Cora PPM is designed to help CFOs manage working capital, track cash flow and expenses, and stay up to speed on change requests and cost changes. This is PPM for chief financial officers who need more than spreadsheets and monthly reports to control the finance function.
Whether your organization runs 50 projects or 8,000 across dozens of sites, Cora puts financial data, forecasts, and project control into one platform. The chief financial officer and the finance team get the insights they need to protect margins and prove the value of every investment.
Key takeaways for CFO's
Cora PPM integrates with ERP systems like SAP to automatically pull in budget actuals, commitments, and forecasts, giving the CFO a live view of financial data across every project.
Honeywell reduced cost overruns by $200 million and identified $250 million in undetected change orders using Cora's project control capabilities.
The finance function configures dashboards on cost variance, cash flow, margins, and risk, so the chief financial officer can see what matters without waiting for manual reports.
Advanced PPM features, like what-if scenario modeling, let the CFO explore trade-offs before committing capital to new investments.
Organizations using Cora PPM report that reporting time drops from days to minutes because financial management data flows directly from the people doing the work into one system.
Cora PPM Delivers More Financial Control for the CFO
Project control catches cost changes before they become overruns
Track any changes to costs with Cora's project controls functionality, so as soon as any changes are logged, all associated registers are dynamically updated and alerts are automatically sent to trigger any required actions.
This is where PPM tools deliver value to the finance function. A project manager logs a change order, and the financial officer immediately sees its impact on the budget and forecast. No lag. No surprises.
Financial data flows into one system through seamless integration
Seamlessly integrate any existing financial software or ERP solutions into one system. Easily export and retrieve all your data, and integrate your financials with resourcing, schedules, and forecasting. When the finance team and the project management teams work from the same financial data, financial planning becomes faster and more accurate.
The CFO configures dashboards to surface the insights that matter
Configure views and dashboards to meet your needs, based on importance, likelihood, and relevance. The chief financial officer can set up views that track cost variance, cash flow trends, and margin performance across the entire enterprise without waiting for someone to assemble a slide deck.
Compliance and regulatory requirements stay current for every officer
All your compliance and regulatory requirements are met, and all documentation is kept permanently up to date and is immediately accessible. For the CFO and every financial officer in the organization, this means audit readiness is built into the system rather than bolted on at quarter-end.
Hear from Cora Customers how we are helping CFO's
"We've improved our working capital by roughly half a billion dollars over the past year or so within the projects business. We've done a prediction around billing that will ideally replace our short-range outlook for billing and eliminate what's a very manual and onerous process for our CFOs."
Jeff Hopkins , Vice President GPMO and IGS PMO, Honeywell
"Right away, what has been a win for us is having the ability to see all 8,000 projects in one place. We have clarity in terms of how we are spending on these projects. We have clarity on the forecast for these projects. At a basic level, we understand who is assigned and what resources are being used on the project execution. That enables our executive leadership team – and staff at the site level – to make better decisions."
Rochelle Andrews , Global PMO Manager, Lubrizol
How Cora PPM helps Chief Financial Officers Achieve Greater Success
People across the business get peace of mind on cybersecurity
Get invaluable peace of mind around cybersecurity, knowing that the system is constantly updated. All software updates are immediately communicated to you by the Cora Customer Success Team. The people responsible for financial data, from the CFO to the project manager, can trust the platform to be secure.
Centralized data gives organizations one place for every document
Digitize and centralize all your data and documents, keeping them permanently up to date, so everything is instantly accessible. No more chasing down files across shared drives, email threads, or individual spreadsheets.
Integrated systems standardize how people work across the enterprise
Integrate your systems and software solutions, so all your processes are streamlined, and everyone works in the same, standardized way.
Proactive Change Detection
Jeff Hopkins, Vice President of GPMO and IGS PMO at Honeywell, highlights how Cora PPM has enabled Honeywell to better identify risks and uncover change orders earlier. As a result, both change order volume and project margins have increased significantly, contributing to stronger overall project profitability.
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See how Cora PPM can Work for Chief Financial Officers
If your finance function is still relying on fragmented tools and manual reports to track project costs, it is time to explore what Project Portfolio Management for chief financial officers looks like with Cora. Organizations like Honeywell and Lubrizol use Cora PPM to protect margins, control cash flow, and make every investment decision on real-time financial data.
Frequently asked questions about PPM for chief financial officers
PPM (project portfolio management) for chief financial officers is a discipline and software category that gives the CFO real-time visibility into the financial performance of every project and program. PPM tools connect project costs, forecasts, and actuals in one platform so the financial officer can manage capital, cash flow, and margins at the portfolio level.
Cora integrates with ERP systems like SAP, Oracle, and other financial software. The integration pulls in budget actuals, commitments, and billing data automatically. This means the finance function and project management teams work from the same financial data without manual re-entry or reconciliation.
Cora gives the CFO insights into cost variance, cash flow timing, billing milestone risk, resource capacity, and margin performance across the enterprise. The platform surfaces trends and outliers so the chief financial officer can act on problems before they hit the bottom line.
Financial planning in Cora is built on live project data. As project teams update schedules, costs, and risks, those changes automatically flow into forecasts. The CFO can explore different scenarios, compare portfolio mixes, and model the financial impact of adding, pausing, or canceling projects. This replaces the manual forecast cycles that consume days of the finance function's time.
No. Cora is built for the people who need the data, not just the people managing projects. The CFO and every manager in the finance function get role-based dashboards that show financial data, performance management metrics, and portfolio-level summaries. The talent on your project teams handles the operational updates; the officer and the leadership team see the results rolled up.
