Transform FP&A and Reimagine What Your Finance Team Can Do

We all love Excel, and even if we didn’t — it’s not going away anytime soon! That said, Microsoft’s ubiquitous spreadsheet tool is not without its limitations, especially when we need business teams to collaborate during budgeting season. This e-book considers tools that can help you get the best out of Excel. It covers 5 key components of FP&A, and explains how technology can enable your teams to optimise their work when budgeting and planning.

Five Steps to Set Stretch Targets for Your Budgeting Process

By Michael Coveney

It’s sometimes thought that the purpose of budgeting is to set stretch targets. But these targets need to be set reasonably, and getting it right requires five crucial steps. Adopting these steps helps organisations to manage improved performance in a collaborative way, rather than relying on hope.

A New Age of Zero Based Budgeting (ZBB)

By Larysa Melnychuk

As many businesses are still not ready to completely abandon traditional budgeting, ZBB has become a great stepping stone. It doesn't just help to “justify the expenses”. It is also a great enabler for a driver-based modelling and planning process, something that underpins modern and agile FP&A today. Discover more about a new age of ZBB and how to implement it successfully.

Towards Better Budgeting – A Case Approach

By Andrew Wee

With market conditions constantly changing, companies are considering swapping the Traditional Budget for a Better Budgeting framework. Unfortunately, a better approach to budgeting doesn’t necessarily guarantee success. Help to maximise your chances with this case study. Vice President Finance APAC at Arkadin shares his company's journey towards a Better Budgeting process, and the critical success factors for implementing the initiatives.

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Digital FP&A. The Key Steps to Fostering a Data-Driven FP&A Culture

Data is the new currency for companies of all sizes and industries. An essential function of effective FP&A is to create a data-driven decision-making culture throughout the enterprise. Join this webinar to learn more about how to do just that. We will examine the Medtronic case study, and you will hear actionable insights from analytics and technology thought leaders.

Surfing Uncertainty with Continuous Planning

Flexible forecasting stands high on the corporate agenda. But achieving flexibility requires a fundamental rethinking of all traditional planning techniques, methods and processes. How can we create an FP&A eco-system that supports this objective? Register for this webinar to find out more.