Confusing forecasting with target setting derails accountability and performance — FP&A must treat them as distinct but interdependent disciplines to drive business success.

In this article, the author reveals four forecasting hacks that can help us enhance business value and transform our forecasts from a daunting task into a strategic advantage.

In the second part of this series, the author discusses three components that rely heavily on an accurate Balance Sheet (BS): the Return on Capital Employed (ROCE), the Working Capital and Cash Flow. He tells us how these components may impact forecasting accuracy.

This year’s FP&A Trends Survey, which has taken responses from 383 finance practitioners across diverse industries and regions, looks in depth at the ways FP&A supports data-led decision-making in the current dynamic landscape as well as the future developments that need to be implemented.

In this two-part series of articles, the author shows you how to improve forecasting accuracy using a manufacturing organisation as an example.

How can we ensure forecasts produced by different business units are combined into one single consistent and comprehensive exercise? In this article, the author describes a new forecasting method which can help us achieve organisational forecasting consistency.