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The Many FP&A Rooms of the Organization Mansion
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By Gary Cokins,  Founder of Analytics-Based Performance Management

Gary Cokins (Cornell University BS IE/OR, 1971; Northwestern University Kellogg MBA 1974) is an internationally recognized expert, speaker, and author in advanced cost management and enterprise performance and risk management systems. He is the founder of Analytics-Based Performance Management LLC, an advisory firm located in Cary, North Carolina at www.garycokins.com .

He began his career in industry with a Fortune 100 company in CFO and operations roles. He then worked 15 years in consulting with Deloitte, KPMG, and EDS. From 1997 until recently Gary was a Principal Consultant with SAS, a leading provider of enterprise performance management and business analytics and intelligence software.

His two most recent books Performance Management: Finding the Missing Pieces to Close the Intelligence Gap (ISBN 0-471-57690-5) and Performance Management: Integrating Strategy Execution, Methodologies, Risk, and Analytics (ISBN 978-0-470-44998-1). Mr. Cokins can be contacted at gcokins@garycokins.com .

LinkedIn account: www.linkedin.com/pub/gary-cokins/0/15a/949

 

Business schools tend to divide their curriculum between hard quantitative-oriented courses, such as operations management and finance; and soft behavioral

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Using a Statement of Cash Flows for Financial Planning
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By Karl Kern, Accountant / Lecturer / Writer

The purpose of a statement of cash flows is to describe how businesses receive and spend money.  This purpose is

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  3. Planning and Budgeting
The Illusions of Control
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Bjarte Bogsnes

By Bjarte Bogsnes, Founder of Bogsnes Advisory

“Control” is an interesting word in the management vocabulary. It is a word many managers struggle with defining. Beyond “cost

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Using a Balance Sheet for Financial Planning
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By Karl Kern, Accountant / Lecturer / Writer

The purpose of a balance sheet is to describe the resources that a business has and how those resources were

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  3. Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB)
  4. Cost Planning
Is Zero-Based Budgeting Still Relevant?
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By Carl Seidman, Principal at Seidman Financial

This article will emphasize that ZBB is not exclusively for small businesses. It discusses zero-based budgeting as a tool that

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Using an Income Statement for Financial Planning
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By Karl Kern, Accountant / Lecturer / Writer

The purpose of an income statement is to describe the delivery of products or the provision of services. This purpose

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