1. © 2010 IBM Corporation Business Analytics software Transforming Finance through Forecasting & Analytics Christoph Kaderli Marketing & Strategic Initiatives Executive, IBM Business Analytics Bratislava October 13th, 2011 Editable Text Editable Text Editable Text

2. © 2010 IBM Corporation Business Analytics software 2 Volatility & uncertainty are here to stay Years to reach 50M users: Radio 38 years TV 13 years Internet 4 years Facebook 2 years Supplier lead time is 62% faster than just two years ago

3. © 2010 IBM Corporation Business Analytics software 3 CFO Agenda: Improve Effectiveness & Beyond Finance Introduction N = 1,834 Note: Executives asked: How important to your Finance organization are each of following areas of responsibility? and How effectively do you think your Finance organization is performing in each of those areas? And Please rank your top 3. Importance defined as enterprises selecting [5] Critical and [4] on a 5-point scale where [5] Critical and [1] Unimportant. Effectiveness defined as enterprises selecting [5] Very Effective Critical and [4] on a 5-point scale where [5] Very Effective and [1] Ineffective Source: IBM Institute for Business Value, The Global CFO Study 2010 34% 28% 26% 21% 16% 9% 28% 35% 23% Core Finance Enterprise Focused 2 Gap 1 3 Importance Effectiveness Driving integration of information across the enterprise Providing inputs into enterprise strategy Supporting / managing / mitigating enterprise risk Driving enterprise cost reduction Strengthening compliance programs and internal controls Driving Finance function cost reduction Executing continuous Finance process improvements Developing your people in the Finance organization Measuring / monitoring business performance Rank 52% 61% 55% 83% 49% 84% 59% 75% 62% 85% 52% 80% 59% 80% 39% 73% 51%77% 0%20%40%60%80%100%

4. © 2010 IBM Corporation Business Analytics software 4 Analytics-driven organizations outperform Efficiency & business insight contributes to better financial performance Sources: IBM Institute for Business Value; 2010 IBM Global CFO Study. One year: 2008–2009 Five years: 2005–2009 Value Integrators All other enterprises

5. © 2010 IBM Corporation Business Analytics software 5 Why? How are we doing? What should we be doing? … Analysis, Ad Hoc Query, Text Analysis, Reporting Dashboarding, Scorecarding, Real time Planning & Predictive Analysis, Budgeting, Forecasting Actionable Insights enable everyone to answer 3 Key Questions CUSTOMER SERVICE SALES MARKETING FINANCE HR OPERATIONS IT PRODUCT DEV. Social / External Internal Data

6. © 2010 IBM Corporation Business Analytics software 6 Lessons from the Leaders The “Best” Rely on Advanced Analytics Source: IBM Institute for Business Value, 2010 IBM Global CFO Study (Adapted)

7. © 2010 IBM Corporation Business Analytics software 7 Forward Looking Flexible Focused on Risks & Opportunities Fact-based Rolling Forecast – a modern approach

8. © 2010 IBM Corporation Business Analytics software 8 Plans/ Budgets detail how you think the future should look Forecasts describe what the future will most likely look like Difference from Budget and Plans “Using Rolling Forecasts allows companies to incorporate the most recent information and insights about the marketplace.” Kaplan/ Norton, Authors, Management Gurus “..it is speeding up the budgeting process.” Hackett Group 2008

9. © 2010 IBM Corporation Business Analytics software 9 There are several success factors Time Horizon Participation Modeling Risk & Uncertainty Culture Process Measurement

10. © 2010 IBM Corporation Business Analytics software 10 There are several success factors Time Horizon Participation Modeling Risk & Uncertainty Culture Process Measurement

11. © 2010 IBM Corporation Business Analytics software 11 What is a Rolling Forecast? JFMAMJJASONDJFMAMJJFMAMJJASONDJFMAMJ Q1 Forecast Q2 Q3 Traditional forecast Q1 Forecast Rolling forecast

12. © 2010 IBM Corporation Business Analytics software 12 Rolling Forecast = 12 month quarterly? No. It depends on your business!

13. © 2010 IBM Corporation Business Analytics software 13 Match the time horizon to the rhythm of your business Short cycles  Consumer electronics  Retailing  Investment banking  Advertising  Cash flow  Overtime Long cycles  Oil exploration  Pharma development  Infrastructure investment  Plant construction  Infrastructure investment  Research & development Industry Function

14. © 2010 IBM Corporation Business Analytics software 14 Common Time Horizon decisions*  Airline: Rolling 2 quarters; monthly  Semiconductor: Rolling 2 quarters; twice per quarter  Automotive:Rolling 2 quarters; quarterly  Chemical:Rolling 2 quarters; monthly  Telecom:Rolling 4 quarters; monthly  Technology:Rolling 4 quarters; quarterly  Engineering:Rolling 6 quarters; quarterly  Consumer goodsRolling 6 quarters; monthly  PharmaceuticalRolling 6 quarters; quarterly

15. © 2010 IBM Corporation Business Analytics software 15 There are several success factors Time Horizon Participation Culture Modeling Process Measurement Risk & Uncertainty

16. © 2010 IBM Corporation Business Analytics software 16 High participation creates value. Sales Marketing HR

17. © 2010 IBM Corporation Business Analytics software 17....and drives ownership & insight

18. © 2010 IBM Corporation Business Analytics software 18 There are several success factors Time Horizon Culture Participation Modeling Process Measurement Risk & Uncertainty

19. © 2010 IBM Corporation Business Analytics software 19 Remember this traditional template?

20. © 2010 IBM Corporation Business Analytics software 20 A simple test for selecting the right items „Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.“ Leonardo da Vinci

21. © 2010 IBM Corporation Business Analytics software 21 Agregate

22. © 2010 IBM Corporation Business Analytics software 22 Change Language, use Drivers 634172 – Revenue (New Accts) 665891 – Office Supplies (Paper) 665892 – Office Supplies (Pens) 677199 – Gifts, Misc. Opportunities Pipeline Number of employees Customer Satisfaction

23. © 2010 IBM Corporation Business Analytics software 23 Automate Time Cumulative Revenue Calculation Goal Average Run rate Data entry / Collection Mathematical Statistical Or mixed „rules“

24. © 2010 IBM Corporation Business Analytics software 24 Start small and grow big AUTOMATION TRANSFORMATION (Optimization)

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26. © 2010 IBM Corporation Business Analytics software 26 There are several success factors Time Horizon Culture Process Measurement Participation Modeling Risk & Uncertainty

27. © 2010 IBM Corporation Business Analytics software 27 Forecast multiple scenarios? Place Your Bets What if? Multiple scenarios Floating assumptions Data volumes

28. © 2010 IBM Corporation Business Analytics software 28 Consider a simpler approach Upside Exceptions Base Case (most likely) Downside Exceptions

29. © 2010 IBM Corporation Business Analytics software 29 There are several success factors Time Horizon Culture Participation Modeling Process Measurement Risk & Uncertainty

30. © 2010 IBM Corporation Business Analytics software 30 Some measures you should consider  Aim for repeatability  Measure the quality  Set strict goals

31. © 2010 IBM Corporation Business Analytics software 31 Forecast Accuracy - useful in different ways Attention Time { 5% gap Model issues Discover potential bias

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33. © 2010 IBM Corporation Business Analytics software 33 There are several success factors Time Horizon Culture Participation Modeling Process Measurement Risk & Uncertainty

34. © 2010 IBM Corporation Business Analytics software 34 Management fosters culture Forecast substantially lower than Actuals “The forecast’s key role in management of the company means it must be brutally honest whether we like what we see or not.” Bjarte Bogsnes, Project Manager, Statoil

35. © 2010 IBM Corporation Business Analytics software 35 Management sets the tone “Okay, clearly things have changed. What are the drivers of the change? What is the impact on our business? What actions should we be taking?” “Why didn’t we anticipate that in the budget? Who screwed up?”

36. © 2010 IBM Corporation Business Analytics software 36 Management owns, clarifies the purpose of rolling forecast Relationship to decision-making Relationship to budget Purpose of the Forecast Assessment of your processes New Compensation Approaches

37. © 2010 IBM Corporation Business Analytics software 37 There are several success factors Time Horizon Culture Participation Modeling Process Measurement Risk & Uncertainty

38. © 2010 IBM Corporation Business Analytics software 38 Become smarter with Forecasting & Analytics  Define your approach  Forecast culture required  Changes to models required  Upgrade your technology

39. © 2010 IBM Corporation Business Analytics software 39 IBM Business Analytics Analytics-based Research Workload Optimized Systems Global Business and Technical Services Smarter Planet Solutions Information Management Cloud, Virtualization Channel and Partners Smarter Commerce Social Business Smarter Cities Watson Massive stream analytics Smart Analytics System Netezza Big Data Data quality System z Many Eyes 10,000+ certifications 27 certified business partner solutions Fraud and Abuse Management (FAMS) Financial Integrated Risk Mgnt (FIRM) CFO Dashboard We can support you today

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