In two articles, based on the recent webinar "XP&A in action: Enhancing FP&A Agility with Supply Chain Planning", the author discusses the future of xP&A and supply chain planning. This second article focuses on autonomous planning and the finance professional's role.

In this video, Dr. Ji-Hyun Hwang, Global Business Control, Large Corporates and Financial Institutions at SEB, shares her experience with Continuous Planning for Sustainable Development.

In this article, the author explores the benefits of Predictive Planning and Forecasting and outlines how businesses can implement this approach successfully, referring to her practical experience at Novartis.

Getting data-driven insights fast can be a significant competitive differentiator you can bring to your organisation. But when it comes to making the actual decisions that drive your forecasting and planning, the author would argue that you would be better served by building in a pause at this point. In this article, the author compares a game of golf with effective planning and decision-making, explaining why it is better to slow down sometimes.

The link to strategic planning becomes evident when FP&A is placed within this bigger picture. By translating the strategic intent of the company into business drivers made visible through the ‘use-of-funds’, the execution of the strategy becomes fact-based, transparent and verifiable: ‘talks & figures’. Just think about it, and add value to your role and company. 

Driver-Based Planning can help us mitigate the current uncertainty. In this article, Massimo Garau describes the key factors that define your business drivers and benefits associated with Driver-Based Planning.