XLerant

Tuesday, June 11th, 2013, 2:00-2:45 EDT

Focused on the KISS Method... Keep It Simple Stupid.

Line managers do not like the budget process.  It does not allow them to budget the way they think about their business and is outside their area of expertise...especially with the Excel-based budgeting that most organizations still embrace.

Tuesday, June 11th, 2013, 2:00-2:45 EDT, to learn how you can improve the power of your budgeting process, but more importantly -- simplify it for the end user (so you get better, more usable data).  We will not burden you with feature after endless feature.   We will show how a department manager can accomplish a complete budget process in 10 minutes utilizing a powerful TurboTax-like interface to corporate budgeting.

This 45 minute webinar will be the best time investment that you make in your budgeting process.

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Wednesday, June 12th, 2013, 2:00- 3:00 EDT

XLerant knows edu Budgeting.  We have dozens of higher education institutions that have converted from the cumbersome process of Excel-based budgeting.  Get out of Excel jail.

Join us Wednesday, June 12th, 2013, 2:00- 3:00 EST, to learn the 21 reasons why XLerant is a perfect fit for your higher education budgeting process.  Learn why Fisher College, The Sage Colleges, Marietta College, Lake Superior State University, A.T. Still, Carroll College, The Rhode Island School of Design and many more higher education institutions have dramatically improved budgeting using XLerant.

To learn more about XLerant and higher education, visit www.xlerant.com/weknowedu

"XLerant's BudgetPak was the best purchase decision we ever made. Our budgeting process now runs smoothly and we get the best of user flexibility and financial controls. We don't have to make any difficult tradeoffs."  - Cheryl Warner, Director of Budgets, Northwood University

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Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - Every college has them. Faculty and staff that make your life miserable during the budgeting or forecasting process. These are the people who simply do not behave the way you need them to behave to ensure an efficient and effective budget process.

They are:

Procrastinator - Does not submit on time
Victim - I don't know how to budget. I can't learn the system
Tinkerer - Wait, I want to make another change.
Critic - Your process is horrible. I don't like Excel. That's not my number
Mechanic - Wants to constantly change the template
Outlier – The one person in the organization who always has special needs

Come join us as we explore these six user personas, and tell you how to effectively handle their unique needs in a way that will not kill you or your process. [ more ]

Thursday, April 11, 2013 - Every organization has them. The people who make your life miserable during the budgeting or forecasting process. These are the people who simply do not behave the way you need them to behave to ensure an efficient and effective budget process.

They are:

Procrastinator - Does not submit on time
Victim - I don't know how to budget. I can't learn the system
Tinkerer - Wait, I want to make another change.
Critic - Your process is horrible. I don't like Excel. That's not my number
Mechanic - Wants to constantly change the template
Outlier – The one person in the organization who always has special needs

Come join us as we explore these six user personas, and tell you how to effectively handle their unique needs in a way that will not kill you or your process. [ more ]

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  - What's the top priority of CFOs today? According to the Hackett Group, it is "Improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the annual budgeting process." A remarkable 84% of CFOs surveyed by this leading consulting firm said this was a priority.

Yet 80% of organizations rely primarily on Excel for budgeting. The problem is that a huge portion of what is required to create a good budget can't be done in Excel. Join this webinar to understand what those shortcomings are and how to address them. To maximize user flexibility as well as maximize financial controls, a system built specifically for budgeting is required, one that addresses the 15 shortcomings. [ more ]

January 29th, 2013 - Few, if any, colleges and universities have either an initiative in place or a budget for a New Budget system. But, financial scrutiny, expense controls and the fact that administration, finance and faculty and staff are dissatisfied with the current Excel approach, drive many institutions to do the right thing and upgrade a poor Process.

This webinar examines how and why this occurs and provide a step by step Plan for how to justify a new budget application and how to conduct a review of your existing Process. If you are involved in the Excel budget Process for a school that has between 800 and 10,000 students, you won't want to miss this recorded webinar to learn how to make your life easier and how to significantly improve the financial Process in your institution. [ more ]

October 4, 2012 - Fisher College's President brought a renewed focus on having the right strategy -- and even more importantly -- executing that strategy. Join us to learn how Fisher College benefited from budgeting to strategy, and how they achieved that, and what else they are doing around budgeting to improve the process and the results for the college. [ more ]

July 27, 2012 - Budgeting to Strategy in Higher Ed: As a budget director in edu, you have a tough job. On one hand the institution is trying to recruit top-notch students & faculty; and on the other hand it needs to do more with less in order to deal with a struggling economy. How do you help accomplish both? There are many moving parts to this issue, but more strategic budgeting is a critical one.    
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May 24, 2012 -  Learn about a revolutionary new approach to higher education budgeting that will engage your line managers, increase their sense of ownership and accountability, all while improving financial control. [ more ]

May 17, 2012 -  Learn about a revolutionary new approach to corporate budgeting that will engage your line managers, increase their sense of ownership and accountability, all while improving financial control. [ more ]

April 19, 2012- Listen to a critical panel discussion with Jill Larsen, CFO of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, and Steven Meisberger, CFO of American Youth Soccer Organization. They'll explain why they believe budgeting is mission critical for non-profit organizations, especially in today's economy and how budgeting should be tied to strategy. They will talk about the needs of the various stakeholders in the budget process - users, finance team and executives - and why their participation and ownership is crucial for a solid plan. [ more ]

March 8, 2012 - Learn how BudgetPak mapped against that criteria, and how RISD used this criteria to assess a proposed project to improve their budget process. [ more ]

January 24, 2012 - XLerant reveals the results of a national survey and the implications for redesigning the budget process in 2012. [ more ]

October 27, 2011 - Learn about what you’ve been missing with Excel budgeting and what you should be demanding from any budget system. [ more ]

September 27, 2011 - Hear how leading Colleges and Universities are managing the new normal of decreasing revenue, increasing costs, and unprecedented levels of scrutiny on the Budget. [ more ]

One area that Drew University has gained notoriety for is for developing "self service budgeting". By generating more active engagement with their department heads in the budget process, Drew has increased accountability and transparency; while instilling a greater sense of fiscal discipline throughout the college. This video focuses on the key changes the finance team made to lead this important effort. [ more ]

April 5, 2011 - A distinguished panel of CFOs from leading organizations will discuss how they transformed budgeting into a valued added process and built a culture of budget accountability. They’ll share their insights, experience and results in what promises to be a very informative hour. [ more ]

March 17, 2011 - This webinar will focus on the roadblocks that organizations face in creating a culture of budget accountability, and more importantly, how to overcome them. [ more ]

January 20, 2011 - If you transform the budget process from an error prone, number crunching, exercise to one that adds real value to the organization, you'll be a hero. That's what this webinar is all about. [ more ]

December 16, 2010 - In the world of diminishing resources there are 5 trends that organizations must be prepared for. [ more ]

November 18, 2010 - You can drive a truck between most organization's strategic plan and their budget. Why is that? And what can you do to integrate strategic planning and budgeting? [ more ]

October 14, 2010 - Budgeting is as much a communication exercise as it is a financial one -- but in the frenzy of the process, good communication is the first casualty. It doesn't have to be that way ... [ more ]