Cash flow seems to be generally ignored by larger companies as the focus lies in growing and optimising profit and loss (P&L) in the general course of business.

xP&A is more than moving the planning process outside of Finance. It completely transforms the organization's process, people and technology. Join the face-to-face Houston FP&A Board and discuss the evolution of financial planning and analysis (FP&A) to extended planning and analysis (xP&A). 

xP&A is more than moving the planning process outside of Finance. It completely transforms the organization's process, people and technology. Join the face-to-face Chicago FP&A Board and discuss the evolution of financial planning and analysis (FP&A) to extended planning and analysis (xP&A). 

The International FP&A Board now restarts face-to-face events, continuing our mission of learning the latest trends in FP&A through discussion and collaboration. The meeting of the Amsterdam FP&A Board will discuss what lessons the pandemic has taught us. 

The International FP&A Board now restarts face-to-face events, continuing our mission of learning the latest trends in FP&A through discussion and collaboration. The meeting of the Brussels FP&A Board will discuss what lessons the pandemic has taught us. 

It is very important to have well-established mechanisms for planning and budget control. So, managers can quickly correct the unit's tactical plan based on present market conditions, and faster it rolls up into the corporate's strategic plan. 

The inaugural Austin FP&A Board will gather in person on the 18th of October 2022 to debate the popular subject of global trends in modern Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A). 

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.

In this digest, we decided to collect content that best addresses these four themes: Scenario Management, Extended Planning and Analysis (xP&A),  FP&A Team Roles, and Predictive Analytics.

Scenario management offers solutions to many of the disadvantages of traditional planning practices. It allows organisations to assess what lies beyond the ‘span of predictability’ and account for multiple possible futures.