A company exists in order to improve the well-being of its stakeholders. Achieving this task is based on the ability of a company to connect with its customers. How a company connects with its customers is through a value proposition.  

We often hear organisations hail the move from traditional annual budgeting to rolling forecast as a great improvement. However what makes rolling forecast great? Is rolling forecast the answer to ease the pain of budgeting? This article explores what rolling forecast is, it’s pros and cons, some best practice times and if rolling forecast can ease the pain of budgeting.

A recent Accenture study showed that 79% of large company executives think that companies that don’t manage big data properly will get left behind. But, data alone is not what businesses are after. They’re after what they think data can do for them. They’re really after the insights they can glean from data that will help them improve their decision making and the actions they take to move their businesses forward.

In this article, I would like to share some insights on why your FP&A analytical transformation might fail and how to avoid this. The article is based on more than 20 years of relevant experience transforming large organizations.