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    Insights, guides and analyses for CFOs and finance teams who want better data-driven steering.

    Mikaela, Torben and Marcus from Exopen at the stand during FAR's Verksamhetsstyrning conference
    Data-driven steering6 min

    From data to decisions: why data-driven performance management starts long before the analysis

    At Exopen's roundtables during FAR's Verksamhetsstyrning the same challenge kept coming back: there is rarely a shortage of data — it simply sits in too many places, in different structures and with different definitions.

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    Verksamhetsstyrning 2026 – Exopen and FAR, 15 September at Hilton Slussen in Stockholm
    Financial Management2 min

    Meet Exopen at Verksamhetsstyrning on 15 September

    We will be at FAR's Verksamhetsstyrning conference on 15 September at Hilton Stockholm Slussen. Meet the team, join our roundtable on turning data into decisions — and get 25% off your ticket.

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    Placeholder image for the article on reporting problems and data problems
    Reporting3 min

    Do you have a reporting problem or actually a data problem?

    Reporting takes too long, numbers are manually checked, and the same KPI is calculated differently. Often, the reporting tool isn't the problem – but the data behind it is.

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    Jonas Engwall, VD Exopen
    Data-driven steering5 min

    Many companies have all the data they need — but still can't run the business effectively

    Many organisations have data, systems and AI at the top of the agenda – but the real problem is that data is scattered, inconsistent and hard to trust. Here is how more CFOs are thinking instead.

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    Exopen's new website launched
    Data-driven steering2 min

    Exopen launches a new website reflecting the next chapter of our journey

    Our new website is more than a visual refresh — it more clearly reflects who we are today, what we help customers achieve and how our platform creates value for modern finance functions.

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    CFO working with data across business systems
    Data-driven steering7 min

    How CFOs build a single source of truth across multiple business systems

    As businesses scale, data fragments. Here is the CFO playbook for a single source of truth the leadership team can actually trust.

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    AI and structured financial data
    AI6 min

    Why AI for finance starts with structured data

    Everyone is talking about AI for CFOs. But no model is better than the data it gets. Here is why the groundwork decides everything.

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    Real-time steering for finance teams
    Reporting5 min

    From manual reporting to real-time steering

    The month-end close does not need to be a bottleneck. How modern finance teams move from lagging reports to continuous steering.

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    The CFO in a changing world
    CFO8 min

    Future of work: how the CFO role is changing in 2026

    The CFO role is broadening fast. From hierarchical control function to strategic leader of data, AI and capital.

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