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This 290-page report is published in association with the Business Application Research Centre, BARC, an independent research organization, that combines findings from its software testing laboratory with consultancy experience of selecting and implementing software for major companies. Business Intelligence is also the publisher of The OLAP Report, the leading independent resource on all aspects of on-line analytical processing, OLAP, software products, implementation and market trends.

More and more companies are discovering that dedicated budgeting and planning software offers the best way to improve these core business processes – not only to support improved performance, but also to comply with the demands of Sarbanes Oxley, EU and other governance regulations. Evaluating and Selecting Budgeting and Planning Software helps you to cut through product claims and sales hype to arrive at a well-informed purchasing decision.

In-depth analysis of 12 leading products, together with key-point summaries, extensively illustrated by screen shots, charts and tables, provides you with the information to find the best product for your needs.

Tap into the wealth of product knowledge built up over many years by the Business Application Research Centre, Europe’s leading independent business intelligence software evaluation laboratory. Unlike product reviews from some other sources, you can be confident that the evaluations are absolutely independent, uninfluenced by vendor sponsorship and totally impartial.

Evaluating and Selecting Budgeting and Planning Software outlines the essential components of budgeting and planning systems. You will find a clear, non-technical description of:

• Data warehousing techniques
• OLAP and multidimensional analysis
• The implications of different systems architectures
• The role of web technologies in delivering budgeting and planning tools to desktops
Plus other need-to-know guides to technology

Evaluating and Selecting Budgeting and Planning Software is written to guide finance, planning, business managers and IT professionals through the selection process with a framework that focuses on the factors that matter most.