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An Examination of Zero Based Budgeting
February 20, 2020

By Karl Kern, Accountant / Lecturer / Writer

FP&A Tags:
Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB), Planning and Budgeting, Cost Planning

A budget expresses thoughts with numbers. Numbers can be financial like income and cash flow or non-financial like time and volume. Expressing thoughts with financial and non-financial numbers can be done through a variety of methods. One method is zero based budgeting which like all methods has strengths and weaknesses. The purpose of this article is to examine the strengths and weaknesses of zero based budgeting. 

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Budgeting and Forecasting Myths
February 18, 2020

By Carl Seidman, Principal at Seidman Financial

FP&A Tags:
Financial Planning and Analysis, Planning and Budgeting, Modelling and Forecasting

A core aspect of financial planning & analysis (FP&A) is forecasting and budgeting. In this article, exposed are some of the more common myths so frequently accepted as truth within FP&A groups around the globe.
 

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Towards Better Budgeting – A Case Approach
February 12, 2020

By Andrew Wee, CFO at Good Bards

FP&A Tags:
Planning and Budgeting

I would like to share my experience on my company’s journey towards a better budgeting process. I hope this will provide a starting point for fellow finance professionals to explore better ways to improve your own budget planning process.

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The Fifth Variance
February 10, 2020

By John Stretch,  MD at Stretch Business Training

FP&A Tags:
Financial Planning and Analysis, Planning and Budgeting

One day in November, a worried operations manager for a transport company was preparing for a meeting with the group’s financial director. He’d been ordered to explain the overspending on his region’s fuel account for the first 10 months of the financial year. The variance was huge and the MD had hit the roof! There were many reasons for the variance.

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In Defense of Budgets
January 23, 2020

By Karl Kern, Accountant / Lecturer / Writer

FP&A Tags:
Financial Planning and Analysis, Planning and Budgeting

The title of my LinkedIn profile is “Finance Influencer.”  My LinkedIn profile summary contains the titles of accountant, lecturer, and writer.  One could conclude that I do not need another title however a situation has arisen in which another title is necessary.  The situation is the criticism of budgets.  The criticism has presented an opportunity to assume the title of defender and as a defender I would like to defend budgets.

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The Secret to New Product Analysis
January 21, 2020

By Marco Singh, Commercial Finance Director at Ensono

 
FP&A Tags:
Financial Planning and Analysis, Cost Planning, Planning and Budgeting, Profitability Analysis, FP&A Analytics

In this blog I take a broader view of new products and talk about how best to monitor progress post-launch when information is still a little sketchy, volumes are still very low and reporting mechanisms may not yet be fully in place.

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