FP&A Trends White Paper: FP&A Scenario Management: How Scenario Planning Has Evolved to Deal with Uncertainty

In a world of irrelevant budgets and inaccurate forecasts, Scenario Management plays a vital role for organisations to plan with greater certainty. When you cannot predict the future, Scenario Management is one of the few planning approaches that make sense. So, what does it take to move towards Scenario Management? Find out the answer and more in the white paper conducted by FP&A Trends Group.

FP&A Trends Research Paper: Skills of the Future: Best-in-Class FP&A Teams and How to Build Them

One of the key challenges for modern FP&A is finding the right people with the right skill sets and getting them to work in a synergetic way. Under the spotlight in our recent research are the following topics: crucial FP&A roles, new ideas for skills development, agile decision-making, and the impact of technology. Investing in human resources is the key to success. Here, you can learn more about the hard and soft skills necessary to move seamlessly towards the best-in-class FP&A teams.

AI and ML in FP&A – Two Case Studies

By Tanbir Jasimuddin and Lyndon Adams

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) and its use in finance have been in the spotlight for some time now. We are well acquainted with its benefits such as an increase in productivity or inefficiencies reduction. But what does digital FP&A transformation entail? In this article, authors summarise how Amazon and Konica Minolta shifted toward digital FP&A and how Amazon applied ML to revenue forecasting.

Video: Practical Insights from Microsoft on xP&A Implementation

By Emre Gungoren

In the last couple of years, the advancement of technology in driving digital transformation has been the key for Microsoft. They call this the Modern Finance era, which is about using the tools and seeing how they can be improved. In this video, Emre Gungoren, Microsoft’s Group Finance Manager – Surface, shares how the Modern Finance era looks like at Microsoft. You will get a chance to hear about the company's xP&A journey and explore how Machine Learning can transform the forecasting process.

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Inside the Crystal Ball: Top 10 Trends Shaping FP&A in 2023 and Beyond

2022 has been the year of high uncertainty and "Black Swans", perhaps more than ever. FP&A teams have been going through massive challenges and transformations. That's why we must understand the top Financial Planning and Analysis trends to watch in 2023 and beyond. Join us on January 19th to get the answer to this question from the global panel of senior practitioners and thought leaders.