Welcome to Alta Via Consulting, LLC.
Our Philosophy
In a business world prolific with consulting firms, Alta Via Consulting promises a different experience. Most consulting firms are staffed with generalists who work to solve focused challenges with general solutions. As a niche provider, we specialize in addressing the specific challenges associated with advanced cost management solutions and supporting managers’ optimization process such as planning, control, and taking corrective and adaptive actions. We are passionate about what we do and proud of our record in this market segment.
Highlights...
July 16, 2009 Webcast - Resource Consumption Accounting: Linking Operations and Finance to Drive Business Performance
07/01/2009
Alta Via Consulting, a sponsor of the RCA (Resource Consumption Accounting) Institute, is working with MESA (Manufacturing Enterprise and Systems Association) to demonstrate the benefits of how RCA can link operational metrics-to-financial ERP data. The focus of this webinar is the experience and results that Neenah Paper has achieved by implementing RCA that subsequently enhanced its operational and business decision support capabilities for their production and support processes. Neenah installed a new ERP system which met their external reporting needs; however, it did not offer visibility into their manufacturing costs, or product / client profitability. This webinar identifies the root cause of the problem that exists between financial and operational metrics. There is no cost to attend this event but online registration is required prior to the webcast.
The webinar takes place on Thursday, July 16, 2009 at 11am EDT. Click here to register.
Testimonial for Jedox/PALO open-source software
07/01/2009
Alta Via Consulting assisted Vonco Products, Inc. with designing and implementing the Jedox/PALO software for their business spreadsheet requirements. Vonco, a manufacturer for thermoplastic custom packaging has been in operation since 1955 and is located in Lake Villa a northwestern suburb of Chicago. After their data had been imported and configured in the PALO model, John LaRoi, VP and General Manager of Vonco, commented, "We needed real time labor reporting and business analytics; and we were tired of living in the past with integrating massive spreadsheets from multiple sources. PALO is helping us get there." To learn more about Jedox...
Professional Accountants in Business (PAIB) Acknowledges Benefits of RCA
06/30/2009
The International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), through one of its independent international standard-setting boards, released a Sustainability Framework that has generated a record 33,000 page views since its launch in February '09. In this web-based document, the Professional Accountants in Business (PAIB) committee members have recognized and cited Resource Consumption Accounting (RCA) as one of the key ways to help organizations “improve their understanding of environmental (and social) costs through their costing systems and models”. The RCA reference can be found under the sub-heading Improving Information Flows to Support Decisions under the Internal Management area of the Framework. The committee informs readers that proper cost allocation can be built "directly into the cost accounting system" and RCA is an alternative that offers this functionality. To learn more about RCA…
Announcing New Jedox Training Sessions
06/15/2009
Alta Via Consulting in conjunction with Jedox will begin Training Sessions for PALO, one of the leading commercial open-source BI solutions for corporate performance management. PALO was launched in the North American market this past February ’09, and this OLAP-based planning, analysis and reporting Tool reduces spreadsheet chaos by integrating seamlessly with spreadsheet software (i.e. MS-Excel). Training sessions begin in August 2009, for both Beginners and Advanced PALO users. To learn more about our Training Sessions...
Alta Via Participates at CeBIT Tradeshow
03/03/2009-03/08/2009
Alta Via Consulting's EU personnel participated at the Annual CeBIT Tradeshow held in Hannover, Germany from March 3-8, 2009. Our booth was part of Jedox's 1500 square feet display, and offered personalized demonstrations highlighting the capabilities of Palos. The Jedox product has garnered considerable attention for its ease of use in addressing spreadsheet chaos for planning, analysis and reporting that many companies struggle with. The Palo product interfaces seamlessly with popular spreadsheet software such as MS-Excel. To view photos with Alta Via Representatives click here.
Alta Via Hosts BI Webcast for PALO
02/24/2009
Alta Via sponsored its first Jedox webinar on 02/24/09 called Discover PALO; an open-source application for Business Intelligence, and discussed why PALO will become your primary centralized spreadsheet solution. The webcast illustrates how PALO can help you plan faster, analyze smarter and report better. This presentation includes: how to create a cube with corresponding dimensions; importing of data; and illustrates multidimensional reporting functionality, showing how individual PALO users can select and define their own database parameters. To access this free informative PALO webinar click here.
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