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Agentic AI – the future of EPM?
Artificial Intelligence has already become a fixture in Enterprise Performance Management (EPM). While many companies are still familiarising themselves with classic AI functionalities, a new and even more transformative development in the field of AI is already knocking on the door: Agentic AI.
Debunking the Biggest Myths About Planning Solutions: What You Really Need to Know
Planning solutions have long been misunderstood as complex, exclusive, or outdated—but the reality is far more exciting. Modern EPM tools are adaptable, user-friendly, and designed to empower businesses of all sizes to make smarter decisions every day.
Why Functional Expertise is Essential in Modern Software Implementations
Functional expertise is essential for successful software implementation in today’s fast-moving, AI-driven landscape. Businesses need partners who offer industry-specific insight and end-to-end solutions that align with strategic goals and unlock competitive advantage.
Accelerating Performance for a British Fashion Retailer
bdg enhanced the performance of a British fashion retailer’s system in Board (version 10) by optimising RAM usage and stabilising their server. The project, completed in just four days, significantly reduced system crashes and downtime, resulting in a more efficient and reliable operational environment.
Property valuation with the Discounted Cashflow method at alstria
bdg and alstria have developed a tool for property valuation using the discounted cash flow (DCF) method to enable alstria to valuate its property portfolios more efficiently, quickly and cost-effectively – the volumes of data were simply no longer manageable in Excel and the processes were extremely time-consuming.
Maximising Customer Lifetime Value: The Cohort Plan Advantage
Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) is not just a number – it can be a blueprint for long term success! Enter the cohort plan, a powerful technique that’s revolutionising how businesses optimise CLV.
5 steps to get ready for ESG reporting
Starting in 2025, the days of optional sustainability practices are over for many businesses. Here’s your step-by-step guide to getting ready for ESG reporting!
The Jedox Integrator: Let’s integrate Jedox into … well, everything!
“Jedox (22), looking to build real, deep, and functional connections to interface, integrate and consolidate with each other. Loves to extract, loads, transforms and makes plans for the future together.”
4 steps to turn your 5-year retail strategy into a buy plan
Learn how easy it can be to turn the 5-year strategy of your retail business into a buy plan! Believe it or not, key elements will be done at the push of a button.
Reach the optimum in Allocation and Replenishment
Allocation & Replenishment is complex – and getting it right just isn’t easy! Sending the wrong stock to stores, or more commonly sending the wrong quantities to stores, is super common in retail. But it doesn’t have to be! Read on and learn how a systemic solution for allocation and replenishment can support you in this increasingly complex task.
The Four Phases of a Budget Cycle – Made Easy with the Right BI Tool
Have you ever thought about why the regular financial budget season spans over three months? It‘s because Controlling and FP&A departments have to walk a tightrope between accuracy and timely completion as they often rely on a variety of spreadsheets. What falls short is the flexibility to react to today’s world with its rapid market dynamics. Read on to learn how the right BI tool can help!
Free Your Assortment Planning from the Wedge
If it’s not just potatoes, shoes or open doors you think of when you hear the word “wedge”, then read on! If you’re in merchandising, you’ll want to learn how to replace the Wedge with an Assortment Planning tool that will maximise sales, profit, customer retention and market share.
HOPP BDG SCHWIIZ!
We are celebrating another milestone in the history of bdg: with better decisions Swiss GmbH, bdg is now officially represented in Switzerland. We are thrilled
What is Integrated Business Planning?
Integrated business planning … “Integrated” is one of those words that might mean anything. Time to add a little more detail. What do we mean by this and what can integrated business planning look like?
3 Reasons for BI in HR
BI in HR … Some may get their hands wet at these IT acronyms. But that doesn’t have to be the case, powerful business intelligence applications can reduce fluctuation in the company and make HR teams more flexible and faster.
Business Intelligence Competence Center (BICC)
Are you planning to implement a Business Intelligence System in your company and want to ensure that it is used in the best possible way? Then, in addition to professional change management and thorough user training, you should also consider setting up a Business Intelligence Competence Centre – BICC for short.
better together: More success through collaborative BI
Collaborative Business Intelligence solutions, or Collaborative BI for short, enable better business decisions by providing opportunities for structured collaboration and focusing on a constructive problem-solving process.
Workforce Planning – Future-proof with Digitalised Personnel Planning
How many additional staff will be needed in marketing from Q4 to reach the agreed targets? What qualifications do we need in R&D next year? Who already has them and for whom is what training needed? What are the costs associated with all this?
With BI and the Balanced Scorecard to integrated corporate management
For a holistic view of the company, the Balanced Scorecard can play an important role and effectively support decisions. Business Intelligence solutions enable the efficient use of the Balanced Scorecard by minimising manual effort.
Next Level Merchandise Planning – Successful purchase planning for retailers
When companies grow rapidly, non-optimised processes quickly reach their limits. This also applies to planning processes, especially if they are carried out purely in Excel. Time-consuming, error-prone, inhomogeneous – Excel processes can hardly cope with dynamic, complex planning requirements.
Agentic AI – the future of EPM?
Artificial Intelligence has already become a fixture in Enterprise Performance Management (EPM). While many companies are still familiarising themselves with classic AI functionalities, a new and even more transformative development in the field of AI is already knocking on the door: Agentic AI.
Debunking the Biggest Myths About Planning Solutions: What You Really Need to Know
Planning solutions have long been misunderstood as complex, exclusive, or outdated—but the reality is far more exciting. Modern EPM tools are adaptable, user-friendly, and designed to empower businesses of all sizes to make smarter decisions every day.
Why Functional Expertise is Essential in Modern Software Implementations
Functional expertise is essential for successful software implementation in today’s fast-moving, AI-driven landscape. Businesses need partners who offer industry-specific insight and end-to-end solutions that align with strategic goals and unlock competitive advantage.
Accelerating Performance for a British Fashion Retailer
bdg enhanced the performance of a British fashion retailer’s system in Board (version 10) by optimising RAM usage and stabilising their server. The project, completed in just four days, significantly reduced system crashes and downtime, resulting in a more efficient and reliable operational environment.
Property valuation with the Discounted Cashflow method at alstria
bdg and alstria have developed a tool for property valuation using the discounted cash flow (DCF) method to enable alstria to valuate its property portfolios more efficiently, quickly and cost-effectively – the volumes of data were simply no longer manageable in Excel and the processes were extremely time-consuming.
Maximising Customer Lifetime Value: The Cohort Plan Advantage
Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) is not just a number – it can be a blueprint for long term success! Enter the cohort plan, a powerful technique that’s revolutionising how businesses optimise CLV.
5 steps to get ready for ESG reporting
Starting in 2025, the days of optional sustainability practices are over for many businesses. Here’s your step-by-step guide to getting ready for ESG reporting!
The Jedox Integrator: Let’s integrate Jedox into … well, everything!
“Jedox (22), looking to build real, deep, and functional connections to interface, integrate and consolidate with each other. Loves to extract, loads, transforms and makes plans for the future together.”
4 steps to turn your 5-year retail strategy into a buy plan
Learn how easy it can be to turn the 5-year strategy of your retail business into a buy plan! Believe it or not, key elements will be done at the push of a button.
Reach the optimum in Allocation and Replenishment
Allocation & Replenishment is complex – and getting it right just isn’t easy! Sending the wrong stock to stores, or more commonly sending the wrong quantities to stores, is super common in retail. But it doesn’t have to be! Read on and learn how a systemic solution for allocation and replenishment can support you in this increasingly complex task.
The Four Phases of a Budget Cycle – Made Easy with the Right BI Tool
Have you ever thought about why the regular financial budget season spans over three months? It‘s because Controlling and FP&A departments have to walk a tightrope between accuracy and timely completion as they often rely on a variety of spreadsheets. What falls short is the flexibility to react to today’s world with its rapid market dynamics. Read on to learn how the right BI tool can help!
Free Your Assortment Planning from the Wedge
If it’s not just potatoes, shoes or open doors you think of when you hear the word “wedge”, then read on! If you’re in merchandising, you’ll want to learn how to replace the Wedge with an Assortment Planning tool that will maximise sales, profit, customer retention and market share.
HOPP BDG SCHWIIZ!
We are celebrating another milestone in the history of bdg: with better decisions Swiss GmbH, bdg is now officially represented in Switzerland. We are thrilled
What is Integrated Business Planning?
Integrated business planning … “Integrated” is one of those words that might mean anything. Time to add a little more detail. What do we mean by this and what can integrated business planning look like?
3 Reasons for BI in HR
BI in HR … Some may get their hands wet at these IT acronyms. But that doesn’t have to be the case, powerful business intelligence applications can reduce fluctuation in the company and make HR teams more flexible and faster.
Business Intelligence Competence Center (BICC)
Are you planning to implement a Business Intelligence System in your company and want to ensure that it is used in the best possible way? Then, in addition to professional change management and thorough user training, you should also consider setting up a Business Intelligence Competence Centre – BICC for short.
better together: More success through collaborative BI
Collaborative Business Intelligence solutions, or Collaborative BI for short, enable better business decisions by providing opportunities for structured collaboration and focusing on a constructive problem-solving process.
Workforce Planning – Future-proof with Digitalised Personnel Planning
How many additional staff will be needed in marketing from Q4 to reach the agreed targets? What qualifications do we need in R&D next year? Who already has them and for whom is what training needed? What are the costs associated with all this?
With BI and the Balanced Scorecard to integrated corporate management
For a holistic view of the company, the Balanced Scorecard can play an important role and effectively support decisions. Business Intelligence solutions enable the efficient use of the Balanced Scorecard by minimising manual effort.
Next Level Merchandise Planning – Successful purchase planning for retailers
When companies grow rapidly, non-optimised processes quickly reach their limits. This also applies to planning processes, especially if they are carried out purely in Excel. Time-consuming, error-prone, inhomogeneous – Excel processes can hardly cope with dynamic, complex planning requirements.