Scenario Planning in a Pandemic

Published On:

September 16, 2020

Authored By:

APQC

Public Content:

In August of 2020, Brian Kalish (Principal, Kalish Consulting) hosted two virtual roundtable conversations, sponsored by eCapital Advisors, for FP&A professionals on the topic of scenario planning. Participants in each roundtable discussed topics including: scenario planning tools and practices; changing expectations for data and analysis from leaders; and scenario planning pain points. This article provides a summary of key themes from participants’ conversations on these topics and describes the ways in which organizations are adjusting scenario planning in response to COVID-19.

Type:

Articles

Topics:

Finance and Accounting, Planning, budgeting, and forecasting, Forecasting

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