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How Many Connector Rules Do We Really Need?

April 12, 2022

Fellow OneStream enthusiast, if your list of OneStream Connector Business Rules looks like the below then this blog is for you. If it doesn’t, I hope you still find it useful or at least mildly interesting!...

No Calc To Calc

March 29, 2022

Have you ever wondered what you can do with the calculation type “No Calculate” when setting up a Calculation Definition in your Workflow Profile? It’s sort of odd: Calculation Definition implies a calculation; No Calculate does precisely the opposite. “No Calculate”, despite its name, is a powerful technique that can kick off a Data Management Sequence (to, um, calculate) from a Workflow Profile Process step, which opens the world to endless types of different scenarios (or at least calculations running after data loads)....

Keeping Your Balance With Unbalanced Math

March 15, 2022

Gentle Reader, if you – as your author most definitely was when he first researched it – are somewhat puzzled when reading about Unbalanced Math, this is post is for you as it is a powerful method that illustrates OneStream’s flexibility and utility, prevents pretty dramatic error messages, and stops you from writing stupendously ill thought out nonoptimal solutions to simple problems. Seriously, if you write Finance Business Rules, you need to understand this....

How Does OneStream Store Data?

March 1, 2022

A Financial Analyst Perspective Working with OneStream software for the first time, coming from a financial analyst background, I was always a bit confused by how data was stored for the reports I was creating or the hacked-together solutions I was deploying through OneStream reporting objects. I was familiar with data warehousing concepts and had......

What’s in a (Workflow) Name

February 9, 2022

It has been your author’s observation that the glue that holds OneStream applications together – Workflow – is a victim of terminological inexactitude. No, not that odious euphemism, but instead the common usage of just one term – “Workflow Profile” – for the four (arguably five) different Workflow Profile types. When we OneStream practitioners use the same word to mean many things, we confuse ourselves, make mistakes, and generally make everyone who touches the application unhappy. Happy is more fun....

New Hire and KC City Office Launch

October 8, 2020

Black Diamond Advisory Announces Chad Hatcher to join leadership team and launches Kansas City Office Global firm builds executive team and emerges as the next leader in digital finance transformation KANSAS CITY, MO August 4, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Black Diamond Advisory was built to transform the office of finance by creating an industry powerhouse of......

West Coast Mixology Event ( City by the Bay)

October 6, 2020

Dear Finance Executive,   Join us on October 15, 2020 at 5:00 PM Pacific for a complimentary virtual mixology event powered by and Black Diamond Advisory, a Platinum OneStream Partner. Our guests will craft two cocktails with an award-winning mixologist. Learn about flavor balance and mixology skills with instructions, tips and stories along the way. We provide......

Modernizing the Federal Budget Formulation

October 6, 2020

REGISTER NOW Local government agency finance leaders within the Office of Budget & Management (OMB) and Comptroller offices are under pressure to improve decision support, increase transparency, and create efficiencies. With continued scrutiny of fiscal spending and the tightening of legislative budgets, the formulation process is evolving from line item approvals to performance-based budgets to......

Selecting a Performance Management Software with Your Head in the Clouds

September 30, 2020

How OneStream Software offers the most customer-focused cloud offering in the industry. “You’ve gotta start with the customer experience and work backward to the technology. You can’t start with the technology and figure out where you are going to sell it.” – Steve Jobs, 1997 After years of being a happy OneStream customer and gaining......

SHAUNA GOODSELL

Shauna offers over 17 years of functional and program leadership experience in national and international software implementations. She effectively managed and delivered over 20 complex performance management projects. She ensures client success by being a dedicated partner to the client. She believes successful projects are achieved based on frequent and concise communication, transparency, and discipline. .

Shauna’s Why:

I came to Black Diamond to be part of an “A” rated team. Where the leadership has a clear vision and aggressive strategy for the future and growth.

JASON KARBER

Jason is a Black Diamond practice manager. Over an 18 year career at Koch Industries, he ranged from transactional accounting and ledger ownership to complex consolidation and leadership roles at multiple business divisions and industries. He has reputation for customer focus and driving change. By writing the business case for OneStream and overseeing the replacement of legacy technology, he has coordinated entire organizations digital transformation. His customer spectrum includes finance staff, controllerships, information technology and C-Suite executives.

Jason’s Why:

“Helping people be more more effective with world class technology is very fulfilling.”

MIKE VANNONI

Mike uses his experience to guide clients through transformational OneStream projects. Mike is an energetic, entrepreneurial-minded individual known for his ability to partner, strategize, problem-solve and deliver. His 20 years of related work experience in a variety of industry verticals combined with excellent communication skills, strong business acumen and team approach are the foundation of his success at Black Diamond Advisory.

Mike’s Why:

When you’re finished changing, You’re finished.’ – Benjamin Franklin.

VINCENT VALENTINE

Vincent, Chartered Accountant and Solution Architect, specializes in OneStream encompassing enterprise. He focuses on performance management, consolidation, planning, strategic financial planning & EPM related integrations and architecture. He connects the world of Finance and IT to translate business needs into the methods of technologists. His diligent work ensures successful CPM/EPM implementations. Vincent’s hard work and enthusiasm delivers the highest quality results.

Vincent’s Why:

At Black Diamond, I get to help make our clients efficient. There are things that people do well, and yet others that computers do well. I strive to find the efficient balance.

JOE TOMLIN

Joe offers over 15 years of business and technical experience in financial consolidations and reporting. He identifies business processes requiring improvements from minor enhancements to a complete overhaul. His ability to think outside the box for a better solution delivers success. His expertise in consolidation and account reconciliations transports the client success to life when implementing OneStream.

Joe’s Why:

I came to Black Diamond to become a ‘doer of things that matter’, and to hold myself accountable for our customer’s successes.

MARK GOODMAN

Mark has 20+ years of experience in the EPM space specializing in consolidations working with OneStream, HFM, and FDM/FDMEE. He has a proven track record of blending finance and IT by combining Big Four auditing background with software programming skills. He has end to end experience including leading design sessions, metadata and rules build, mapping/data integration, knowledge transfer, reports build, end-user training, and post-go-live support.

Mark’s Why:

“Get busy living.. or get busy dying.” –Andy Dufresne – Shawshank Redemption

SHERRI SCHAFFROTH

Sherri brings over 20 years’ experience in strategic new business development, marketing, and sales of software and services in the Commercial and Government sectors. She is a Managing Partner of Black Diamond and a former Director of Sales and Marketing, serving several Alliance Partners for IBM, Oracle, and OneStream.

Prior to her Alliance experience, Sherri served on the Corporate Leadership Round Table, was consistently nominated to Elite President’s Club Membership, and was awarded a US Commercial Sales Innovation Award, as a result of accomplishments at SAS, IBM, and Oracle.

Sherri’s Why:

“Surround yourself with people who are smarter than you are.” – Henry Ford

“Seek first to understand.” – Steven Covey

DAMON MITTLEIDER

Damon is one of Black Diamond’s founding partners and leads the Product Development Group. As a technical leader in the CPM community for over 20 years, Damon has designed and architected over 50 complex technical solutions across the world.  He is Black Diamond’s OneStream Marketplace development leader and his innovative solutions on the OneStream platform have had a tremendous impact on finance and the business.

RANDY WERDER

Randy brings over 30 years of business and industry experience to Black Diamond. He is a Co-Founder of Black Diamond. Formerly, Randy was the Managing Director of Alithya’s OneStream Practice. He was one of the original members of Ranzal & Associates where he served in many leadership roles including Southeast Planning & Essbase Leader for delivery and Managing Director of the Advisory Practice. As an implementation thought leader, Randy has guided over 150 global clients in re-engineering their outdated planning processes into industry-leading successful solutions.

Randy’s Why:

If you are not the lead dog, the view never changes.

Common sense is not that common.

CARL YOST

Carl brings more than 25 years of experience in business consulting to help clients transform their financial and business application processes. He is Co-Founder of Black Diamond and former Managing Principal of Grant Thornton’s Technology Solutions Practice. Prior to joining Grant Thornton, he was a partner and co-founder of MarketSphere Consulting, serving many leadership roles including chief operating officer and national industry leader. Having served organizations in multiple industries and varying sizes, Carl’s expertise in finance and operations has led him to develop best practices and thought leadership leveraged across several industries. Prior to founding MarketSphere, Carl was a Partner in the Enterprise Performance Management practice of Arthur Andersen and held senior finance executive positions at Motorola and Wyeth.

Carl’s Why:

Experts Only represent that our firm should be a destination employer – the best OneStream talent in the world will have a family and a home at Black Diamond.

We don’t implement projects; we deliver solution platforms.

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