Join Analysis Prime for a four-part webinar series designed to help finance teams modernize Enterprise Performance Management using SAP Analytics Cloud.

In this series, our experts will demonstrate how to connect your P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, and workforce plans in one unified model — enabling faster insights, smarter forecasting, and more connected decision-making across your organization.

Whether you’re still relying on spreadsheets, currently running BPC, or already using SAC but not fully leveraging its potential, these sessions will help you establish a modern EPM framework that drives agility, accuracy, and strategic alignment.

Session 1: Building the Foundation — The Connected Finance Model

Focus: Unifying your financial statements for a single source of truth
Key Topics:
• Overview of SAP Analytics Cloud as SAP’s unified EPM and analytics platform
• How leading organizations modernize AOP and forecasting processes
• Linking the P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow into one connected model
• Rolling forecast, version management, and variance analysis best practices
• Demo: Input assumptions and instantly see the impact across all three statements
Key Takeaway: Establish a unified foundation that supports end-to-end planning and reporting.

Session 2: Smarter Forecasting — Driver-Based OPEX & Predictive Planning

Focus: Modernizing OPEX planning and enabling predictive insights
Key Topics:
• Structuring OPEX around key business drivers (volume, FTEs, transactions, etc.)
• Cost center and account hierarchies for bottom-up planning
• Allocation and spreading logic using driver-based methods
• Leveraging predictive forecasting to improve accuracy and automate projections
• Demo: Building a dynamic driver-based input story with predictive forecasting
Key Takeaway: Learn how to replace static models with intelligent, data-driven forecasting.

Session 3: Profitability in Focus — Margin, Sales & Headcount Planning

Focus: Connecting revenue, cost, and workforce drivers for full visibility
Key Topics:
• Margin and profitability modeling across products, regions, and channels
• What-if analysis to simulate price and cost changes
• Integration of margin planning back into the connected P&L
• Headcount and compensation planning with cost center linkages
• Demo: Interactive scenario planning across margin and workforce
Key Takeaway: Understand how to connect operational levers to financial outcomes for more informed decision-making.

Session 4: The Future of Modern EPM — From Insight to Intelligence

Speakers: Stephanie Miller, Global VP, Office of the CFO, SAP + Analysis Prime Leadership
Focus: How SAP and Analysis Prime are shaping the next generation of connected finance
Key Topics:
• The evolving role of the Office of the CFO in a connected EPM landscape
• How Sessions 1–3 tie together to deliver end-to-end financial intelligence
• The intersection of planning, consolidation, and analytics in SAC
• AI, predictive forecasting, and automation within the modern finance function
• Fireside Chat + Q&A: Lessons learned, customer success stories, and where organizations are seeing the greatest value
Key Takeaway: See how SAP and Analysis Prime are helping finance teams future-proof their EPM strategy through innovation and connected intelligence.