NEW YORK, Nov. 8, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- PricewaterhouseCoopers director Gordon Lunsford will deliver a session on "Budgeting and Forecasting: Critical Differentiators for Corporate Performance Management" at Oracle(r) OpenWorld 2007. Lunsford will examine the elements that must be addressed throughout the financial planning cycle in order to improve forecast accuracy, reduce budget cycle time, and increase the strategic value of the planning process. The session will take place on November 14, 2007, at 9:45 a.m. in room Golden Gate C2 at the San Francisco Marriott.
Gordon Lunsford is a director in PwC's Advisory practice specializing in the strategy and design of financial and operational processes, systems, and best practices. He has over 14 years of consulting experience focused on large-scale finance transformation and project management. Gordon has worked with medical, technology, manufacturing and Fortune 500 companies to better align processes and technology with business objectives. He has worked with organizations on best practice process and organizational design, software implementations, project scoping, planning and execution, change management, and other business issues related to effective utilization of technology and tools.
Oracle OpenWorld is one of the world's largest events dedicated to helping enterprises understand and harness the power of information. PricewaterhouseCoopers is a Platinum sponsor of the event and will host an exhibit in Moscone West, Booth 3748, at the San Francisco Moscone Center. PwC has a relationship with Oracle designed to leverage PwC's business advisory services and Oracle's technology to help organizations realize large scale, enterprise-wide transformational change.
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