Driver-based planning is a key topic for any FP&A team today. But what is not always clear is just how driver-based planning is connected to requirements from stakeholders.

In this uncertain, technology-driven world, surveys conducted by the FP&A Trends Group and not only have identified three trends shaping FP&A Technology in 2022: Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics, Driver Based Planning (DBP) and Integrated Analytic Platforms.

In times of uncertainty, the failings of systems and measures are brought sharply into focus. Managing profitability often requires a complete re-think of how an organisation plans and the supporting systems that can help sustain profits in both the short and long term. That’s the subject of this paper.

xP&A is more than an attempt to ‘fix’ the planning process. It is a complete transformation of the FP&A function to continually challenge the status quo, to educate, shape and influence management decisions on how the organization achieves its goals.

Scenario management plays a vital role in a world of irrelevant budgets and inaccurate forecasts.

Uncertainty can take many forms. It can manifest in a natural disaster, the merger or acquisition of a competitor, geopolitical changes, or a global pandemic.