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The Singapore FP&A Board will meet on 29 November 2018 for the fifth time.
The second Geneva FP&A Board took place on 11 October 2016 and discuss Effective FP&A Organisations.
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The Launch of the Geneva FP&A Board took place on 15 June 2016. The first discussion was traditionally devoted to the Latest Trends in FP&A.
The fifth meeting of the Geneva FP&A Board was held in a beautiful new location at SPACES.
Tools and processes used by finance and FP&A (commercial management, billing, accounting, operational statistics, competitive intelligence, planning, budget, forecast, variance analysis, reporting) needs to be customized in order to achieve both efficiency and relevance. There is nothing like on the shelf tools.
By Thorsteinn Siglaugsson, Consultant / Corporate trainer / Manager
Traditional budgeting has for a long time been criticized for encouraging counterproductive behaviour, hindering growth and wasting time on useless exercises. In recent years, the Beyond Budgeting methodology has gained ground as an alternative.
There is hardly any book on human relationships and influence that is as revered as Dale Carnegie’s ‘How to Win Friends and Influence People’. A great many leaders across the world have sworn by and largely benefited from this masterpiece.
By Karl Kern, Accountant / Lecturer / Writer
Karl Kern has a BBA degree in Accounting from Temple University, and an MBA degree with a concentration in Finance from Babson College. After graduating from Temple University Karl started a career where he has established a reputation as a problem solver. Karl’s reputation as a problem solver is based on his ability to create as well as implement initiatives that have helped organizations increase revenues, decrease expenses, and improve cash flows.Making assessments is one part of an FP&A practitioner’s work. The purpose of assessments is to stimulate learning about the relationship between processes and outcomes. How can an FP&A practitioner give meaning to assessments?
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