Corporate Performance Management Solutions

Today's finance office does much more than simply records the company's financial successes and failures. It provides leadership and guidance to executives, operational managers, and board members as they strive to successfully manage the company and confidently comply with current and emerging regulations.

Leveraging almost two decades of providing consulting and technology solutions to hundreds of SA organisations, Dimension Data fulfils the demands of today’s finance environments with Geac’s performance management software suite. The suite makes enterprise-wide strategic and operational planning, budgeting, forecasting, financial consolidation, reporting, and analysis easier, faster, more accurate and more useful.

Using the software, organisations collect data quickly via a web browser or Excel front-end, without the errors traditionally caused by re-keying data and working with multiple spreadsheets. They consolidate and store the information in a central, secure database, which ensures that the entire organisation works from a single version of the information and eliminates arguments about whose version is correct.

From there, a variety of automated processes, guided workflow capabilities, built-in financial functions, and a familiar Microsoft Excel user interface help users to complete their tasks accurately, on time, and within established guidelines. The end result is more efficient and effective management of the company.

The performance management software suite provides the following capabilities:

Budgeting
Budgeting software contains built-in financial intelligence and advanced analytic capabilities that surface exceptions in plenty of time for management to take action. Budgeting becomes an ongoing interactive process that connects the planning process to daily operations and closes the gap between strategy and execution.

Financial Consolidation
Consolidation streamlines data collection and integration from multiple sources, making the monthly close faster and more efficient while turning disparate data into useful, business critical information. Built-in financial intelligence and management reporting capabilities make results readily available for review, and advanced data collection features eliminate tedious re-keying and expensive error corrections.

Forecasting
Forecasting enables users to quickly and easily select a subset of data on which to base a prediction. The module analyses the data, automatically selects the appropriate forecasting technique, and then generates hundreds of impartial, statistically accurate forecasts within minutes. Predicted results are compared to the budget, and management alerted of potential problem areas or unrealistic budgets and forecasts.

Planning
Planning utilises data from a central database to enable managers to quickly model and assess the impact of alternative scenarios. Initiatives can be modelled by project, product, or any other applicable business dimension. Powerful multi-dimensional modelling, top-down target setting, reporting, and analysis capabilities overcome the limitations of inflexible spreadsheets, which can only show the business from two fixed dimensions.

Strategy Management
Strategy Management is designed to provide clear linkage between strategic plans and day-to-day activities and budgets. It helps identify the precise measures that need to be taken in order to turn strategic goals into reality, as well as determine the key performance indicators that show if goals are being met.

For more information, contact:

Siddeek Rahim
General Manager
Telephone: 011 575 1593
Email: Siddeek.rahim@za.didata.com

Ampie Swanepoel
Professional Services Manager
Telephone: 011 575 1482
Email: ampie.swanepoel@za.didata.com