Spreadsheets are great tools for some business tasks — but not all. Finding alternatives need not be difficult or expensive. Here are some options for your company.

Performance management requires companies to align compensation with strategy, but many companies are not using the right software tools to do it.

People in your company are awash in high-level finance and operational data, but they aren't getting enough of the right information. Here's what they need.

Budget season is about to arrive at most companies, which means that it's time to integrate operational and financial planning, ratchet up forecast accuracy, fatten your bottom line, and look ever deeper into the future.

Tax departments are stretched dangerously thin. Technology can help, but most companies have a long way to go to realize the full benefits of automation, according to a new Business Finance/Longview survey report.

Sales departments need help to drive profitability and to avoid getting bogged down by inefficient budgeting and planning processes.

A disciplined approach to contract development, approval, and execution yields big benefits, says a new report from the Aberdeen Group.

Behind the SEC's recent mandate sits not another hefty compliance challenge, but perhaps one of the biggest accounting breakthroughs in years.

Undaunted by a cooling economic climate that makes software initiatives a tougher sell, niche providers continue to set the pace of innovation.

Do you trust the data in your presentations? If not, you're not alone. Many organizations struggle to provide reliable information to decision-makers, says a Ventana Research report.