As long as there are humans involved in making a forecast, the forecast will be biased. But there are some steps to make a forecast unbiased. This article will look into the unbiased forecasting framework and will explore the methods where humans have minimal influence on the outcome.

On the 6th of October, I had the pleasure of hosting the Second Digital Pan-Asian FP&A Board. We had six insightful presentations that are summarized in this article.

The Third Digital Pan-Asian FP&A Board will be held online on the 24 November from 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM SGT to learn about FP&A Digital Transformation: Moving to the Leading Stage.

This article focuses on why there is a risk of too much focus on the profit and loss (P&L) or income statement and too little focus on the Balance Sheet among FP&A practitioners.

On November 18 from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM GMT we will discuss Empowering FP&A to Bridge the Strategy Gap Once and for All.

What are the skills needed for a successful career in FP&A? The business environment is changing fast, and we need to keep up with this pace.

FP&A departments are able to track and manage financial plans. But can FP&A help manage the execution of a strategic plan? Is there value in integrating these two processes?

In FP&A there are plenty of tools, technologies and fancy options at your disposal. However, these eye-catching technologies won’t take your team to the next level without 3 key people processes that your team should be leveraging.

How can FP&A enable a quick, integrated and multidimensional scenario planning process? What are the building blocks for an effective FP&A team? Where does the journey towards leading analytical stage begin?

As usual, this digest will cover several FP&A-related topics. To make it interesting for everyone, we tried to mix them up so that you can find the topic that resonates with you most.