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Percentage Error for the Total Sales Forecast
Sales forecasting is a discipline that any strong finance team will want to master and is especially important in industries where the majority of an organization’s operating…
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Beyond Budgeting and Rolling Forecasts
Rolling forecasts are tools for continuous planning. Organizations don't plan based on an annual set of events, they expect to deliver continuing profitable performance. The…
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Do’s and Don’ts of Rolling Forecasts
When transitioning from a traditional budget and forecast, organizations must exercise caution to avoid certain pitfalls. This infographic explores the top 10 mistakes…
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Establishing the Daily Cash Position
Each month, APQC features a showcased metric (cost, productivity, efficiency, cycle time, or supplemental) from our Open Standards Benchmarking® financial management research…
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The ability to prepare or adjust short-term cash flow forecasts quickly allows organizations to make better and more informed decisions about their cash needs, investments,…
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FP&A Tools, Technologies, and Analytics
APQC and the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) recently undertook a research project to determine the current state of FP&A as an emergent discipline, to…
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Measuring FP&A Effectiveness
Ultimately, FP&A is tasked with serving as a partner to the business and helping business leaders make better decisions by leveraging an analysis of financial information. In…
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Scope and Practices of FP&A
APQC and the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) recently undertook a research project to determine the current state of FP&A as an emergent discipline, to…
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Reporting Structure and Staffing for FP&A
How are today's FP&A teams organized in terms of reporting structure, service delivery model, staffing, and span of control? Based on a 2019 FP&A research study conducted by…
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FP&A Skills and Development
How do you best develop the FP&A skills of the future? Based on a 2019 FP&A research study conducted by APQC and AFP, this infographic examines a few key statistics to help…
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Characteristics of Top Performers in FP&A
What distinguishes top performers in FP&A from the rest of the pack? Based on 2019 research conducted by APQC and AFP, this infographic looks at the overall effectiveness of…