{"id":21198,"date":"2020-06-10T07:40:15","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T05:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/54.194.80.134.nip.io\/scenariobasedfc\/"},"modified":"2022-07-04T17:32:26","modified_gmt":"2022-07-04T15:32:26","slug":"scenariobasedfc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cubeserv.com\/en\/scenariobasedfc\/","title":{"rendered":"Navigating in the current situation \u2013 Scenario-based Forecasting &#8211; SAP Analytics Cloud"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21198\" class=\"elementor elementor-21198 elementor-13953\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_padding&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_padding_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_padding_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_border_radius&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_border_radius_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_border_radius_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true}}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d5f523 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d5f523\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f44d28\" data-id=\"1f44d28\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9574ab3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9574ab3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cubeserv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Navigation.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13961\" alt=\"Navigation Kieler Woche\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f7c13d8\" data-id=\"f7c13d8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9db22b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9db22b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Who could have guessed the unprecedented global impact and disruption of COVID-19 when the first news appeared in early January 2020?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Companies with exposure in China were hit early and fast but even then, nobody did foresee and most probably did not forecast a global disruption, nor did they run scenario based forecasting on that, nor did they have tools in place like SAP Analytics Cloud.<\/p>\n<p>All that changed in early March when COVID-19 arrived in Europe. Governments were doing their best to control the spread with different phases of Lockdowns.&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f23c432 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f23c432\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b72a729\" data-id=\"b72a729\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ffde4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ffde4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At the same time, the management boards were faced with an unseen array of challenges which were unique to their business, their global footprint and even down to different business units. There were so many questions to answer without having a clear view into the future and so little time. What about the Supply Chain, Liquidity, Sales numbers etc. as well and most important, the well-being of the own Employees?\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ada1a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ada1a9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a94f1f1\" data-id=\"a94f1f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91063f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91063f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As these would not have been enough to manage, ever changing government regulations were put into place without any lead time.\u00a0<\/p><p>On the right you see the Swiss Government&#8217;s plan to reopen the country (26.05.2020)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc96592\" data-id=\"bc96592\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fa7b08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0fa7b08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cubeserv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20200527CH_Easy_Lockdown.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"20200527CH_Easy_Lockdown\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM5NTgsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cuY3ViZXNlcnYuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIwXC8wNlwvMjAyMDA1MjdDSF9FYXN5X0xvY2tkb3duLnBuZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cubeserv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20200527CH_Easy_Lockdown-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-13958\" alt=\"CH Lockdown Eas\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72cb6b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72cb6b7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee24f74\" data-id=\"ee24f74\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13c1ab6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13c1ab6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I trust that today (Mid June 2020); most companies are in some sort of rebound scenario or likely in a combination of various scenarios:<\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><b>V<\/b><\/span>&#8211; Fast but limited impact, almost back to normal<\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><b>U<\/b><\/span>&#8211; Fast impact and slowly but steadily recovering<\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><b>W<\/b><\/span> \u2013 Fast impact and hopefully not a second wave either Corona or e.g. GDP decline in some of your main markets<\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><b>L<\/b><\/span> \u2013 Fast impact but slow, continuous improvement<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f42ee07\" data-id=\"f42ee07\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cf5555 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6cf5555\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cubeserv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ReboundScenarios.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"ReboundScenarios\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM5NjcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cuY3ViZXNlcnYuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIwXC8wNlwvUmVib3VuZFNjZW5hcmlvcy5wbmcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"767\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cubeserv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ReboundScenarios.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13967\" alt=\"Rebound Scenarios\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cubeserv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ReboundScenarios.png 767w, https:\/\/www.cubeserv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ReboundScenarios-300x160.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e120105 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e120105\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-788c394\" data-id=\"788c394\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db65927 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db65927\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As mentioned before, companies are likely still facing lots of uncertainties and the FP&amp;A Teams need to deliver and live up to the expectation of their management.<\/p><p>When I talked to our clients, there was, not surprisingly, a varied picture. Bottom line however is, that companies who invested into Business Partnering, agile processes and appropriate Software are better at managing the current crisis and feel more confident with their planning results.<\/p><h2>L<b>et\u2019s look exemplary at Forecasting and Scenario-Planning:<\/b><\/h2><p>In the traditional way, these are two separate topics. They are very likely run by different Teams with different background and knowledge. Forecasting is run at regular intervals and Scenario-Planning rather on-demand. While there is a Software solution in place for Planning\/Budgeting\/Forecasting, Scenario-planning might be an Excel solution.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e3c0aac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e3c0aac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-200d94b\" data-id=\"200d94b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87f1a39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87f1a39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>However, there is an urgent need to move from Yesterday to Today.\u00a0<\/p><p>The circumstances or basis for the Forecast changes so fast that it is basically impossible to come up with a solid Forecast based on historical data. As well, the scenario plans undergo fast changes and they must be adapted fast.\u00a0<\/p><p>In other words, Forecasting and Scenario Planning are melting for the time being but maybe also in future.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3800fb7\" data-id=\"3800fb7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d67d09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9d67d09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cubeserv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/PlanningNewNormal.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"PlanningNewNormal\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM5NjQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cuY3ViZXNlcnYuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIwXC8wNlwvUGxhbm5pbmdOZXdOb3JtYWwucG5nIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cubeserv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/PlanningNewNormal-1024x550.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13964\" alt=\"New Normal Forecasting and Scenario planning\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cubeserv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/PlanningNewNormal-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.cubeserv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/PlanningNewNormal-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/www.cubeserv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/PlanningNewNormal-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/www.cubeserv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/PlanningNewNormal-1536x825.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.cubeserv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/PlanningNewNormal.png 1876w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6186b97 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6186b97\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-558e84d\" data-id=\"558e84d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62dfb64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"62dfb64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f026338 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f026338\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Time<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"> for Changes<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e60fac9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e60fac9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There is a need for a change to address this. Switch from a granular bottom-up to a high level top down approach and run the forecast more frequently. T<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">o accommodate this, internal processes need to change. The Teams need to change as well from a pure FP&amp;A or Business Team to a Team with Senior, cross-functional experts who focus on a few but the right business drivers and KPI\u2019s.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>This Team acts swiftly and frequently runs the Forecast and has the Market and Business knowledge to run appropriate Scenarios. <br \/>Additional dedicated teams are still needed for deep dive analysis and forecasting on a granular level. <br \/>All above needs to be supported by an agile Software solution which can be run and operated independently by the business.\u00a0<\/p><p>Just take a moment and try to reflect this to your current situation<\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Are you able to put together such a Team at short notice?<\/span><\/li><li>Do you know the few but important and right business drivers?<\/li><li>Can you measure them?<\/li><li>Do you have a software solution which does support you in finding the right drivers?<\/li><li>Does this solution support Predictive topics, Scenario-based planning, and the usual Forecast? And in such a way does it take out a certain Human-Bias in the analysis?<\/li><li>Are you able to make use of it in a way of Self-Service or do you need to launch IT Projects \/ Change Requests first?<\/li><\/ul><p>Obviously there would be many more questions. If you cannot answer all of them with a clear YES, there is a<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"> <b>Call to Action<\/b><\/span>.\u00a0<\/p><p>Only about one fifth of large multinational companies were ready to respond to the management expectations.<\/p><p>I am not talking about a lengthy project with lots of people involved, hardware purchase etc. I am talking about a lean and fast project with the <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cubeserv.com\/loesungen\/planning-und-financial-solutions\/sap-analytics-cloud-for-planning\/\">SAP ANALYTICS CLOUD (SAC)<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1de6572 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1de6572\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69f791f\" data-id=\"69f791f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d77224f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d77224f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You only need a Laptop, an internet connection, a browser, a license and the appropriate data set and there you go. 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All these, you can build on your own without relying on strained IT-Resources and avoid the hassle of lengthy change requests.\u00a0<\/p><p>The Augmented Analytics features <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cubeserv.com\/docs\/webinar\/augmented-analytics-insights-und-entscheidungsprozesse-selbst-in-die-hand-nehmen-20200528\/\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">(see my Blog and Webinar to this topic)<\/a> supports your efforts in an easy way to get more insights into your data and to get a solid Scenario-based forecasting which you can adjust and run anytime based on real time data.\u00a0<\/p><p>We will demo all this during our forthcoming Webinar on 18th June 2020 and gladly invite you to participate. Should the time not fit your schedule, just get in touch with us for a 1:1 session.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/attendee.gotowebinar.com\/register\/8523631148569721358\">18th June 2020 \u2013 10.00 hrs<\/a> \u2013 <strong>Simplify\u00a0Planning\u00a0&amp; Scenario-based\u00a0forecasting\u00a0with\u00a0one\u00a0cloud\u00a0solution\u00a0<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>The Webinars audience are the\u00a0<strong>Finance and Controlling teams but, of course,\u00a0 everyone is welcome to join<\/strong>. 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