FP&A Insights

FP&A Insights is a collection of useful case studies from leading international companies and thought leadership insights from FP&A experts. We aim to help you keep track of the best practices in modern FP&A, recognise changes in the ever-evolving world of financial planning and analysis and be well equipped to deal with them.

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Operational Budget Benefits for the Rolling Forecast
budget
FP&A Tags:
Planning and Budgeting, Rolling Forecast, Forecasting Quality

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/

This article focuses on the operational budget’s enhancements for the rolling forecast process and shows 7 possible benefits.

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Life in The Real World – FP&A and Business Intelligence
The Real World
FP&A Tags:
Financial Planning and Analysis, What is FP&A, FP&A Business Partnering

By Tijana Balotic Truong, Commercial Finance and Performance Management Professional

When talking about performance, FP&A should be putting things into perspective by considering industry, competitors, consumer trends, legislation and the overall economy.

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Moving from Zero-Based Budgeting to Zero-Based FP&A
Zero-Based Budgeting
FP&A Tags:
Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB), What is FP&A, Financial Planning and Analysis, FP&A Business Environment

By Larysa Melnychuk, CEO and Founder at FP&A Trends Group and International FP&A Board

In this article, we will explore the concepts of Zero-Based Budgeting and Zero-Based FP&A. The word “Budget” is not associated with flexibility and dynamics. Zero-Based Budgeting has started to be evolved to “Zero-Based Everything”:

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The Digital Pan Asian FP&A Board Recording: FP&A Team Building for the New Normal
Team Building
FP&A Tags:
FP&A Team Building, FP&A Skills, FP&A Transformation, Beyond Budgeting, FP&A Technology, AI in FP&A

As organisations continue to adapt to the world of "Unknown Unknowns", the FP&A role has become increasingly more important. FP&A teams are quickly adapting and developing their new "playbooks" to prepare for the future.

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