

Implementing a rolling forecast can be a lot easier than you think
You do need a few key ingredients to get a reliable rolling forecast underway, but it can be much less daunting than most people might...


Rolling Forecast – The Maersk Group Case Study
As a part of The London FP&A Board(1) meeting in May 2016 to discuss the pros and cons of rolling forecasts and how best to introduce...


Forecasting with Confidence
“Leading organizations widely acknowledge that forecasting is at the heart of the performance management process, and is potentially a...


How Do You Know You have Outgrown Excel for Your Budgeting Process?
Many organisations have invested substantial time and effort into building rock solid Excel budgeting models and generally these serve the b


ERP Failure - Is it better to replace the system, or fix it?
It’s one of my earliest childhood memories. Another batting failure at the top of the order, “Mom, I think I need a new cricket bat”. A...


How Data Impacts Performance - The Broken Tap Chronicle, Part 2
In Part I of The Broken Tap Chronicle, using the analogy of a home water system we explained the importance of having a solidly built...


How Data Impacts Performance - The broken tap chronicle - Part I
Regardless of industry, one of the greatest skills a leader can possess is the ability to make good business decisions. Good decisions...


Giving control back to the CEO
Achieving total financial transparency in mining operations With rapidly changing market conditions it has become more than ever critical...


Sustainable Cost Control & Reduction
Unstable global credit markets and diminished project finance options make it challenging for mining companies to acquire funding for...


Deloitte Mining Report 2014
Strategies to Reduce Costs The profitability of mining companies is under constant pressure from continuously rising production costs and...


PWC Mining report - Realigning Expectations
The financial performance & position of the global mining industry July 2014 “The need to realise sustainable productivity gains will be...