Many organisations these days have three separate plans: a strategic plan created by executives, a finance plan created by the FP&A team and a range of detailed operational plans created by individual departments. These plans have different owners, different terminology and, more importantly, different underlying assumptions. How to overcome this by working in silos and bringing these plans together?

This article provides an overview of the topics and cases presented and discussed by the experts at the webinar “Cash Flow Planning - Why the Traditional Profit-Driven Mindset Needs to Be Rethought”, as well as the results of our polling questions. 

This article provides an overview of the topics and cases presented and discussed by the expert panellists at the webinar “From Traditional to Better and Beyond Budgeting”, as well as the results of our polling questions. 

Data Storytelling is a discipline at the intersection of data analytics, psychology, and design. It allows you to convey data insights in the form of a compelling visual story. This short article explains why we need data storytelling, how to do it, and what we can expect at the end.

The KPIs you choose to measure the performance of your business, the KPIs you use in traffic lights, and the gauges in your dashboards drive the efforts of your teams and shape your business. In this article, we explain the strategic role of dashboard design and how to set the right KPIs and benchmarks for your business.

As an FP&A leader in your organisation be a gentle guide and rigid challenger. Question decisions made with you or just in your presence. Encourage reliance on financial data, not an exchange of opinions.