On 3 December, we had an interesting debate on why extended planning and analysis (xP&A) is playing an increasingly important role in finance. Senior finance professionals from Deutsche Bahn, Jedox and Microsoft shared their views on the subject.

High uncertainty was the other name for 2020, and FP&A's have been going through massive challenges and transformations to adjust to the New Normal. What are the top 10 Financial Planning and Analysis trends to watch in 2021 and beyond?

The Digital North American FP&A Board identified the top 10 trends shaping FP&A in 2021 and beyond. The discussion was led by an experienced panel of senior FP&A professionals from across multiple industries. This article summarizes all featured presentations.

The trend toward an effective partnership with internal stakeholders has been long in the making. However, it had been slow to progress. Now, we have a burning platform which can help FP&A executives advocate for a new type of relationship between finance and the business.

Gartner forecasted that by 2024, 70% of new financial planning and analysis projects (FP&A) will become extended planning and analysis (xP&A) projects, expanding their scope beyond the finance domain.

In his presentation, Alessandro Cardito, Global Consumer Beauty FP&A Director at Coty, outlines three main short-term priorities that FP&A should keep in mind.

The first digest of 2021 provides a broad overview of FP&A-related topics that may help you start the new year off well. We will look at a 5-stage approach to improving the quality of FP&A work, a revolutionary example of FP&A integration demonstrated by Honda and a summary of all the skills a CFO should have at their level.

The FP&A Trends Webinar will be held on March 16 from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM SGT. The professional debate will be devoted to the subject of "FP&A Roadmap: How to Master Rolling Forecasts".

The Digital Nordic-Benelux FP&A Board will be held on March 23. Join us at 12 pm CET to explore the subject of Moving From Traditional Business Controlling to Extended Planning and Analysis (xP&A).

On November 18, 2020, the International FP&A Board welcomed two FP&A thought leaders - Mike Huthwaite from the USA and Michel Haesendonckx from Belgium - to discuss the important subject of Empowering FP&A to bridge the Strategy Gap.