Download or read book Financial Planning and Analysis with SAP written by Malcolm Faulkner and published by SAP PRESS. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get a look at the inner workings and gears of your enterprise with this book! With expert guidance from the authors, you'll learn to carefully map your business's financial path. From planning through integration, you'll understand the business steps and requirements needed to work with SAP's solutions for enterprise performance management. Learn how EPM can help you create detailed financial plans, monitor actual costs against budget, and analyze profitability based on products or customer behavior. 1. Manage your Financial PerformanceUnderstand what enterprise performance management is, what it does to direct yourfinancial performance, and what best practices you should follow. 2. Financial Planning and Analysis LifecycleStrategy roll-out. Planning, budgeting, and forecasting. Profitability and cost management.Monitoring and reporting. Find the information you need to best implement these essentialpractices. 3. SAP EPM ApplicationsLearn about the SAP EPM applications and how they enable organizations to meet their strategicfinancial goals and performance improvement initiatives. 4. IntegrationKnow how to extend the reach of EPM. You'll learn about options for integrating SAP EPMwith SAP ERP, BI tools, and more. 5. Move your SAP EPM Solution ForwardScope out the road map and latest evolutions in EPM applications, including rapid-deploymentsolutions, starter kits, and SAP EPM Unwired. Highlights: Performance management lifecycle Planning, budgeting, and forecasting Financial close acceleration SAP Business Planning and Consolidation Financial Information Management Disclosure Management Integration Monitoring and reporting Profitability and cost management Strategy management