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How to choose an EPM platform without vendor bias
A convincing demo is only part of the decision. How to weigh business fit, delivery assumptions and ongoing ownership before you commit.
Read article SAPThe SAP BPC decision: stay, modernise or move
Support windows are closing. Before you react to a deadline, work out which of three routes is right for you.
Read article AssuranceIs your EPM programme really on track?
A green status report is not the same as a healthy programme. How an independent view surfaces the risks a RAG report misses.
Read article AI in financeAI in finance: start with the work you can verify
Start with the work you can check. How to get value from AI in finance without betting the close on it.
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What we’re watching
A running read on the moves in EPM, finance, regulation and AI that matter to finance and technology leaders. Hand-picked, not a feed.
Microsoft ships its August 2026 Fabric update
The data platform under most finance AI keeps maturing. Worth tracking if you are building a governed foundation before you add AI.
MicrosoftGartner: most CFO AI spend still chases productivity, not decisions
Gartner found 45% of finance AI investment aimed at productivity and only 20% at decision quality. It backs our view: start with value you can verify.
GartnerUK government publishes the UK Sustainability Reporting Standards
The UK’s sustainability and climate disclosure standards, based on ISSB’s IFRS S1 and S2, are now set. Reporting this data to audit standard is a finance-systems problem as much as a policy one.
ICAEWThe EPM Selection Scorecard
The same evaluation framework we use with clients, so you can score any EPM platform against what actually matters to your organisation, not a vendor's feature list. Eight weighted dimensions, one honest answer.
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