FP&A Insights
FP&A Insights is a collection of useful case studies from leading international companies and thought leadership insights from FP&A experts. We aim to help you keep track of the best practices in modern FP&A, recognise changes in the ever-evolving world of financial planning and analysis and be well equipped to deal with them.
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2020 and 2021 have been challenging years for everyone. Two years after the arrival of Covid -19, business and lives are still very much disrupted.
So, what did we learn from the pandemic that we can now put in place so as to help with future black swans?
Driver-based planning is a key topic for any FP&A team today. But what is not always clear is just how driver-based planning is connected to requirements from stakeholders.
With technology developing at breakneck speed, it is no wonder that FP&A teams around the world are beginning to capitalise on innovative modern tools. In particular, planning processes have been transformed by the implementation of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) and Predictive Analytics.
When I am asked to explain why Cash is so important, I use the analogy of building your dream home. In order to build that dream home and give it the best chance of standing there for years, it needs solid foundations. Likewise, an organisation needs cash to survive and grow, it needs cash to survive day to day, and without it, an organisation has no foundations and eventually collapses.