The series of FP&A Board discussions dedicated to FP&A Storytelling finally reached Zurich on the 9^th of November, 2023. In this article, we briefly recollect how the forum in Zurich went and outline its key takeaways.

Curious about the fundamental principles behind Real-Time and Continuous Planning, and interested in implementing this cutting-edge system within your organization? 

Check out the recording of the webinar where senior finance professionals from Al Ahram Beverages, Ultimate Medical Academy and Workday shared their practical insights.

This article considers the spectrum of approaches to sales planning, ranging from automated and arithmetic to granular and hands-on. The article ends with a methodology that could give you the best of both worlds in a modern business environment.

Nick Arzenton, Head of Finance GDO-IBO at Orange Business, shares how one of Orange Business's branches leveraged historical data and revenue streams for identifying and predicting new core activities. Nick also provides insights from his experience, underscoring the importance of a mindset change and changing processes, which resulted in a faster-to-produce and less costly forecast.

This article provides an overview of the topics and cases presented and discussed by the expert panellists in the "A New Age of Zero-Based Budgeting" webinar held on the 10^th of October, 2023, as well as the results of our polling questions.

In this article, the author exemplifies why Artificial Intelligence is insufficient for analysing the data and providing insights. He illustrates it by giving an example of Simpson's Paradox, which AI could not handle without human input.

FP&A Trends website is one of the leading educational resources for FP&A today, featuring thousands of articles from over 200 authors, video content, and more. Additionally, we produced 24 comprehensive research papers, discovering trends and offering practical insights.

In this issue, we share with you the most recent research papers. Enjoy reading!

In this video, Tanja Schlesinger, VP OneSource at Deutsche Bahn Regio AG, explains why good data and AI deployment in finance should not be viewed separately. She underlines the importance of establishing the data ownership concept and shares her practical tips on setting up, monitoring and improving data quality for FP&A with the help of AI and automation.

This article overviews what FP&A professionals can do to optimise the business they are working in and safeguard the budget plans within the organisation.

On October 24, 2023, the Seattle FP&A Board met for its ninth gathering, bringing together FP&A professionals from various companies to delve into the intricacies of FP&A Storytelling within a data-driven landscape.