Case Study: Adler Planetarium modernizes budgeting and improves collaboration with Martus Solutions and Sage Intacct

Adler Planetarium cuts budget cycle time by 50% with Martus Solutions

The Adler Planetarium, a Chicago-based institution, faced challenges with its outdated, centralized budgeting process. This system created bottlenecks for its finance staff and limited visibility for department managers, making scenario planning difficult and slowing financial decision-making. To address this, they partnered with vendor Martus Solutions to implement a modern budgeting solution integrated with Sage Intacct.

Martus enabled Adler to decentralize its budgeting, giving department managers the ability to build and manage their own budgets independently. The seamless Sage Intacct integration provided real-time data updates and streamlined collaboration. As a result, Martus helped Adler achieve a 50% reduction in time spent on the budget cycle, an estimated $25,000+ in annual personnel cost savings, and reported 3x faster financial decision-making, alongside improved accuracy and collaboration across the organization.

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