Andreas Brinchmann Ramstad Andreas Brinchmann Ramstad

The origin of KOKAI

On December 1, 2001, I started what would become Bizview. This was made possible by a "management buyout" from the publicly traded company Hands ASA. Bizview was a huge success for everyone involved with the company. We chose to sell Bizview to the US-based IT company Insightsoftware in September 2019, primarily because we realised that Insightsoftware had considerably greater resources to make Bizview a global product, which they have successfully accomplished in recent years.

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Andreas Brinchmann Ramstad Andreas Brinchmann Ramstad

An update from our CEO

New Year, New Opportunities - a phrase we all know well and often use, especially when things may not have gone quite as planned. Let's take a moment to reflect on this at KOKAI. We have recently conducted an evaluation of the past year - a time for summarising, reflecting, and learning from our experiences.

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Andreas Brinchmann Ramstad Andreas Brinchmann Ramstad

Why is FP&A so important?

Implementing a solid Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) process is crucial for organizations to make informed decisions, allocate resources effectively, and achieve their strategic goals. FP&A involves various financial and analytical activities aimed at forecasting, budgeting, and analyzing the financial performance of a business.

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Andreas Brinchmann Ramstad Andreas Brinchmann Ramstad

Please say hello to Robert Dahlquist

Please say hello to Robert Dahlquist, a seasoned professional at KOKAI with a diverse background in business consulting, application management, and technical support. As a senior consultant and managing partner, he excels in Aimplan and Bizview consulting, specialising in application and database server maintenance, optimising business processes, and delivering exceptional solutions to our customers.

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Andreas Brinchmann Ramstad Andreas Brinchmann Ramstad

Please say hello to Ben Halvorsen

Please say hello to Ben Halvorsen, the IT virtuoso at the forefront of automation and PowerShell wizardry at KOKAI. With his exceptional skills and relentless commitment to efficiency, Ben is without a doubt one of the driving forces behind KOKAI's technological advancements.

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Andreas Brinchmann Ramstad Andreas Brinchmann Ramstad

Please say hello to Fredrick Halvorsen

In recent years, Fredrick has focused on planning solutions after working with Microsoft Dynamics AX and business intelligence. He has been essential in the development and delivery of various solutions at PBC, both for large customers and for smaller projects.

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Andreas Brinchmann Ramstad Andreas Brinchmann Ramstad

Say hello to Emilia Petersson

Emilia works from the KOKAI offices in Stockholm, but she, like the rest of us, has a global reach, interacting with customers all over the world.

Her areas of expertise include financial and business model analysis, process mapping, and data modelling. Similarly, creating data analysis reports and forms, assessing and validating company data, and tracking analysis outputs and metrics

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Please allow us to introduce Espen P. Kringstad

Please allow us to introduce Espen P. Kringstad, one of KOKAI's many FP&A professionals.

Since completing his degree in IT-Management and Economics in 2012, he’s worked in a variety of companies, but they all had one thing in common: they all dealt with the use of data and how to extract value from it.

He's never gotten tired of numbers and has gained extensive experience in a variety of industries, including retail, satellite services, construction (ships/large machinery), real estate development, hospitality, sports and charity to name a few.

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