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Find models that represent the various aspects of a business, such as its operations, marketing, and sales. Financial modeling involves using historical financial data and other relevant information to create projections of future financial performance, such as revenue, expenses, profits, and cash flow. These analyses can help you plan for the future, make investment decisions, evaluate the impact of different business scenarios, understand how different factors affect overall performance, and identify areas where you can improve efficiency and profitability for yourself or your organization.

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07/05/2013 | Blogs, Business & finance

Modeling software as a service (SaaS) for revenue projections

‘Cloudify’ – a new verb in the English language signifying to design or adapt a resource or a process for operation in the cloud. See also cloudification (design, adaptation, modeling software for the cloud).

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07/04/2013 | Blogs, Business & finance

Prescriptive analytics & social network marketing

Are prescriptive analytics ‘the Final Frontier’ of analytics? This apparently is how market research firm Gartner sees this area, melding this third phase of business analytics …

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07/03/2013 | Blogs, Business & finance, Environment & climate

Green decision analysis & the long tailpipe

Going green is held to be ecologically sound and financially advantageous; and in many cases, it is. In many cases however, it’s also a decision involving a number of …

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07/02/2013 | Blogs, Business & finance, Decision analysis & multi-criteria, Portfolio management, Risk & uncertainty

How a good model could save your organization

Sometimes it’s one big thing that sinks a company. Gerald Ratner, former chief executive of the British Ratners Group, a leading jewelry company, came close. With one speech, …

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07/01/2013 | Blogs, Business & finance

Business impact analysis for business continuity for IT systems

It’s a tough job, but somebody has to do it. Understanding the business consequences of IT failure (or, let’s be positive, IT success) on business is essential in order to plan …

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06/21/2013 | Blogs, Business & finance, Decision analysis & multi-criteria, Portfolio management

The rise of decision analytics

Where did decision analytics come from? And where is it headed in the future? The term decision analysis was coined by Ronald A. Howard, Professor of Management Science and …

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06/20/2013 | Blogs, Business & finance, Decision analysis & multi-criteria, Portfolio management

The art & science of business intelligence

It’s the title of a book. But is it also a deeper observation about what it takes to put good business intelligence in place? Behind this apparently innocuous catch-all pairing …

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06/19/2013 | Blogs, Business & finance, Modeling tips & tricks, Risk & uncertainty

The basics of risk analysis in the enterprise

Risky business – bad news? Not necessarily. While the word risk has a negative connotation for some, it’s a source of business opportunity for others. Good risk analysis …

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