With the help of metadata and integration with Power BI, expected delivery dates can be reported directly to the planning unit. This provides a clear overview of upcoming deliveries, enabling capacity and resources to be planned months in advance and ensuring they are available at the right time.

With Orbit and Power BI, project managers and financial controllers work from the same dataset. Automated workflows, GANTT overviews, and reporting in Power BI create a streamlined invoicing process, improved collaboration, and healthier cash flow.

For publicly listed companies, it is crucial that data affecting revenue is up to date, accurate, and easily accessible to management. Through Power BI dashboards, monthly revenue figures are reported directly to management, who can then use them strategically and to report to their investors.

Staying ahead of employee capacity and skills can be challenging. However, if you want to create reliable data-driven forecasts, the answer most likely lies in your sales team’s data. An updated project pipeline will be extremely valuable for your planning, but it requires continuously updated data from the sales department.