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This paper covers the findings of our sixth annual FP&A Trends Survey, where we share the trends and challenges facing FP&A departments around the world. The survey was performed at a time where organisations were looking to recover from the pandemic when many were trying to figure out how to operate in a changed business world.

Zero Based Budget has seen a resurgence over the last few years, especially during the pandemic. As organisations feel the effect of the pandemic, they are turning more and more to using Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB) to ensure survival.

Organisations that pursue Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB) often cite three main reasons for doing so:

Those who follow developments in FP&A closely have proclaimed a New Age of Zero-Based Budgeting. So what exactly does this mean? What do organisations find so appealing about this alternative to traditional budgeting, and how can we best implement it?

The world is changing, the business environment is changing, and finance needs to re-imagine itself as well. ZBB mindset supports finance teams on this journey by pushing them to deeply understand the business and connect the dots, build relevant insights based on available data, and use a new set of skills to influence the future direction.