This article looks at the importance of data governance and data literacy. It also explores how, as finance professionals, we can help to improve these domains within our businesses and what the benefits are to be gained.

This paper covers the findings of our sixth annual FP&A Trends Survey, where we share the trends and challenges facing FP&A departments around the world. The survey was performed at a time where organisations were looking to recover from the pandemic when many were trying to figure out how to operate in a changed business world.

As per Accenture research, 94% of Fortune 1000 companies are facing major supply chain disruptions caused by the COVID-19 crisis. That is why agile and dynamic Supply Chain Planning has become critical for many organisations around the globe.  

Microsoft’s mission is to empower all people and organisations to achieve more. But the company has also been striving to achieve more itself, and xP&A has been instrumental in this pursuit.

It wasn’t long ago that conversations in the FP&A community centred around driver-based planning.

Now, those at the forefront of the field have gone one step further. Extended Planning and Analysis (xP&A) marks a new era of planning, with major companies utilising it to impressive results.

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.