Hyperion helps Bytemobile access success. A conversation with Randy Stevens.

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ANOTHER IN A SERIES OF INTERVIEWS WITH EXECUTIVES WHO ARE USING HYPERION PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT TO CHANGE THE WAY BUSINESS GETS DONE

RANDY STEVENS IS THE Corporate Controller and Senior Director of IT for Bytemobile, headquartered in Mountain View, California. Bytemobile delivers optimized mobile network access to its customers, with reliable, highly scalable solutions for network operators, ISPS, enterprises, and other service providers worldwide.

Q: HOW DO YOU TAKE PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY BEYOND FINANCE?

A: Vice presidents and managers look at a lot of non-financial information and metrics. With a Hyperion Performance Management solution, we're able to combine both financial and operational data and run the close on a nightly basis. This "virtual close" allows managers to quickly view and act on key performance indicators instead of having to wait until a few days after the month end to see what happened. The finance team can also turn budgeting, planning, and reporting into a selfservice, dynamic activity-giving department heads ownership and accountability for their budgets.

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Q: HOW DOES PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT ADDRESS YOUR KEY CHALLENGES?

A: Hyperion Performance Management ensures that reports are accessible across the enterprise. All information is online and available to Bytemobile's managers anytime, anywhere, so the entire strategic and tactical planning cycle is streamlined. This global, daily view of financial and operational information provides managers with access to a wide variety of performance metrics, including budget vs. actuals, sales pipeline and forecast cash balances, customer support requests, headcount, and even purchase orders. Managers can drill down to get the details on each of these individual...