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GroundProbe
Case Study Mining Services Workday Adaptive Planning

Enterprise Planning
Optimisation

GroundProbe improved budgeting accuracy, collaboration, and multi-entity planning through Workday Adaptive Planning

67%
Reduction in budgeting
cycle time
Client
GroundProbe
Industry
Industrials (Mining Services)
Location
Australia
Size
Enterprise
Employees
500+
01 · Customer Profile

About GroundProbe

GroundProbe is a global technology leader providing advanced monitoring and software solutions to the mining industry. Operating across multiple continents, the organisation manages complex financial planning requirements driven by multi-entity operations, foreign currencies, and decentralised teams.

The Context

Context: Replacing fragmented budgeting processes with a collaborative, cloud-based planning platform.

02 · Challenges

What Was Slowing the Budget Down

01Complex multi-entity structure across countries and currencies.

02Dispersed finance teams with inconsistent planning approaches.

03Heavy reliance on manual budgeting and consolidation processes.

04Limited collaboration between business units and central finance.

05Time-intensive budgeting cycles delaying decision-making.

03 · Solution

How Decision Inc. Delivered

Workday Adaptive Planning · Multi-entity · Multi-currency
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solution --module 01

Cloud-Based Planning Platform

Implemented a unified planning solution to centralise budgeting, forecasting, and reporting across all entities.

Workday Adaptive PlanningBudgetingForecastingReporting
solution --module 02

Collaborative Planning Model

Enabled decentralised teams to contribute directly to budgets while maintaining central governance and alignment.

Decentralised teamsCentral governance
solution --module 03

Standardised Financial Frameworks

Introduced consistent salary structures, cost drivers, and planning assumptions across regions.

Salary structuresCost driversPlanning assumptions
solution --module 04

Multi-Currency and Multi-Entity Support

Enabled seamless planning across geographies with built-in currency handling and consolidation logic.

Multi-currencyMulti-entityConsolidation
solution --module 05

Real-Time Planning and Submission Workflows

Allowed business units to submit, review, and adjust budgets dynamically with full transparency.

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67%Reduction in budgeting cycle time
1 monthBudgeting cycle, down from three months
1Planning platform across all entities
500+GroundProbe employees
04 · Results

What GroundProbe Now Has

Cycle time

Reduced budgeting cycle time from three months to one.

Accuracy

Improved accuracy and consistency of financial plans.

Collaboration

Increased collaboration and accountability across business units.

Visibility

Enabled real-time visibility into financial performance.

Consolidation

Reduced manual effort and complexity in consolidation.

Strategy

Freed finance teams to focus on strategic analysis and decision support.

Rodrigo Escandon Romano
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“The budgeting process is now far less invasive, and finance has more time for strategic analysis. It has lifted the team to a new level.”
Rodrigo Escandon Romano
CFO, GroundProbe
Solution Used

The Technology

PlanningWorkday Adaptive Planning

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