Exploring Transformation with IBM Planning Analytics
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Finance teams are under pressure to plan faster, forecast better, and deliver more strategic value. However, most are still held back by outdated processes, disconnected tools, and capability gaps.
This limited event, hosted by Cubewise, an IBM Platinum Business Partner, and SystemsAccountants, brings together a curated group of CFOs and senior finance leaders from mid-market and enterprise businesses across Ireland to cut through the noise and explore what genuine planning transformation with IBM Planning Analytics looks like in practice.
Event Details:
Date: Wednesday, 24th June
Time: 13:00 – 17:00, with networking to follow
Location: WeWork Bankside, Charlemont St, Dublin, D02 VN88
Event Agenda:
- 13:00 – Arrival and lunch.
- 13:45 – Welcome from Chris Yate (General Manager, Cubewise) and Geoff Coleman (Director – International Markets, SystemAccountants).
- 14:00 – Why the Budget Cycle is Broken (Chris Yate). Chris looks at why the traditional budget cycle is failing finance leaders and what the organisations moving beyond it are doing differently – from rolling forecasts and driver-based planning to the way FP&A solutions can be used to support a more agile and commercially useful planning process.
- 14:30 – What Modern Planning Tools can Deliver (Van Zyl Brink – Technical Sales Manager, Cubewise). A live demonstration brings FP&A capabilities to life through real-world scenarios, giving attendees a concrete picture of what is within reach for their own organisations.
- 15:00 – A Client Story: 10 Years of FP&A Excellence (Anthony Atkinson – Head of Technology: R2R, Risk & Control, Chanel). Anthony reflects on ten years of FP&A at Chanel, sharing an honest account of how their platform and practice has evolved, what has driven long-term success, and what other organisations can take from their experience.
- 15:30 – Coffee break.
- 15:45 – The People Behind the Plan (Geoff Coleman). Geoff explains how to build the internal capability needed to accelerate return on investment.
- 16:15 – How to Build the Business Case (Chris Yate). Chris sets out practical frameworks for building a business case that lands at board level – covering how to frame the value, anticipate the objections, and structure the argument in a way that moves decision-makers from interest to commitment.
- 16:45 – Panel Q&A. A panel of the day’s speakers takes questions from the floor.
- 17:05 – Closing from Chris Yate.
- 17:15 – Post-event networking.
Key Takeaways:
- Why the budget cycle is broken and what finance leaders are doing instead to drive agility and business performance.
- What modern planning tools, such as IBM Planning Analytics, can deliver: real-world scenarios, driver-based planning, and performance reporting that goes beyond the numbers.
- How to build the business case: practical frameworks for getting board-level buy-in for planning transformation.
- The people behind the plan: how to build the internal capability and resource model that accelerates your return on investment.
- Lessons from the room: unscripted insights from finance leaders who have been through planning transformation and come out the other side.
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