The report highlights the importance of real-time data and a data-driven decision-making framework for businesses to achieve flexibility and agility. While many organizations have made progress in this area, the proliferation of company-critical data across multiple SaaS platforms and systems has created challenges for unified financial controls. In the current situation, the inability to act on real-time, end-to-end data is making it difficult for CFOs to drive mandates during crises. The report suggests that CFOs can gain real cost control by leveraging real-time data and a data-driven decision-making framework.
