This new installment in our ongoing series on the Digital Solutions Economy (DSE) focuses specifically on the importance of Entitlement Management.
David Fellers
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Entitlement Management Delivers Big Benefits for Companies and Their Customers
Mon, May 30, 2022 @ 06:00 AM / by David Fellers posted in CEO perspective, Thought Leadership, Digital Solutions Economy, entitlement management
How to Identify and Reduce "Digital Debt" in Your Finance Systems
Fri, May 6, 2022 @ 10:08 AM / by David Fellers posted in CEO perspective, Thought Leadership, digital debt
In too many instances, as CIOs and CFOs implement new software to improve finance processes, the expediency of getting systems up and running quickly can create isolated silos of inefficiency across the enterprise-wide technology landscape.
The resulting build up of patchwork software systems is sometimes referred to as "Digital Debt". As with real world debt, Digital Debt must be serviced with high on-going costs; primarily in the form of low productivity, time-consuming data reconciliation, lack of end-to-end visibility and continuous maintenance updates.
Integrated Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) is Key to Success in The Digital Solutions Economy
Thu, Apr 28, 2022 @ 03:23 PM / by David Fellers posted in analytics, financial reporting, CEO perspective, Thought Leadership, Digital Solutions Economy, FP&A
As detailed in numerous previous blog posts in this series, the Digital Solutions Economy™ (DSE) is creating sweeping change and new opportunities for companies in a wide range of markets.
This episode focuses on how DSE business models present new challenges with regard to Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) processes, which require enhanced agility, scalability and end-to-end integration to handle DSE's inherently dynamic requirements.
The Supply Chain "New Normal" is Actually Continuous Change
Mon, Apr 11, 2022 @ 05:49 AM / by David Fellers posted in CEO perspective, Thought Leadership, supply chain management
During the past few years, supply chain challenges have surged to the front-of-mind for an increasingly wide number of people. Supply issues that used to be of concern mostly to behind-the-scenes experts in logistics, transportation and inventory management have now become catch phrases for the mainstream media, retail shoppers and virtually anyone who is faced with empty store shelves or long delivery times.
Supply chain transformation was previously identified as one of the Five Key Trends to Watch in 2022 and, if anything, it has become even more crucial in the first few months of the new year.
Standards for Carbon Accounting are Beginning to Take Shape
Thu, Mar 24, 2022 @ 03:19 PM / by David Fellers posted in CEO perspective, Thought Leadership, carbon accounting
This important issue was previously explored last year in Are You Ready for "Carbon Accounting" Compliance? and also identified as one the Five Key Trends to Watch in 2022. A subsequent blog post specifically addressed How Can Carbon Accounting Impact the Value of M&A Deals?
Anything-as-a-Service (XaaS) Benefits Both Customers and Providers
Fri, Mar 4, 2022 @ 06:31 AM / by David Fellers posted in CEO perspective, Thought Leadership, Digital Solutions Economy, DSE, XaaS
This episode in Bramasol's continuing series on the Digital Solutions Economy™ focuses on the business model called Anything-as-a-Service (XaaS), which is also sometimes referred to as Everything-as-a-Service. As discussed below, the next wave of XaaS will have benefits for both end customers and companies providing products and services.
How Can Carbon Accounting Impact the Value of M&A Deals?
Mon, Jan 31, 2022 @ 06:00 AM / by David Fellers posted in CEO perspective, Thought Leadership, carbon accounting
Carbon Accounting was previously identified as one of the Five Key Trends to Watch in 2022, and the compliance implications were explored in this blog post Are You Ready for "Carbon Accounting" Compliance?
This update provides a focused look on how Carbon Accounting and overall Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices can significantly impact companies on both sides of Merger and Acquisition (M&A) deals. See the Microsoft and Activision example below.
Integrating DSE Order-to-Cash with Built-in RevRec Compliance
Sun, Jan 16, 2022 @ 06:51 AM / by David Fellers posted in CEO perspective, Thought Leadership, Digital Solutions Economy, DSE
As discussed in previous blog posts, The Digital Solutions Economy™ (DSE) is radically disrupting business models across many industries. These new engagement scenarios give customers more choices, with offerings like subscriptions, usage-based billing, entitlements, bundling of products with services, and other multi-faceted relationships.
Looking Ahead at Five Key Trends to Watch in 2022
Mon, Dec 13, 2021 @ 09:55 AM / by David Fellers posted in S4HANA, CEO perspective, Thought Leadership, Automated Revenue Management, Digital Solutions Economy, DSE, carbon accounting
As we near the end of yet another tumultuous year and acknowledge that even the best predictions do not always align with how reality unfolds, it is still a good opportunity to look ahead at some of the key trends that are most likely to have big impacts on 2022.
From Bramasol's perspective as a leading SAP partner creating business management, finance, and compliance solutions for over 25 years, here are five major areas that we are watching closely and helping our clients prepare to deal with in the coming year - and beyond.
DSE is Increasing Data Volume, Velocity, Density and Complexity
Sat, Nov 27, 2021 @ 06:54 AM / by David Fellers posted in CEO perspective, Thought Leadership, Digital Solutions Economy
As discussed in previous blog posts, the The Digital Solutions Economy™ (DSE) is continuing to disrupt conventional customer engagement business models by shifting away from one-off sales transactions and toward subscriptions, bundling and multi-faceted relationships. DSE is already transforming many B2C markets and is also rapidly making inroads into B2B scenarios as well.
This new installment in our on-going DSE series focuses on the overarching issues regarding how DSE is radically changing the nature of data flows that must be handled while at the same time driving up the importance of real-time responsiveness.
These impacts on data levels and flows can be grouped into four key dimensions of Volume, Velocity, Density, and Complexity.