071 - Relational Blending: Connecting Finance Strategy to the Details with OneStream
OneStream CPM Customer Success: Tips for Office of Finance Executives on their Corporate Performance Management journey · 2025-07-25 · 14 min
Episode notes
In this episode of CPM Customer Success , we explore how OneStream's relational blending capability empowers FP&A teams to plan faster, forecast smarter, and tie every strategic decision back to granular operational data — all in real time. This episode covers: The biggest pain points finance teams face when working with disconnected data How relational blending allows real-time integration of HR, sales, project, and operational data into financial models Real-world use cases, including People Planning, CapEx, Zero-Based Budgeting, and Lease Accounting A detailed success story from a large state university in the Southeast that streamlined 24 legacy apps and enabled planning across 25,000 employees with OneStream Whether you're struggling with siloed systems, Excel chaos, or slow decision cycles, this episode will help you reimagine FP&A with a unified, driver-based approach.