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Confessions of an FP&A-holic: 7 Lessons I Wish I Knew Earlier

Fpanda Club

Working a lot with uncertainty, be it planning, forecasting or analysis of the business initiative to pursue, curious FP&A team members are able to ask the right questions, identify new trends and patterns, and uncover insights and opportunities that can drive the business forward.

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Data Update 1 for 2025: The Draw (and Danger) of Data

Musings on Markets

For the last four decades, I have spent the first week of each year collecting and analyzing data on publicly traded companies and sharing what I find with anyone who is interested. Hiding behind their academic or professional credentials, they ask people to trust them to be right, but that trust has eroded.

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World’s Best Private Banks 2025: Asia-Pacific

Global Finance

If the Asian growth dynamic plays out to deliver the Association of Southeast Asian Nations as the worlds fourth-largest economic grouping by 2030after the US, Europe, and Northern Asiaas is widely forecast, then the banks seemingly relentless march will not abate. ICICI created a data lake and analyzes data through multiple analytical tools.

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Members’ Spotlight: Charles Westermeyer

CFO Talks

The challenge of analyzing data, identifying trends, and making informed decisions based on complex factors inspired me to learn more. Start with deepening your understanding of financial planning and analysis, budgeting, and forecasting to support data-driven decisions.

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Power BI Translytical Task Flows: From Reports to Action

Collectiv

For decades, business intelligence platforms have asked users to follow a familiar pattern: analyze data, derive insights, and then take action in a separate system. Writeback is typically limited to modifying data within specific models or databases. Traditional Writeback: What’s the Difference?

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People, Processes & Technologies: Defining the Tools for Best-in-Class FP&A

Centage

Now more than ever, FP&A teams need to forecast, budget and plan on a monthly, and sometimes even a weekly, basis, but for many, that’s a tall order, especially if they rely on spreadsheets to reforecast and provide strategic advice on a regular basis. Challenge #2: data is critical but it’s everywhere and it’s not connected.

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How to Create a Flexible, Agile FP&A Function

Centage

For truly effective forecasting, businesses and financial departments need to find new ways of assembling and analyzing data. The Need for Accurate Forecasting It’s no secret that accurate forecasting is essential in today’s complex economy. In fact, Centage’s survey revealed that improved reporting was the No.