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9outof10businessstillusespreadsheetstoconsolidate,report,

planandanalyse

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SpreadsheetsAREanimportantpartofthebusiness,butoftenarepushed

beyondtheirmeans.

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HerearesevenreasonstoupgradefromspreadsheetsintheOfficeOfFinance

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REASON#1

DataYourspreadsheetisnotadatabase.It’seasytogetananswerfromspreadsheets,butitisnotnecessarilythe

rightanswer…it’sstaticdata

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REASON#2

AccuracyWhenworkingfromversion108ofaspreadsheet,

imaginehowmanyerrorscouldbeaffectingyouranalysisanddecisionmaking.

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REASON#3

ScalabilityWithnoplantomigrateoffspreadsheets,youare

harmingthecompaniespotentialopportunityforgrowthandexpansion.

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REASON#4

RiskTojogyourmemory.

AspreadsheeterrorbytheLondonOrganisingCommittee(Locog)forthe2012OlympicGamesledtofoursynchronisedswimmingeventsbeingmassivelyoversold.Anemployee

accidentlykeyedin‘20,000’ratherthan10,000availabletickets.LocogspenttheChristmasperiodcontactingdisappointedticketholderstoofferalternatives.

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REASON#5

TimeWhenmigratingoffofspreadsheets,andontoatruePerformanceManagementplatform,youwillseea

massivereturnontimeinvestment.

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REASON#6

FlexibilityToproperlymanageyourbusinessandit’sfuture,you

needaccesstobothpastdata,andfuturepossibilitiesbyrunningscenario-basedstrategicplanning

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REASON#7

AgilityAgilityisdifferenttoflexibility.Agilityistheabilitytoseeanissueoropportunityandtakeaction orcoursecorrect

tofindasolution.

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