This issue contains our recent white paper on FP&A Storytelling; a guide to fixing common Data Visualisation errors; an article about the increasing importance of storytelling to the finance role; a breakdown of the practical steps involved in good storytelling; and a video explaining how to optimise FP&A Dashboards.

xP&A is more than moving the planning process outside of Finance. It completely transforms the organization's process, people and technology. Join the face-to-face New York FP&A Board and discuss the evolution of financial planning and analysis (FP&A) to extended planning and analysis (xP&A). 

xP&A is more than moving the planning process outside of Finance. It completely transforms the organisation's process, people and technology. Join the face-to-face Zurich FP&A Board and discuss the evolution of financial planning and analysis (FP&A) to extended planning and analysis (xP&A). 

For the modern FP&A professional, Excel is an invaluable and versatile tool, but to provide best-in-class business partnering support, FP&A professionals must find ways to evolve Excel-based tools into more integrated solutions.

xP&A is more than moving the planning process outside of Finance. It completely transforms the organisation's process, people and technology. The face-to-face London FP&A Board and discuss the evolution of financial planning and analysis (FP&A) to extended planning and analysis (xP&A). 

FP&A as a profession changed dramatically during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Chicago FP&A Board met in person to discuss how FP&A practice evolved and optimised based on the opportunities and challenges the pandemic created.

xP&A is more than moving the planning process outside of Finance. It completely transforms the organisation's process, people and technology. Join the face-to-face Geneva FP&A Board and discuss the evolution of financial planning and analysis (FP&A) to extended planning and analysis (xP&A). 

The tax system, whether it be corporate or personal, is often a complex system that is based on rules-based accounting, which often has little to do with the actual health and well-being of the taxable entity.  

Forecasting with ML and deep learning allows you to justify budget allocations based on company performance, understand reasons for growth or decline, and plan for future growth. But how do we make sure we achieve these outcomes?

Is planning a routine annual exercise or a flexible and dynamic FP&A process that drives value and supports decision-making under uncertainty? How to achieve the latter?