The New York FP&A Board will meet on the 19th of September 2019 for the sixth time. The professional debate will be devoted to the new age of Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB). ZBB is a well-known concept but it has been given a new life lately as an enabler for driver-based modelling and flexible planning.

The Boston FP&A Board will meet on the 17th of September 2019 for the fifth time. The professional debate will be devoted to the subject of why Driver Based Planning matters for modern FP&A.

The 24th London FP&A Board will take place on the 12th of September 2019 to debate on the subject of "Driver Based and Predictive FP&A".

These notes were made during the meeting of the FP&A Board on 16th May 2019 in London.  They are a mixture of comments made by attendees and thoughts of those who presented case studies.

This month there was not much movement across both economic and political measures as the UK took a breather after the trials and tribulations of March and April.  A welcome period of stability, you might say.

The Brisbane FP&A Board was launched on the 16th of July 2019.

Senior FP&A leaders from Rio Tinto, Boeing, Coca-Cola Amatil, Great Southern Bank, Cleanaway Waste Management, and other companies attended the events to guide the development and promotion of better practices in global FP&A, identify, and support new trends, skillsets and innovations.

The speaker from City Beach Australia presented their insights.

The Perth FP&A Board will meet on the 11th July 2019 for the second time. The professional debate will be devoted to the subject of FP&A Analytical Transformation.

A financial plan is a product used for guiding people’s actions toward the accumulation of wealth.  As a product a financial plan is created from a variety of sources.  One source used for creating a financial plan is accounting.

Scenario planning is an important technique for a flexible and dynamic FP&A that enhances the decision-making process. In this webinar, Rhodri de Lloyd, FP&A Manager at GoCompare​.com, talks about his company journey towards on-demand scenario planning and also shares some lessons learnt.

In our earlier blogs we have discussed the role of data in your profession, your main benefits from proper managing of data, as well your main concerns about data. In this one I would like to give you a few practical tips on how to ensure getting the ‘right’ data.