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Improving Happiness Through Your Work Processes
Improving Happiness Through Your Work Processes5 min Read In the fast-paced world of finance, it’s easy to get caught up in…

Exploring the Impact of New Initiatives
Exploring the Impact of New Initiatives How St. Ambrose University Leveraged Synario to Acquire New Programs 5 min Read Like…

Multi-Year Financial Planning
Multi-Year Financial Planning: A Strategic Advantage Why Long-Term Planning Outperforms Short-Term Planning in the Long Run 5 min Read…

The Importance of Goal Setting for FP&A
The Importance of Goal Setting for FP&A 3 min Read Setting goals is integral to running any successful business…

Scenario vs. Sensitivity Analysis
Scenario Analysis vs. Sensitivity Analysis Which Method Should You Use? 5 min Read Life – as well as running…

Exploring Multiple Scenarios
Exploring Multiple Scenarios How a Daunting Task Can Become An Exciting Exploratory Approach 5 min Read Scenario analysis is a method…

How Extended Planning & Analysis (XP&A) Can Grow Your Business
How Extended Planning & Analysis (XP&A) Can Grow Your Business 5m Read What is extended planning & analysis? Although Gartner officially…

3 Key Steps to Financial Flexibility and Business Agility
3 Key Steps to Financial Flexibility and Business Agility 5m Read Despite the pandemic’s sweeping economic impact, companies that were…

5 Ways to Build a Culture of Accountability at Your Company
5 Ways to Build a Culture of Accountability at Your Company5m Read It has become increasingly challenging to foster effective…

THE ENROLLMENT CLIFF: A “Netflix Moment” for Higher Ed
THE ENROLLMENT CLIFF: A “Netflix Moment” for Higher Ed 5m Read What is the higher education enrollment cliff? American post-secondary…

Know Who You Are
Know Who You Are 2m Read As the pandemic enters its third year, companies are forced to take a step…

Creating a Powerful Purpose-Statement
How to Create a Powerul Purpose-Statement 5m Read Click image to enlarge What is the purpose of your company (or…

Setting Up Scenarios in Today’s Environment
Setting Up Scenarios in Today's Environment Thinking Through Scenarios How do you create scenarios when performing a scenario analysis? Listen…

From Survive to Thrive: How UCLA Uses Synario for Cash and Investment Planning
UCLA Case Study From Survive to Thrive: How UCLA Uses Synario for Cash and Investment Planning 6 min Read Highlights…

3 Key Steps to Financial Flexibility and Business Agility
3 Key Steps to Financial Flexibility and Business Agility 5m Read Despite the pandemic’s sweeping economic impact, companies that were…

5 Tips For Securing Buy-In From The Boss And Beyond
5 Tips For Securing Buy-In From The Boss And Beyond 5m Read Buy-in is a crucial part of any company’s…

THE ENROLLMENT CLIFF: A “Netflix Moment” for Higher Ed
THE ENROLLMENT CLIFF: A “Netflix Moment” for Higher Ed 5m Read What is the higher education enrollment cliff? American post-secondary…

Scenario Planning: 4 Scenarios to Evaluate Now
Scenario Planning: 4 Scenarios to Evaluate Now 5m Read The pandemic in 2020 caught everyone off guard. We all hoped…

Setting Up Scenarios in Today’s Environment
Setting Up Scenarios in Today's Environment Thinking Through Scenarios How do you create scenarios when performing a scenario analysis? Listen…

How Extended Planning & Analysis (XP&A) Can Grow Your Business
How Extended Planning & Analysis (XP&A) Can Grow Your Business 5m Read What is extended planning & analysis? Although Gartner officially…

Why You Need a Cash Flow Analysis Template
Why You Need a Cash Flow Analysis Template 5m Read 82% of small businesses fail because they don’t manage cash…

Collaborating with Colleagues
Collaborating with Colleagues 5m Read Watch the Webcast This article was adapted and expanded from the Creating and Enabling Leadership…

Beyond Implementation – Making the Most of Synario
Beyond ImplementationMaking the Most of Synario 4m Read The Planning Process Synario implementation is an exciting time to discover how…

What is Strategic Planning?
What is Strategic Planning? 5m Read A strategic planning framework is essential in any industry. For example, strategic planning in…

Operational Planning – Utility Modeling Series
Utility Modeling SeriesOperational Planning 4m Video Utility Financial Modeling – Streamlined Operational Planning in Synario Operational planning and utility rate…

Capital Funding & Improvement Planning – Utility Modeling Series
Utility Modeling SeriesCapital Funding & Improvement Planning 3m Video Utility Financial Modeling – Accelerated Capital Planning in Synario Balancing a…

American Rescue Plan Impacts – In-Person vs. Remote Mega-Analysis
In-Person vs. Remote Mega Analysis:American Rescue Plan Impacts 3m Video Modeling College and University Faculty, Staff, and Salary Changes In…

Endowment Returns and Annual Giving – In-Person vs. Remote Mega-Analysis
In-Person vs. Remote Mega Analysis:Endowment Returns and Annual Giving 3m Video Modeling Changes to Endowment Returns, Utilization, and Annual Giving…

Personnel Impacts – In-Person vs. Remote Mega-Analysis
In-Person vs. Remote Mega Analysis:Personnel Impacts 3m Video Modeling College and University Faculty, Staff, and Salary Changes In the third…

Auxiliary Impacts – In-Person vs. Remote Mega-Analysis
In-Person vs. Remote Mega Analysis:Auxiliary Impacts 3m Video Modeling College and University Housing and Dining In our second video for…

Student Impacts – In-Person vs. Remote Mega-Analysis
In-Person vs. Remote Mega Analysis:Student Impacts 5m Read Modeling the Student Impact Scenarios In our first video for the In-Person…

Navigating the COVID-19 Rollercoaster
Navigating the COVID-19 Rollercoaster 7m Read COVID-19 has changed the business world forever. From working from home to school campus…