This title will providean in-depthexamination of modern budgeting and technology. It will provide answers to such questions as what should corporations be looking for when buying or building a new budgeting solution for their company, how to select the right budgeting solution from the field of vendors, and how to successfully implement a new budgeting solution.
Book Details:
- Author: Nils H. Rasmussen
- ISBN: 9780470356043
- Year Published: 2000
- Pages: 304
- BISAC: BUS001040, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS/Accounting / Managerial
About the Book and Topic:
This title will providean in-depthexamination of modern budgeting and technology. It will provide answers to such questions as what should corporations be looking for when buying or building a new budgeting solution for their company, how to select the right budgeting solution from the field of vendors, and how to successfully implement a new budgeting solution.
For years, companies have viewed their budgets simply as a mandatory estimate of the upcoming year’s revenues and expenses. This attitude is quickly changing as the marketplace becomes more competitive and corporations become more dynamic. Successful corporations are constantly improving their ability to accurately predict their future operations and their related resource requirements. Not only does this heighten the importance of the budgeting and planning process, but it also changes the traditional roles of spreadsheets, legacy budget systems, and software created in-house. This title will show corporations how they can achieve or maintain their competitive edge through the use of good budgeting software. It will show them how to select the correct software for their corporate needs as well as how to ensure that the implementation takes place smoothly.
* Shows how to streamline the budgeting planning process. * Discusses how the Web is becoming a delivery vehicle and a platform for most budgeting systems. * Shows how to evaluate and select budgeting software. * Provides interviews with managers who have successfully created internal processes and implemented software solutions. * Lists and categorizes major budgeting software products and vendors. * Provides a comprehensive list of Request for Proposal questions. * Provides popular ratios used in connection with budgeting and analysis.
About the Author
NILS H. RASMUSSEN, MIM, has more than ten years of experience with development, implementation, and sales of budgeting and financial reporting software. He is a frequent speaker at budgeting conferences, has conducted field research, and has held numerous workshops in the area of Web-based budgeting and reporting, and streamlining of corporate reporting processes. Mr. Rasmussen currently lives in Los Angeles, California, and can be reached at [email protected]. CHRISTOPHER J. EICHORN, CPA, is a software consultant who specializes in designing enterprise-wide financial reporting and budgeting models for his clients. He is a graduate of Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management, and is currently a senior consultant at Solver, Inc., Los Angeles, California. He can be reached at [email protected].