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Most FP&A professionals want five things from a planning and forecast process:
1- Deep study for company real needs.
2- Mange copany needs pirpritise.
3- Detirmined your need date and time.
4- study your market .
5- Bulk your needs.
APQC reports that 30% of CFOs that are unhappy
with their current planning solution.1
Most FP&A
professionals want a planning and forecast process
that is fast and repeatable. They want the financial
data to be accurate and transparent to the deepest
levels. They need planning tools that provide structure
to streamline the process and flexibility to accommodate
changes in the business. And they require analysis and
reporting that bring visibility to the state of the business
and lead to actionable insights. This paper details five
best practices that Finance teams can follow to improve
their planning and forecasting and influence the strategy
of an organization.
F I V E B E ST P R AC T I C E S F O R I M P R OV I N G P L A N N I N G
AND FORECASTING
1. Standardize and automate processes and tools to streamline planning
and forecasting
2. Collect financial data in one place to improve data accuracy
3. Unify financial and operational data for advanced planning, forecasting,
and what-if analysis
4. Use flexible processes and tools to accommodate changing
business conditions
5. Ensure data security, availability, and access controls for improved
data integrity
