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Health and Aged Care

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  • Infinite Care case study (Aged Care): Went from Excel modelling to a budget delivered two months earlier, doing monthly rolling forecasts 75% faster, and better scenario planning 
  • Integria Healthcare case study: Replaced 40+ manual spreadsheets and streamlined global budgeting and scenario planning 
  • Health and Aged Care webinar: Zane Ali (CFO of Infinite Care) and Merrin Nancarrow (CFO of Ask ECH) share FP&A insights and their Adaptive Planning journey 
  • Aged Care whitepaper: Read about challenges in Aged Care and the role finance plays to mitigate risks, ensure compliance, and enhance overall efficiency 
  • Healthcare whitepaper: We explore challenges including cashflow, workforce and capex planning, and solutions for finance teams
Manufacturing

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  • Integria Healthcare case study: Replaced 40+ manual spreadsheets with Workday Adaptive Planning and streamlined global budgeting and scenario planning 
Mining and Energy

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  • Red Energy case studyCan efficiently calculate key metrics like CTA and CTS, easily do scenario planning and version comparison, and accurately track drivers and performance
Not-for-Profit

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  • Beyond Blue case studyChanges take seconds instead of 45 minutes; smooth ERP integration and actuals and plans on one platform – leads to ability to drill up and down, and quicker decision making 
  • cohealth case study: Seamless integration with Microsoft Business Central, a 12-month rolling forecast, and P&Ls now take minutes instead of 48h 
  • Save the Children case study: Have more information with greater transparency, moved from high level outlooks to detailed monthly forecasts, and 200 budget holders can self-serve information 
  • Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) case study: Transformed outdated applications, a static budget, and error-prone spreadsheets – to a fit-for-purpose solution finance can maintain
  • Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) case study: A central solution for all financial planning that is easy to use, and has driven greater business collaboration and ownership of the budget 
  • NFP webinar: The Future of Finance for NFPs – Joanne Papworth (Head of Finance and Commercial at Beyond Blue) and Al Beyan (FP&A Manager at CareFlight) share NFP insights and their Adaptive Planning journey 
  • NFP whitepaper: Read about challenges in cost allocation, funding, staff retention and more. Explore how to work that into financial plans and drive the mission forward 
Professional Services

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  • Slater & Gordon case study: Planning models they can drill up and down; seamless integration with finance, HR and operations systems; managers can access information on demand 
  • Douglas Partners’ case study: Changed basic budgeting function to one that drives transparency and accountability – they now have more insights and increased business value, aligning numbers with strategy 
  • Trilogy Funds case study: Product owners can forecast and see pipeline, dashboards provide an overview of key information, and they can address potential challenges before they turn into problems 
  • Professional Services whitepaper: Addresses challenges like revenue forecasting, headcount planning and related costs, performance visibility and more – and how FP&A solutions support these 
  • Professional Services webinar: Tania Amalen (Finance Manager at Douglas Partners) shares FP&A insights; demo of Adaptive Planning dashboards, and driver-based and scenario planning for the industry Click to read / download resource:
Public Sector

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  • TasWater case study: Sped up the budget cycle by 10x, managers adopted the intuitive system easily, reports for board and stakeholders are generated quickly 
Retail

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  • Bevilles case studyStreamlined processes through automated data integration and store-level reporting, provided granular insights to drive agile scenario modelling and strategic growth 
  • Red Energy case studyCan efficiently calculate key metrics like CTA and CTS, easily do scenario planning and version comparison, and accurately track drivers and performance 
  • Designworks case study: Can plan further, more accurately, with more insight thanks to driver-based planning and rolling forecast capability; forecast takes small tweaks instead of weeks to update 
Sports

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Transport and Logistics

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  • SCT Logistics case study (rail freight): Now has an integrated view of the business, a streamlined budgeting and forecasting process, and real-time updates for quicker decision making 
  • Ventura Bus Lines case study: Transformed Adaptive Planning into a high performing system stakeholders were confident with, and models can now meet complex government and bank reporting requirements 
  • Royans case study: Integrated systems, saved time and resources, and enhanced insights; a month-end process that took two days of consolidation is now automated 
Other industries eg, technology, media, hospitality

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  • Kinatico case study (technology)Overturned an underperforming instance to a powerful FP&A tool – built to best practice, providing a solid foundation to future-proof the business  
  • Global technology companyIt was difficult to scale rapid growth with Excel; Adaptive Planning empowered scalability, also enabling automated reporting and deeper financial insights 
  • TGI Sport case study (media): Integrated with NetSuite, standardised driver-based modelling and planning, and created reports in a few clicks instead of days – great for a global company collaborating across countries 
  • MessageMedia case study (media): Can plan with large datasets and drill down easily, calculate and see impacts “live”, and time to complete the budget has halved 
  • Fonda case study (hospitality): Needed new capability for consolidating, reporting, budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling, plus integration with NetSuite; this was done in just 6 weeks with Adaptive Planning 

QMetrix has implemented 100+ Adaptive Planning solutions, offering end-to-end services from analysis to design and delivery, as well as training and support. We have a proven methodology and happy customers across Australia, New Zealand and Singapore.

Here’s how we work with organisations to deliver optimised solutions that are effective and fit-for-purpose.

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QMetrix delivers packaged Workday Adaptive Planning implementations to help organisations deploy quickly and plan quickly.

Each package includes a best-practice solution, delivered in the shortest time-to-value (6-8 weeks), at an affordable entry level price.

If your Adaptive Planning instance is performing poorly and causing frustration, it may be time for a Health Check.

QMetrix provides Health Checks as a cost effective way to review your instance and provide a remediation roadmap. We have done this for clients including Kinatico, Vision Australia, NextDC, and BaptistCare.

Have questions about what QMetrix offers and how we can help you with Workday Adaptive Planning?

Whether you are learning about the product or exploring if it will suit your organisation – a current customer or a Workday team member, let’s have a chat.


    Learn how SCT Logistics is driving FP&A transformation in rail freight logistics with QMetrix and Workday Adaptive Planning. Read the case study or watch the video here. 

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