An in-depth look at FP&A-related topics that are developed via interviews with finance professionals. Presented as quarterly case studies with practical applications and tools to help you make informed decisions about key FP&A methods.
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Explore recent advances in Excel and third-party solutions to maximize its functionality for financial professionals, as featured in AFP's FP&A Guide.
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Gain strategies for delivering effective presentations as part of the FP&A department's communication plan, targeting other business units, upper management, and the board of directors.
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Integrated business planning facilitates optimal capital deployment. Explore the role of financial planning and analysis in this comprehensive guide.
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There’s a new brand of zero-based budgeting (ZBB) out there. It’s at once more strategic and more targeted.
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Explore how Providence Health & Services and Payless ShoesSource are utilizing big data strategies in finance to make smarter business decisions. Big data adoption is inevitable in the industry.
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FP&A chiefs are facing a gap between the talents they need to move finance to it's next level and what they seem to find in the market place.
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Understand the shift from traditional fiscal year-end forecasts to rolling forecasts, driven by the need for faster decision-making in an unpredictable economic environment.
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Analytics tools for FP&A professionals are more precise than ever.
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The traditional budgeting process is losing traction. Companies realize that a 12-month budget does not mesh with today’s dynamic environment.