XLerant

"We found XLerant, did a product evaluation, built the business case, and went live in a two-month time period." - Curt DeFriez, Controller [ read case study ]

"It is hard to get a budget spreadsheet that you can have total reliability and total confidence in. But budgeting is mission critical in today's higher education world." - Rob Rood, Associate Vice President of Finance [ read case study ]

"I needed something that bridged the gap on user experience.  When personnel have a difficult time using the budget technology it is very difficult for them to budget accurately." - Steve Rich, Vice President of Finance [ read case study ]

"Years ago, it was up to Finance to do the budget. That was ludicrous. Business owners need to own their own numbers. It was important for us to allow users to do their own work. It creates ownership of the budget and a culture of accountability. Finance is just the conduit. My users now say, ‘This is my budget. This is what I have decided."  - Darryl Williams, Business Controller, (Andritz North America) [ read case study ]

We made a critical shift in thinking with XLerant so that users could be more involved, take on a bigger role and be more accountable for the numbers. We were able to get rid of the idea that "that's not my number" from users."  - Ngoc K. Nguyen, Manager, Budgets

"Because of the kind of organization we are, we need to be above reproach. XLerant makes that happen."  -  Jill Larson, Chief Financial Officer  [ read case study ]

"When I got here we used Excel for budgeting. It was cumbersome, painful and awful. Department heads are afraid of Excel. We sought the department managers opinion when we were evaluating a new product. They really liked XLerant because it was easier, more accurate, helped them justify their requests and made the process more thought provoking. What more could we ask for?"  - Jeff Ginsberg, Director of Fiscal Affairs & Central Services  [ read case study ]

"XLerant helped us deal with the "new normal" of reduced funding. We needed to cope with financial sustainability with resource shortages. XLerant helps us create a culture of accountability to support that new normal."  - Howard Buxbaum, VP Finance and Business Affairs 

"The budget should be a numerical expression of the strategic plan. XLerant allows us to readily and automatically do that."  - Chris Van Wyk, AVP Finance  [ read case study ]

"XLerant was an easy choice. It offered the most value, which means they provided the most functionality for the lowest cost of ownership."  - Bill Feher, Vice President, Finance - Compliance 

"It is truly about the communications. We did not want to make the business fit the financial process. XLerant helped to make the financial process fit the business."  - Linda Roth, Chief Financial Officer   [ read case study ]

"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 [ read case study ]

"BudgetPak allows you to feel confident about the numbers and allows the budget process to be virtually stress free."  - Lucille Marottolo, AVP Finance & Administration  [ read case study ]

"Unit managers here are very good at what they do but are not financial people. In thinking about the type of budgeting tool we wanted to implement, we did not want something that looked like an Excel spreadsheet. We wanted something that was friendlier. …I am one of the biggest fans of XLerant."  - Maria Taveras, Global Budget Manager [ read case study ]