The 2nd semi-annual FP&A board meeting in New York happened on October 4th, 2022. This time, the topic of the discussion was “Moving from FP&A to Extended Planning and Analysis (xP&A)”.

Traditional planning methods are well known for extracting insights and steering business decisions in short-term and predictable environments. A more dynamic planning model can be achieved by implementing a more integrated approach to connect strategic planning, detailed forecasting, and operational execution.

The International FP&A Board met in London on 28th September 2022 for an insightful and forward-thinking discussion. They explored the challenges faced in the journey from FP&A to xP&A and examined the impact of xP&A on the various aspects of business today. Here you will find some of the case studies and observations shared during this event, including the insights by Saad Siddiqi, Global FP&A Director at Harsco's Environmental Division.

Bruno Massera, CFO - Middle East at BRF, walked us through BRF's integrated finance journey from Traditional Excel-based Budgeting in 2018 to a Sales and Operations and Finance partnership supported by modern technology in 2022.

Watch the video to learn more insights from Bruno about FP&A Integration.

Watch a video to learn about the long journey Durga Srinivas Perisetti, Director FP&A and Operations Analytics at Juniper Networks, went through while gradually transitioning from Shared Service Center to Center of Excellence and the role of Integrated FP&A.

The recent FP&A Trends webinar looked at the main challenges FP&A professionals are facing these days.

This article provides an overview of the topics and cases presented and discussed by the expert panellists at the webinar “Top Five FP&A Challenges and How to Address Them”, as well as the results of our polling questions.