Andreas Brinchmann Ramstad Andreas Brinchmann Ramstad

Is culture our strongest competitive edge?

At KOKAI, we often talk about technology โ€“ Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, Aimplan, and Bizview. But what truly makes us unique is the culture we build around these tools.

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Andreas Brinchmann Ramstad Andreas Brinchmann Ramstad

๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฏ-๐—ซ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ž๐—ข๐—ž๐—”๐—œ!

Guess what... Espen P. Kringstad is jetting off to FabCon Europe 2025 in Vienna from September 15โ€“18โ€”and we could not be more pumped! Itโ€™s taking place at the ๐—”๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฎ

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Andreas Brinchmann Ramstad Andreas Brinchmann Ramstad

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ?

๐——๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜, ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป:

โ€œWhich values do you feel we possess, and which are most important for building a great company culture?โ€

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Andreas Brinchmann Ramstad Andreas Brinchmann Ramstad

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—™๐—ฃ&๐—” โ€” ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜.

At KOKAI, weโ€™re not just modernising Financial Planning & Analysis. Weโ€™re helping finance teams work smarter โ€” combining deep expertise with a modern tech stack: Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Aimplan, and Bizview (by insightsoftware).

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Andreas Brinchmann Ramstad Andreas Brinchmann Ramstad

Whatโ€™s new at KOKAI?

From recordโ€‘breaking growth and an expanding crossโ€‘border team to gameโ€‘changing product rollโ€‘outs and thoughtโ€‘leadership, KOKAI has packed Spring and Summerโ€ฏ2025 with momentum. This article gathers the highlights, celebrates our people, and offers a glimpse of whatโ€™s just around the corner for the KOKAI family.

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Andreas Brinchmann Ramstad Andreas Brinchmann Ramstad

Reclaiming FP&A: Can Fabric, Power BI & Aimplan Define the Future of Financial Planning and Analysis?

In the world of finance, FP&A has long stood for Financial Planning & Analysis. And while that definition remains foundational, itโ€™s no longer sufficient. Todayโ€™s finance teams are expected to do more than budget and forecast. Theyโ€™re expected to drive strategy, deliver insight, and unify operational and financial data in real time.

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Andreas Brinchmann Ramstad Andreas Brinchmann Ramstad

๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ - ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ผ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ?

CFOs love Power BI for razor-sharp insight, yet when budgets, rolling forecasts, and what-if scenarios hit the agenda, the cracks show.
Thatโ€™s where Aimplan steps in - transforming your Power BI environment into a unified planning & performance cockpit.

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Andreas Brinchmann Ramstad Andreas Brinchmann Ramstad

๐——๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†, ๐—˜๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† & ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ž๐—ข๐—ž๐—”๐—œ

KOKAI believes that Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) are critical to our companyโ€™s success. We work every day to create an environment where everyone feels appreciated, respected, and supported.

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Andreas Brinchmann Ramstad Andreas Brinchmann Ramstad

Getting Started with Microsoft Fabric webinar.

Weโ€™re excited to launch our brand-new webinar series: "Getting Started with Microsoft Fabric" โ€“ your step-by-step guide to mastering Microsoftโ€™s all-in-one analytics platform.

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Andreas Brinchmann Ramstad Andreas Brinchmann Ramstad

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ'๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜-๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜: Emilia Petersson!

Emilia is a true powerhouse here at KOKAI, and her contributions span far beyond just her technical expertise. As a consultant specialising in front-end Bizview and one of our first Aimplan consultants, Emilia plays a key role in supporting both our partners and clients with specialist knowledge.

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Andreas Brinchmann Ramstad Andreas Brinchmann Ramstad

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜-๐—ข๐˜‚๐˜: ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป.

At KOKAI, we believe in celebrating the people who make a real differenceโ€” not just for us as a team, but for our customers too. This week, weโ€™re thrilled to give a well-deserved shout-out to Fredrick Halvorsen.

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Andreas Brinchmann Ramstad Andreas Brinchmann Ramstad

๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜-๐—ข๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ: ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ!

Some people are simply the backbone of a company, and Hans Coster is one of them. As one of KOKAIโ€™s veterans, heโ€™s been with us from the very beginning - and with many of our team members for what feels like a lifetime!

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