Implementation of Infor’s MPC corporate performance management
The challenge
A provider of wirelesshigh-speed broadband Internet services engaged RSM McGladrey’s CFO AdvisoryServices Group to help with the implementation of Infor’s MPC corporate performancemanagement software to facilitate their complex business forecasting andbudgeting processes.
The Company’s recent entryinto the broadband internet industry along with its aggressive growthprojections for service rollout into new market required the company to utilizea very detailed model for forecasting and budgeting business growth. The Company selected Infor’s MPC corporateperformance management software to integrate, consolidate, and budget financialdata related to headquarters operations, existing markets, and proposed futuremarkets. RSM McGladrey was engaged by theCompany to assist with the implementation of the MPC system following purchasefrom the software vendor.
The solution
RSM McGladrey CFO AdvisoryServices Group assisted the Company in refining their technical requirements,reviewing various MPC implementation approaches and best practices, and selectinga technical solution that would meet the Company’s complex businessrequirements. This solution provided theCompany with a software tool for budgeting and reporting data by geographicmarket, allowing analysis on a market-by-market basis to determine theprofitability of each market.
The RSM McGladrey CFOAdvisory Services Group led a detailed requirements definition process thatdocumented all system requirements and the approach for implementing eachrequirement. Functionality implementedincluded:
- Utilization of the SalaryPlanning sub-module to accurately forecast and budget all employee expenses forboth headquarters and each individual geographic market.
- Development of detailedreporting requirements allowing analysis and reporting on geographic marketprofit and loss.
- Implementation of SQLdrill-through functionality allowing users to access base level data residingin their financial accounting systems.
- Hierarchy definition toallow for the budgeting of both planned and current geographic markets as wellas providing the capability to move markets within the system from planned tocurrent without any loss of data.
The results
RSM McGladrey’s CFO AdvisoryServices Group was able to successfully capture requirements, developsolutions, and implement best practices in completing the implementation of theMPC system within budget and on schedule. Notable system benefits include:
- Improved budgeting modelsand capabilities, allowing more financial users to play a role in budgeting.
- Enhanced reporting anddrill-through capabilities for financial analysis.
- More detailed functionalityfor budgeting employee salary and benefits expense for new emerging geographicmarkets.
