THE BETTER DECISIONS GROUP | BDG
The better decisions group (bdg) is an internationally active business intelligence consultancy based in Germany and the UK. As a long-standing partner of leading software providers such as Board, Jedox and SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), we deliver customised solutions and best practice approaches for planning, reporting and analytics.
Our experience of over 15 years in the field of BI / Corporate Performance Management is reflected in numerous successful projects. Our focus is on the business lines Finance & Controlling, Marketing & Sales, Human Resources and Procurement as well as on the Retail, Energy and Manufacturing sectors.
Together with our partners, we concentrate on individually tailored solutions that perfectly fulfil even diverse and complex customer requirements.
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Streamlining Success: How Charles Tyrwhitt Modernised Their Merchandise Financial Planning
British multi-channel men’s clothing retailer, Charles Tyrwhitt had been using Board software for several years, but their existing solution had become outdated, complex, and slow due to unused elements. The goal for the project was to simplify the existing Board solution and align with updated processes, enhance speed, flexibility, and capabilities by utilising Board’s retail accelerators, ie pre-configured solutions.
Why Retailers Should Bring Merchandise Planning and FP&A Together
Retail is full of moving parts. Customers, channels, stock, margin, promotions, returns, cash. The tricky bit is that different teams
“AI is a magnifying glass, not a crystal ball”
AI is not a crystal ball for fashion retail. It will not predict every trend, bestseller or customer shift with certainty. Its real value is as a magnifying glass, helping merchandising teams see demand, stock, margin and allocation decisions more clearly so they can make faster, sharper and more confident commercial decisions.
Will AI replace the CFO? Not quite.
Agentic AI is fundamentally reshaping the finance function – faster than most people expect. CFO Kyanush Kay and Jochen Heßler (bdg) discuss the reality of Excel, the AI hype, and what it all means for the CFO role.
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