Moving Reporting, Budgeting, and Forecasting Out of Excel with Limelight
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Limelight for reporting, budgeting, and forecasting. We were previously doing much of this in Excel. Limelight has helped reduce user error in entry and in version control. It's also helped us increase the speed at which we can update forecasts, as the consolidation of templates will happen automatically after a user clicks save.
Pros
- Agile reporting
- Collaborative forecasting and budgeting
- Up to date reporting with GL integration
Cons
- Complex template speed
- Customer service response - was good initially, but has become worse recently
- Formatting options in charts
Return on Investment
- Limelight has helped us increase the speed of our forecasting, budgeting, and reporting
- Limelight has helped us create models to look at many years in the future.
Alternatives Considered
Prophix, Vena and Planning Maestro
Other Software Used
Sage Intacct, Slack, Google Sheets
