| Volume 2 Issue 10
October 6, 2025 |
Dresner Advisory October 2025 News |
| “Financial consolidation is the core capability of FCCR solutions, allowing the aggregation of financial data from different legal entities and business units according to general accounting principles as well as country-specific regulatory requirements. Generic reporting tools just can’t adequately support this specialized functionality, which is rated as the most crucial capability by almost 80% of respondents.”
— 2025 Wisdom of Crowds Financial Consolidation, Close Management, and Financial Reporting Market Study |
Here’s a recap of recent activity and a look at what’s ahead this month.
We published the 5th annual Financial Consolidation, Close Management, and Financial Reporting Market Study. Next up will be Sales Performance Management, scheduled for publication at the end of October. The remaining 2025 titles and dates are listed here.
Research Insights
Research Insights provide a concise analysis of the important issues that are front and center for data leaders today. Recent titles include:
– Industrialize Enterprise Data to Really Take Advantage of Agentic AI – Although BI Budgets Remain Solid, Data Leaders Must Take Action to Keep Them That Way – Navigate Unprecedented External Forces by Resisting Uncertainty
October Offsite
We’re excited for our 2026 planning meeting, October 28th and 29th in Newton, MA The event is targeted to our vendor clients but includes attendees from our “Data Leaders” program and will feature keynote presentations, a 4-worlds scenario building workshop, and breakout discussions, as well as socializing and networking.
This will be a small and intimate event with approximately 35 people in total. In addition to sessions with Dresner analysts, we will feature keynotes from the following:
Stephanie Woerner, MIT CISR — Creating a Future-Ready Business and the Role Vendors Play
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| Randy Bean, Noted Author and Former CEO of NewVantage Partners — The Business Problems CDOs Are Trying to Solve: Relevant Lessons Learned
Scott Anthony, Professor at Dartmouth/Tuck, Senior Advisor at Innosight, Author of the new book Epic Disruptions. Please reach out to Danielle or Howard with any questions or for information on how to register.
Mid-Year Data Collection The end user portion of this program is in its final stretch. Please distribute the survey link to your customers and encourage their participation – we recommend broad and direct distribution methods such as an email campaign. There are substantial changes this time, particularly in how we cover analytical data infrastructure. If you provide any of the ADI technologies, please remind your customers to rate you in that section(s) of the survey. Let Michelle know if you have any questions.
Michael’s Adventure! One of our senior analysts, Michael Moran, a retired Naval officer, has decided to follow his passion and be a crew member on the Clipper Round the World sailing race.
In mid-September, Michael checked in from sunny and warm Spain. The initial two-week leg of the race from Portsmouth, UK, to Puerto Sherry is envisioned as a somewhat relaxed passage enabling the “storming and norming” process of coming together as a crew. Not so this year! Three different weather systems created what Michael determined the most challenging sailing he has experienced since beginning sailing seriously in 2012! He reports the crew remains in good moral, looking out for each other and working for the benefit of each and all, and per the weather forecast are looking for a much less intensive 5,300 nautical miles to Punta del Esta, Uruguay. We wish Michael fair winds and following seas!
Thank you for your support!
Please let me know how we can continue to support your organization in the coming months.
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