WEBVTT 1 00:00:04.356 --> 00:00:12.437 For budgeting, planning and forecasting we were stuck in Excel, so an excel-based model and multiple models, data not 2 00:00:13.670 --> 00:00:23.512 being validated or trying to each other manual human errors, having trust issues in what you're seeing and what's represented, 3 00:00:23.513 --> 00:00:33.356 not being able to update information fast enough, those were our biggest pain points. The time it takes to go through our budgeting cycle is about 2 months, 4 00:00:33.357 --> 00:00:43.199 so it's a long time from start to finish. For our company, for Sumitomo we are going through four quarterly budget cycles, 5 00:00:43.200 --> 00:00:53.043 with complete P&L balance sheet and cash flow so, it is a very painstaking work. 6 00:00:53.044 --> 00:01:02.886 We saw during the demonstration that CCH Tagetik was the most flexible solution for our needs. Every business is different, 7 00:01:02.887 --> 00:01:12.730 when you're going through trying to find a solution for your particular business, even though most solutions will be able to provide a broad general solution, 8 00:01:12.731 --> 00:01:22.573 you want to be able to work with a platform that can deliver and answer the requirements that you have for your corporation, so that's what CCH Tagetik does. 9 00:01:22.574 --> 00:01:32.417 I think that the biggest benefits that we've currently seen are making the workflow process more efficient expedient we no longer have to have a manual 10 00:01:32.418 --> 00:01:42.260 process where someone has to ping all the individual users and managers to gather operating expense information or capital expense information, 11 00:01:42.261 --> 00:01:52.104 it's all done automated via the system, automated emails about deadlines, automated collection of the data, there's trust in the system 12 00:01:52.105 --> 00:02:01.947 because only specific users can change the data. It's shortened the amount of time that Finance has to 13 00:02:01.948 --> 00:02:11.780 invest in the process. I would recommend CCH Tagetik to other corporations that are looking for a solution that is able to 14 00:02:13.342 --> 00:02:16.604 customize their platform to their specific requirements.