Buyers Guide

Record to Report 2025 Buyers Guide Executive Summary

Posted by Robert Kugel on 05 September 2025

Executive Summary Record to Report The six costliest words in managing a finance department are, “We’ve always done it this way.” The record-to-report (R2R) cycle describes the process of finalizing and summarizing financial activities of an enterprise for a specific accounting period—typically a month, quarter or fiscal year. It is important to note that R2R exclusively covers the activities... Read More

Topics: Office of Finance, Consolidate and Close Management, Business & Technologies, Record to Report

Financial Close 2025 Buyers Guide Executive Summary

Posted by Robert Kugel on 05 September 2025

Executive Summary Financial Close The financial records of an enterprise must be reviewed periodically and summarized to create financial statements that inform executives and interested third parties of the organization’s financial condition and performance. An enterprise’s financial close involves a set of repeated processes that must be performed in a prescribed order and fashion to maximize... Read More

Topics: Office of Finance, Financial Close, Business & Technologies, Record to Report

Financial Consolidation 2025 Buyers Guide Executive Summary

Posted by Robert Kugel on 05 September 2025

Executive Summary Financial Consolidation The financial records of an enterprise must be reviewed periodically and summarized to create financial statements that inform executives and interested third parties of the organization’s financial condition and performance. A consolidation of the financial records and other departmental close processes involves an intricate set of repeated processes... Read More

Topics: Office of Finance, Financial Consolidation and Close, Business & Technologies

Retail Supply Chain Planning 2025 Buyers Guide Executive Summary

Posted by Robert Kugel on 19 June 2025

Executive Summary Retail Supply Chain Planning ISG Software Research defines supply chain planning (SCP) as the business discipline of coordinating the future supply of materials and services used in the creation of specific products and services with the expected demand for them. The purpose of planning is to optimize the flow of goods and materials with related services from suppliers to... Read More

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

Sales and Operations Planning 2025 Buyers Guide Executive Summary

Posted by Robert Kugel on 05 June 2025

Executive Summary Sales and Operations Planning ISG Software Research defines sales and operations planning (S&OP) as a management process designed to align an enterprise’s sales and marketing objectives with its operating environment while respecting financial constraints. The operating environment includes production and distribution assets and capabilities as well as its supplier ecosystem.... Read More

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

Supply Chain Planning 2025 Buyers Guide Executive Summary

Posted by Robert Kugel on 05 June 2025

Executive Summary Supply Chain Planning ISG Software Research defines supply chain planning (SCP) as the business discipline of coordinating the future supply of materials and services used in the creation of specific products and services with the expected demand for them. The purpose of planning is to optimize the flow of goods and materials with related services from suppliers to customers.... Read More

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

Midsize Supply Chain Planning 2025 Buyers Guide Executive Summary

Posted by Robert Kugel on 05 June 2025

Executive Summary Midsize Supply Chain Planning Arguably the biggest business impact from technology advances over the past two decades has been on helping midsize enterprises improve their performance. These organizations have the same requirements as larger ones but have fewer resources to address those needs. This is especially true for midsize enterprises because, until recently, the... Read More

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

Midsize ERP Financial Management 2024 Buyers Guide Executive Summary

Posted by Robert Kugel on 10 January 2025

Executive Summary Midsize 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... Read More

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

ERP Manufacturing Buyers Guide 2024 Buyers Guide Executive Summary

Posted by Robert Kugel on 09 January 2025

Executive Summary 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 created... Read More

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

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