DataOps

Data Orchestration Buyers Guide 2024 Executive Summary

Posted by Matt Aslett on 27 December 2024

Executive Summary Data Orchestration While data-driven enterprises stand to gain a competitive advantage by responding faster to worker and customer demands for more innovative, data-rich applications and personalized experiences, this increasingly relies on a complex array of data pipelines to support agile, continuous data processing. Given the increasing complexity of evolving data sources and... Read More

Topics: Data Orchestration, IT and Technology-focused Software and Services, Analytics and Data, DataOps

DataOps Buyers Guide 2024 Executive Summary

Posted by Matt Aslett on 27 December 2024

Executive Summary DataOps As enterprises embracing artificial intelligence move from initial pilots and trial projects through deployment and into production at scale, many are realizing the critical importance of agile and responsive data processes. These processes are often combined with tools and platforms that facilitate data management to improve trust in the data used for AI and analytics.... Read More

Topics: IT and Technology-focused Software and Services, Analytics and Data, DataOps

Data Observability Buyers Guide 2024 Executive Summary

Posted by Matt Aslett on 27 December 2024

Executive Summary Data Observability Maintaining data quality and trust is a perennial data management challenge, often preventing enterprises from operating at the speed of business. In addition to automating and coordinating the creation, scheduling and monitoring of data pipelines via data orchestration, it is also critical to monitor the quality and reliability of the data flowing through... Read More

Topics: Data Observability, IT and Technology-focused Software and Services, Analytics and Data, DataOps

U.S. Payroll 2024 Buyers Guide Executive Summary

Posted by Matthew Brown on 23 December 2024

Executive Summary U.S. Payroll In the ever-changing world of enterprise operations, payroll is a critical function that sits at the intersection of HR, finance and compliance. To say that payroll is complex is an understatement. Beyond ensuring accurate and timely payments to workers, payroll leaders must navigate a maze of regulatory requirements that vary by location, creating significant... Read More

Topics: Human Capital Management, Payroll Management, Business-focused Software and Services, U.S. Payroll

International Payroll 2024 Buyers Guide Executive Summary

Posted by Matthew Brown on 23 December 2024

Executive Summary International Payroll In the ever-changing world of enterprise operations, payroll is a critical function that sits at the intersection of HR, finance and compliance. To say that payroll is complex is an understatement. Beyond ensuring accurate and timely payments to workers, payroll leaders must navigate a maze of regulatory requirements that vary by location, creating... Read More

Topics: Human Capital Management, Payroll Management, Business-focused Software and Services, International Payroll

Multicountry Payroll 2024 Buyers Guide Executive Summary

Posted by Matthew Brown on 23 December 2024

Executive Summary Multicountry Payroll In the ever-changing world of enterprise operations, payroll is a critical function that sits at the intersection of HR, finance and compliance. To say that payroll is complex is an understatement. Beyond ensuring accurate and timely payments to workers, payroll leaders must navigate a maze of regulatory requirements that vary by location, creating... Read More

Topics: Human Capital Management, Payroll Management, Business-focused Software and Services, Multicountry Payroll

Global Payroll 2024 Buyers Guide Executive Summary

Posted by Matthew Brown on 23 December 2024

Executive Summary Payroll Management In the ever-changing world of enterprise operations, payroll is a critical function that sits at the intersection of HR, finance and compliance. To say that payroll is complex is an understatement. Beyond ensuring accurate and timely payments to workers, payroll leaders must navigate a maze of regulatory requirements that vary by location, creating significant... Read More

Topics: Human Capital Management, Payroll Management, Global Payroll, Business-focused Software and Services

Payroll Management 2024 Buyers Guide Executive Summary

Posted by Matthew Brown on 23 December 2024

Executive Summary Payroll Management In the ever-changing world of enterprise operations, payroll is a critical function that sits at the intersection of HR, finance and compliance. To say that payroll is complex is an understatement. Beyond ensuring accurate and timely payments to workers, payroll leaders must navigate a maze of regulatory requirements that vary by location, creating significant... Read More

Topics: Human Capital Management, Payroll Management, Business-focused Software and Services

Midsize ERP Manufacturing 2024 Buyers Guide Executive Summary

Posted by Robert Kugel on 20 December 2024

Executive Summary Midsize ERP Manufacturing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are comprehensive software platforms designed to integrate and manage all the core processes of an enterprise while recording transactions and their financial consequences to support the accounting and finance functions. These systems streamline cross-functional operations using workflows and consolidate data... Read More

Topics: Operations & Supply Chain, Enterprise Resource Planning, Midsize, Manufacturing, Business-focused Software and Services

Midsize ERP 2024 Buyers Guide Executive Summary

Posted by Robert Kugel on 20 December 2024

Executive Summary ERP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are comprehensive software platforms designed to integrate and manage all the core processes of an enterprise while recording transactions and their financial consequences to support the accounting and finance functions. These systems streamline cross-functional operations using workflows and consolidate data created by various... Read More

Topics: Operations & Supply Chain, Enterprise Resource Planning, Midsize, Business-focused Software and Services

ERP Financial Management Buyers Guide 2024 Buyers Guide Executive Summary

Posted by Robert Kugel on 20 December 2024

Executive Summary ERP Financial Management Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are comprehensive software platforms designed to integrate and manage all the core processes of an enterprise while recording transactions and their financial consequences to support the accounting and finance functions. These systems streamline cross-functional operations using workflows and consolidate data... Read More

Topics: Financial Management, Operations & Supply Chain, Enterprise Resource Planning, Business-focused Software and Services

ERP 2024 Buyers Guide Executive Summary

Posted by Robert Kugel on 20 December 2024

Executive Summary ERP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are comprehensive software platforms designed to integrate and manage all the core processes of an enterprise while recording transactions and their financial consequences to support the accounting and finance functions. These systems streamline cross-functional operations using workflows and consolidate data created by various... Read More

Topics: Operations & Supply Chain, Enterprise Resource Planning, Business-focused Software and Services

Sales Performance Management 2024 Buyers Guide Executive Summary

Posted by Stephen Hurrell on 20 December 2024

Executive Summary Sales Performance Management For almost 20 years, the annual planning exercise at most enterprises has included planning for how the sales organization will address the following year’s territories, quotas and incentive compensation plans. This collectively is referred to as Sales Performance Management. If not using a homegrown system or spreadsheets, enterprises can acquire... Read More

Topics: Sales Performance Management, Revenue Performance Management, Office of Revenue, Business-focused Software and Services

Revenue Performance Management 2024 Buyers Guide Executive Summary

Posted by Stephen Hurrell on 20 December 2024

Executive Summary Revenue Performance Management For almost 20 years, the annual planning exercise at most enterprises has included planning for how the sales organization will address the following year’s territories, quotas and incentive compensation plans. This collectively has been referred to as Sales Performance Management. If not using a homegrown system or spreadsheets, enterprises could... Read More

Topics: Revenue Performance Management, Office of Revenue, Business-focused Software and Services

Incentive Compensation Management 2024 Buyers Guide Executive Summary

Posted by Stephen Hurrell on 20 December 2024

Executive Summary Incentive Compensation Management For almost 20 years, the annual planning exercise at most enterprises has included determining how the sales organization will address the coming year’s incentive plans. The practice of designing and developing plans as well as crediting sales and computing compensation is known as Incentive Compensation Management. Distinct from more typical... Read More

Topics: Revenue Performance Management, Office of Revenue, Business-focused Software and Services, Incentive Compensation Management

Analytics and Data Buyers Guide 2024 Executive Summary

Posted by David Menninger on 10 December 2024

Executive Summary Analytics and Data The processes and technology of the analytics and data software industry continue to play an instrumental role in enabling an enterprise’s business units and IT organization to optimize data in tactical and strategic ways. To accomplish this, organizations must provide technology that supports a variety of personas, enabling them to access data, generate and... Read More

Topics: IT and Technology-focused Software and Services, Analytics and Data

Embedded Analytics Buyers Guide 2024 Executive Summary

Posted by David Menninger on 10 December 2024

Executive Summary Embedded Analytics The processes and technology of the analytics and data software industry play an instrumental role in enabling an enterprise’s business units and IT to optimize data in both tactical and strategic ways. To accomplish this, organizations must provide workers with technology that can access the data, generate and apply insights from analytics, communicate the... Read More

Topics: embedded analytics, IT and Technology-focused Software and Services, Analytics and Data

GenAI Analytics Buyers Guide 2024 Executive Summary

Posted by David Menninger on 10 December 2024

Executive Summary GenAI Analytics For decades, enterprises have focused on using analytics and data software—or business intelligence—to improve operations. Software providers have made dramatic improvements in BI products by incorporating highly interactive visualizations and the ability to quickly process and display very large volumes of data. However, the quest to make analytics accessible to... Read More

Topics: IT and Technology-focused Software and Services, Analytics and Data, GenAI Analytics

Mobile Analytics Buyers Guide 2024 Executive Summary

Posted by David Menninger on 10 December 2024

Executive Summary Mobile Analytics The processes and technology of the mobile analytics software industry play an instrumental role in enabling an enterprise’s business units and IT organization to optimize data in both tactical and strategic ways. To accomplish this, enterprises must provide technology to access the data, generate and apply insights from analytics, communicate the results and... Read More

Topics: Mobile Analytics, IT and Technology-focused Software and Services, Analytics and Data