According to a Gartner report, up to 80 percent of budget officers, particularly in smaller governments, rely heavily on spreadsheets and in-house software to prepare their budgets. They also use other traditional tools, such as document editors and presentation software, to produce budget reports. The process might take anywhere from four to eight months, and poses some serious challenges. Fortunately, there are now new solutions to help governments streamline and improve the budget reporting process. Cloud-based platforms, in particular, offer simple and effective productivity tools that help a team assemble large volumes of data from many sources and then collaborate on writing and revising a report. Request Free! |