One plan, no Excel, real-time decisions with HP Inc.

For years, managers at HP Inc. faced a daunting task when it came time to brief their CEO on the com-pany's performance. HP's two major business units participate in 11 markets in 87 countries around the globe, producing and marketing personal systems, computers, displays and printers. Until HP updated its analytics technology about a year ago, these performance briefings required analysts across departments to manage a host of competing Excel spreadsheets and PowerPoint presenta-tions evaluating HP's many sectors. Each department used different data, formulas and criteria to calculate their findings, making it impossible to develop a global picture of the company's progress.