Alight LLC, developers of Alight Planning financial planning and reporting software, today announced that Bates Technical College has achieved significant benefits by moving their manual, spreadsheet-based capital planning processes to Alight’s automated planning package. Bates is located in Tacoma, Washington. The college operates on three campuses, with over 600,000 square feet of classrooms, shops, meeting rooms, and offices. [Read more…]
Archives for December 2011
IntegraMed America Selects Adaptive Planning
Adaptive Planning announced that IntegraMed America (NASDAQ: INMD), a leading health care services company with annual revenue of $300 million, has successfully automated their budgeting and forecasting process using Adaptive Planning. In order to serve their clients, IntegraMed has developed a complex organizational plan comprised of over 30 legal entities, two charts of accounts, and multiple revenue recognition policies. With the goal of adopting a more professional software solution than Excel, IntegraMed embarked on an extensive search of more than twenty applications, ultimately selecting Adaptive Planning based on its ease of use, flexibility, and cloud-based model.
“The implementation process was very smooth and the professional services team was incredibly helpful,” said John Kearns, Corporate Controller, IntegraMed. “We were able to go live in just six weeks, which has allowed us to use the application more than we anticipated. Our Adaptive Planning solution has over 200 plans, is just as flexible as Excel, and offers far better control over the process.” [Read more…]
BI Resolutions for 2012: arcplan’s Recommendations
As 2011 draws to a close, it is a good time to take a look at the last twelve months and adopt resolutions for 2012. At the turn of the year, many companies review the efficiency of existing business processes and the IT tools they require. arcplan, a global business intelligence (BI) expert, points out the goals companies should set for themselves when it comes to BI in 2012 if they want to focus on optimizing business processes and improving decision-making. [Read more…]