FP&A Done Right: Five Tips for Budgeting in the Age of COVID
This is a guest blog post from our partner Workday Adaptive Planning, written by Gary Cokins. Cokins explains why traditional budgeting is not a fit for the volatility, complexity and uncertain times businesses face today. The pandemic is causing boards of directors…
November 13, 2020
FP&A Done Right: To Recover from Economic Shock, Are CFOs Envisioning Enough Scenarios?
This is a guest blog post from our partner Adaptive Insights, written by Bob Hansen. Hansen explains the why scenario modeling is imperative when facing disruption. Three out of four finance executives recently acknowledged that the planning processes their companies have in…
October 16, 2020
FP&A Done Right: Three Driver-based Budgeting Tips for CFOs when Change is Imminent
This is a guest blog post from our partner Workday Adaptive Planning, written by Gary Cokins. The blog discusses how uncertainty adds to the arduous and often painful process of budgeting. Consider these tasks and the problems related to them: budgeting amid…
October 2, 2020
FP&A Done Right: Planning for What’s Next in Uncertain Times
This is a guest blog post from our partner Workday Adaptive Planning, written by Michael Magaro. The blog post was originally published on FEI Daily. The COVID-19 pandemic changed our world, almost overnight, and businesses are having to adjust. The unprecedented nature…
September 18, 2020
FP&A Done Right: How CFOs Can Lead in Today’s Challenging Environment
This is a guest blog post from our partner Workday Adaptive Planning, written by Steve Dunne. It is the second in a series looking at macro trends in the economy. This post explains how the CFO can play a strategic role in…
September 11, 2020
FP&A Done Right: 3 Steps to Help you Plan for What’s Coming
This is a guest blog post from our partner Workday Adaptive Planning, written by Bob Hansen. Read it to learn why static planning no longer works and how to make your business agile. Throughout the world, businesses of every size are feeling…
August 21, 2020
FP&A Done Right: Reforecasting in a COVID-19 World – Best Practices you Can Implement Now
This is a guest blog post from our partner Adaptive Insights, written by Bob Hansen. The article shares insights from Workday’s internal finance leaders on how they are adjusting to the impact of COVID-19. COVID-19 has hit the entire world with unprecedented…
August 7, 2020
FP&A Done Right: FP&A Tips for Scenario Modeling During COVID-19
This is a guest blog post from our partner Adaptive Insights, written by Steve Dunne. It is a unique Q&A with Kinnari Desai, Workday’s senior director of corporate finance, on how Workday responded to the FP&A impact of COVID-19. Kinnari Desai, Workday’s…
July 24, 2020
FP&A Done Right: What Must FP&A Do Differently to Make Planning a Success
This is a guest blog post from our partner Adaptive Insights, written by Anders Liu-Lindberg. Lui-Lindberg explains why FP&A can no longer take a narrow view of its own role. FP&A is obviously concerned with financials; however FP&A can no longer take…