Finance scenario: Amendment comparisons

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KPIs impacted

Reduce spend

Risk management

Value benefit

Cost savings

Employee experience

Using Copilot to amendment comparisons


1. Summarize policy updates

Use Copilot to review the latest U.S. GAAP updates for the past quarter to determine which amendments may need review.​

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Summarize all U.S. GAAP updates from the last 3 months.

2. Conduct comparison

Ask Copilot to evaluate and compare the two amendments associated with the recent U.S. GAAP updates. ​

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Compare [standardamendment.docx] and [customamendment.docx] and put the results into a table.​

3. Collaborate efficiently

Use Copilot in Microsoft Word to display the table of comparisons and your recommended changes. Add a summary paragraph explaining the objective and recommendations.​

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Copilot in Word

Rewrite with Copilot to summarize the key differences between the documents in one paragraph.​

4. Solicit feedback

Request your colleague to review the Microsoft Word document of comparisons, using Copilot in Outlook to draft the email.​

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Copilot in Outlook

Draft with Copilot an email to a colleague requesting their edits and comments in comparison.doc by the end of the week​

5. Share learnings broadly

Create a deck with methodology and learnings for new hires to the team to accelerate their onboarding.​

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Copilot in PowerPoint

Outline your approach and steps on a PowerPoint slide. Create a presentation about your approach.

1Access Copilot at copilot.microsoft.com or the Microsoft Copilot mobile app and set toggle to “Web”
2Access Copilot at copilot.microsoft.com, the Microsoft Copilot mobile app, or the Copilot app in Teams, and set toggle to “Work”