Challenge TAL Limited was constraint by effort-rich, error-prone, difficult to adjust budgeting, planning and reporting processes. They embarked on a program of works to: Replace budgeting and forecasting spreadsheets used by business units that were time-consuming to update, prone to error, and did not integrate with the expense allocation system and various processes of the budgeting and reporting cycle Provide staff with analysis tools that allow them to drill down to the underlying causes of budget variances and business performance, such as the profitability of specific life insurance products; ensure life insurance products remain competitive in an industry where pricing is key to winning market share Perform trend analysis to determine which areas of the business need s

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