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Chris Caleb
VP of Finance at Benco Dental
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Thinking about your organization as a whole, what would you say are its top business objectives for the next two years?
Growth / market share
Digital business / digital transformation
Profit improvement
Innovation / new products
Customer focus
Corporate M&A
Technology Improvements
Cost Optimization
Operations improvement
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Yes, we use external talent agencies often
Yes, we use external talent agencies rarely
No, we only leverage internal staff
Not sure, I see people come and go not sure if they are internal staff or external talent
Has anyone used a freelance service to deliver a AI/ML project with a defined scope? We have had many false starts in our data journey and someone with experience will probably be able to deliver a forecast tool that we could then develop and learn from.
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Can you share your experiences deploying advanced analytics in finance—do we need data scientists or can proficient finance professionals handle it?
Chris CalebVP of Finance at Benco Dental in Healthcare and Biotecha year ago
Depends on what analytics you are doing. In many cases there are really good pre-built analytic products that can be picked up and run by Finance professionals. If you are doing more experimenting and developing something ...read more467 views1 Comment
Chris CalebVP of Finance at Benco Dental in Healthcare and Biotecha year ago
As with any new technology measuring an ROI can be difficult, if not impossible. These investments can be incredibly innovative and game changing.My recommendation would be to have clear guidelines and budget on how ...read more
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We are trying to implement a consistent planning platform in my company. We have used Anaplan which has been adapted regionally, historically causing differences in approach. After a significant company restructure, meaning we are regionally agnostic, we need to build something that is more globally standard. This in turn will drive savings in operational efficiencies across our forecast processes. Having problems though in engaging the finance teams on the vision. Has anyone else come across this and how did you address the problem?
Chris CalebVP of Finance at Benco Dental in Healthcare and Biotech3 months ago
It sounds like moving from regionally adapted planning to a globally standardized platform is a strategic evolution that aligns directly with the new operating model. But as with any transformation, the key is helping teams ...read more863 views1 Comment
I do support the MBB and PE firms; I shall be happy to help. We can create the strategy, TOM, use cases, data mapping, DFD, KPI and MVP.