FP&A Done Right: Achieve More Reliable Financial Forecasting
This is a guest blog post from our partner Workday Adaptive Planning, written by Gary Cokins. Cokins is an internationally recognized expert, speaker and author in enterprise and corporate performance management systems. In this piece Cokins outlines three steps for more reliable…
February 26, 2021
FP&A Done Right: The Role of KPIs in Driver-Based Budgets
This is a guest blog post from our partner Workday Adaptive Planning, on why finance teams should focus on KPIs and business drivers. Gone are the days when business leaders were narrowly focused on just the net cash flow or balance sheet.…
February 12, 2021
FP&A Done Right: xP&A and Modern Finance Planning
This is a guest blog post from our partner Workday Adaptive Planning, written by Matt Shore. Shore, vice president and product strategist, explains xP&A and why it matters. xP&A stands for extended planning and analysis—taking the best of modern finance planning and extending…
January 15, 2021
FP&A Done Right: Rolling Forecasts for More Strategic FP&A
This is a guest blog post from our partner Workday Adaptive Planning, written by Bob Hansen. Hansen makes the case for dynamic planning, which is better suited for complexity. When it comes to FP&A forecasting, most companies base their long-range forecasts on…
December 4, 2020
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…