This whitepaper starts to paint a picture of a better way to budget—one that reduces the frustrations that are built into budgeting when using spreadsheets. The good news is that finance professionals can tap into a better way of budgeting. And, that better way is available today.

In this whitepaper, we will examine:

• Why finance professionals prepare an annual budget
• Others who shape the annual budget
• The budgeting process (today)
• The budgeting process (a better today)
• Corporate performance management (CPM) software