FP&A Done Right
FP&A Done Right: Forecasting Revenue for Services-Based Businesses: A Growth Factor
More than half of professional services firms can’t forecast project revenue beyond six months. Workday’s Mark David and Justin Joseph share insights into how organizations can get revenue forecasting right, even when business is anything but usual. What is it about revenue…
August 19, 2022
FP&A Done Right: Finance’s Role in ESG Reporting
ESG (environmental, social, governance) reporting is a growing market. According to McKinsey, “ESG issues represent critical challenges for both boards and executive teams.” One question companies are facing is “who is responsible for ESG reporting?” Some companies have – or will have…
August 12, 2022
FP&A Done Right: Financial Forecasting Processes that Guide Business Strategy
This is a guest blog post from our partner Workday Adaptive Planning, outlining nine ways to plan in the changing world of finance. Table of contentsStep 1: Define Your TermsStep 2: Model Your RevenueStep 3: Model Your ExpensesStep 4: Set Your CadenceStep…
May 27, 2022
FP&A Done Right: ESG Reporting Tools
There is a wide range of reasons why ESG (environmental, social, governance) reporting is an exploding market. One reason is that consumers care about ESG. PwC’s 2021 Consumer Intelligence Series survey reports that 91% of business leaders believe their company has a…
May 6, 2022
FP&A Done Right: Continuous Planning Leads to Agile Businesses
This is a guest blog post from our partner Workday Adaptive Planning. The author, Bob Hansen, explaining the value of continuous planning. Too many enterprises know firsthand the planning challenges that result from trying to achieve business agility during a time of constant…
April 22, 2022
FP&A Done Right: Keeping up with the Pace of Change
This is a guest blog post from our partner Workday Adaptive Planning, recommending how to close the acceleration gap with the intensifying rate of change. If you’ve noticed how the pace of change in the world is accelerating and wondered how…
March 25, 2022
FP&A Done Right: Dynamic Forecasting
This is a guest blog post from our partner Workday Adaptive Planning, explaining how dynamic forecasting can guide businesses through fluid markets and uncertain times. The business landscape has never been so complex. Business leaders today must juggle and balance often conflicting…
March 11, 2022
FP&A Done Right: Can Updating Your Office of Finance Software Mitigate “The Great Resignation?”
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that 4.5 million Americans quit their jobs in November 2021. According to Fortune, “The Great Resignation” started in April of 2021. Bank of America’s CEO, Brian Moynihan recently said, “A lot of people left the labor market…
February 4, 2022
FP&A Done Right: Building the Case for Driver-Based Planning
This is a guest blog post from our partner Workday Adaptive Planning, providing 5 ways to increase buy-in for driver-based planning. Driver-based planning can be a game-changer for your organization—but only if everyone is in on the game. So, yes, it’s smart…