The International FP&A Board continues its expansion with the successful launch of its 30th chapter in Munich on the 16th of May, 2023. Larysa Melnychuk, CEO of the think tank and founder of FP&A Trends Group, led an insightful discussion focusing on the latest trends and developments in modern FP&A.

In this series of blogs, based on the recent webinar “XP&A in action: Enhancing FP&A Agility with Supply Chain Planning”, the author discusses the future of xP&A and supply chain planning. This article focuses on integrated planning and decision-making.

We are pleased to announce the release of the 2023 FP&A Trends Survey, and we invite you to join our upcoming webinar, where we will present the key findings from this global survey.

In this short video, Brady Ellis, VP, Head of Finance at Branch Insurance, demonstrated how automation of routine tasks empowered a small finance team to comprehensively understand and analyse their business, reduce costs and provide affordable insurance to customers. Watch this video to learn more about Branch Insurance's path to automation.

The role of Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) leaders has evolved, and they must adapt to lead their teams effectively in the age of AI. The author of the article outlines what FP&A professionals should do to drive organisational success with the help of Artificial Intelligence.

In this issue of our newsletter, we shed light on the transformative potential of Scenario Planning in Financial Planning & Analysis. Included below is a selection of articles and short videos that explore the advantages and strategies of FP&A Scenario Planning, along with a valuable eBook resource that delves into the profound impact of this technique.

The Amsterdam FP&A Board met on Tuesday, 9 May 2023. Senior FP&A practitioners from diverse sectors attended it to discuss Moving from FP&A to Extended Planning and Analysis (xP&A). This article covers the key takeaways from this meeting.

This article summarises the key takeaways from the FP&A Trends Webinar on deploying AI/ML in financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting hosted on the 10th of May, 2023.

In this article, the author explains the challenge of translating the impact of business activities or initiatives devised after the planning cycle. This article provides a comprehensive view of mitigating it in the post-planning part of the cycle with the FP&A team’s involvement and applying Driver-Based Planning.

In this video, Charles Peter, Finance Director Global sales, marketing and operations at Microsoft, shares his experience of planning and forecasting optimisation and outlines Microsoft's journey to simplification.