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Variance Reporting - How to do it - Part II

In the last post here , we have talked about the basics of Variance Reporting. In this post, we will talk a bit detail about the variances scenarios that fall under two categories that we mentioned in the Part I of this series.  Exert from the last post You can categorize the Variance Reporting as Variance Reporting across Time Periods Variance Reporting across Scenarios (Actual, Plan, Forecast) Variance Reporting across Time Periods Most of the organizations often compare data across Time Periods to know where exactly their stand and how are they progressing. For Example, a sales organization want to see  How much their sales has increased from Last Quarter/Month What is their revenue when compared to Last Quarter/Month what are the companies expenses when compared to Last Quarter/Month What is the profit margin when compared to Last Quarter/Month When a company releases their Quarter Results, you might have heard that Our company profits have increased