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The Operational Budget: An Advanced Zero-Based Budget
Zero-Based Budgeting
December 17, 2020

By Alan Dybvig, Managing Partner at Dybvig Consulting

Alan Dybvig

Alan Dybvig is the managing partner of Dybvig Consulting. His intellectual property was implemented to create the operational budget (OB). His business experience includes 32+ years with IBM as a director and senior manager, primarily in supply chain and sales/marketing assignments, and then four years with a Warburg Pincus-financed supply chain startup where the idea for the OB germinated. He has had five articles published in the Journal of Corporate Accounting and Finance, two articles in the Institute of Management Accountants’ Strategic Finance and one each in the Institute for Business Forecasting's blog and INFORMS’ magazine, "OR/MS Today".

Alan Dybvig's LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-dybvig-0a374ois/

FP&A Tags:
Planning and Budgeting, Predictive Analytics, Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB), Driver Based Planning

This is the summary article in a series of eight articles about the Operational Budget (OB) and its associated Operational Income Statement (OIS). These articles have described the significant enhancements the OB and OIS provide to the traditional budget and related financial processes and techniques.

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From Data to Real Insight as the Analytics Business Partner
Business Partnering
December 3, 2020

By Robert J. Zwerling and Jesper H. Sorensen, founders of the Finance Analytics Institute

The Authors

Robert J Zwerling and Jesper H Sorensen are the founders of the Finance Analytics Institute.

Mr. Zwerling is also Managing Director of Aurora Predictions, providing intuitive analytics with AI software for Finance and Operations.

Mr. Sorensen is also Senior Finance Director in a Fortune 100 technology company with a proven track record of advancing the analytics agenda.

To learn more about the Finance Analytics Institute please visit at www.fainstitute.com.

FP&A Tags:
FP&A Business Partnering, Data Management, Data Quality, Financial Planning and Analysis, Predictive Analytics

Many Finance professionals have an incorrect perception of the word “insight” but here is a simple way to validate if you provide insight or “just” data. Ask yourself, what decision a business can make based on the data you have provided? Insight is something valuable and not yet known by the business, but when known the business uses it to make decisions that are data-driven.

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Pan-Asian FP&A Board: Technological Advancement in the Last 3 Years
FP&A Board
November 24, 2020

By Maciej Goncerzewicz, Singapore FP&A Board member

FP&A Tags:
FP&A Technology, FP&A Digitalisation, COVID-19, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Predictive Analytics, Data Management

FP&A Digitalisation was discussed at several FP&A Boards in the past but the recent mindset shift has changed the perspective. It went from anxiety before the implementation to peace of mind in fully controlling the processes and confidence in the quality of provided FP&A insights.

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How Much Profit are M&A/PE Analytics Leaving on the Table?
Analytics Leaving
October 8, 2020

By Alan Dybvig, Managing Partner at Dybvig Consulting

Alan Dybvig

Alan Dybvig is the managing partner of Dybvig Consulting. His intellectual property was implemented to create the operational budget (OB). His business experience includes 32+ years with IBM as a director and senior manager, primarily in supply chain and sales/marketing assignments, and then four years with a Warburg Pincus-financed supply chain startup where the idea for the OB germinated. He has had five articles published in the Journal of Corporate Accounting and Finance, two articles in the Institute of Management Accountants’ Strategic Finance and one each in the Institute for Business Forecasting's blog and INFORMS’ magazine, "OR/MS Today".

Alan Dybvig's LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-dybvig-0a374ois/

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

This article applies to all private sector firms, not just Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) and Private Equity (PE) firms. The technique described here can also be used to rank the profitability of five financial planning alternatives to the traditional budget.

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Using Machine Learning for Revenue Predictions
Big data
September 4, 2020

By Irina Steenbeek, Founder of 'Data Crossroads' ​

FP&A Tags:
Planning and Budgeting, Big Data, Data Management, Predictive Analytics, Machine Learning (ML)

‘If I had an hour to solve a problem and my life depended on the solution, I would spend the first 55 minutes determining the proper question to ask, for once I know the proper question, I could solve the problem in less than five minutes’, said Albert Einstein.

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“New Normal” FP&A: Insightful Lessons from Australia
lessons
July 28, 2020

By Francoise Merit, Global Chief Financial Officer at Aurecon and Manuela Bruzzese, FP&A Professional

FP&A Tags:
What is FP&A, COVID-19, FP&A Case Studies, Scenario Planning, Cash Planning, Team Building, FP&A Skills, Collaborative Planning, FP&A Technology, Driver Based Planning, Predictive Analytics

The current COVID-19 disruption has led to a historical change requiring adaptability and increased visibility for CFO and the executive team. At the First Pan-Australian Digital FP&A Board, the panel of 7 high-profile speakers discussed how financial planning and analysis (FP&A) can adapt to the "New Normal".

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The Third Digital North American FP&A Board
The Third Digital North American FP&A Board: Inside the Crystal Ball: Top 10 Trends Shaping FP&A in 2021 and Beyond
January 26, 2021
Benelux Board
The Digital Benelux FP&A Board: The Art and Science of Digitised FP&A Business Partnering
January 27, 2021
The Fourth Digital Pan-Asian FP&A Board
The Digital Pan-Asian FP&A Board: From Traditional to Better and Beyond Budgeting
February 3, 2021
The Third Digital Swiss FP&A Board
The Digital Swiss FP&A Board: The Power of FP&A Scenario Planning
February 4, 2021
The FP&A Trends Webinar
The FP&A Trends Webinar: A New Age of Zero-Based Budgeting
February 9, 2021
The Digital Middle Eastern FP&A Board
The Digital Middle Eastern FP&A Board: The Future of FP&A: Moving from Traditional Management Accounting to xP&A
February 17, 2021
Planning for Uncertainty
The FP&A Trends Webinar: Planning for Uncertainty: The Building Blocks of Agile FP&A
February 23, 2021
From Traditional Controlling to Extended Planning and Analysis (xP&A)
The Digital German FP&A Board: Moving From Traditional Controlling to Extended Planning and Analysis (xP&A)
March 4, 2021
The FP&A Trends Webinar
The FP&A Trends Webinar: FP&A Visualisation and Dashboarding
March 9, 2021
UK-Ireland Board
The Digital UK & Ireland FP&A Board: The Art and Science of Digitised FP&A Business Partnering
March 18, 2021
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