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Putting the “A” Back in FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis) «

by Robert Kugel

The result is that planning and budgeting is a less useful business tool than it could be. Improving FP&A can give executives and managers more insightful analytics and easier access to analytical tools that support more accurate and timely... I’ve written frequently and at length about the need for  integrated business planning , which combines operational and financial planning (that is, budgeting) in a more streamlined process. People who perform the financial planning and analysis (FP&A) function in the finance organization put together and update the budgets and forecasts. The other is to create a more effective ongoing operational planning process that enables executives to better understand their options before the fact and what just happened and why after the fact. One is to have a process that creates more accurate financial budgets in less time....

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