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The realm of planning and management accounting is a top priority. CFOs want to speed up workflows, control process costs, leverage talent, improve the precision of forecasts…
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Financial Management Blueprints for Success
Blueprints for Success are comprehensive reports that are great starting points for following financial management innovators. These reports include: frameworks for financial…
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Strategic plans, budgets, and forecasts are key tools in making informed—and advantageous—decisions, so they are logical and rewarding organizational starting points for…
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Forecasting Fundamentals
Forecasting is a process that leverages trend analysis along with past and present data to make predictions about the potential future course of the business. A well-designed…
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Forecasting Fumbles
Financial forecasting plays a pivotal role in positioning a company for growth and sustainability. A rolling forecast is a financial planning and forecasting approach that…
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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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Planning and Management Accounting Key Benchmarks
Prepared using data from APQC’s Open Standards Benchmarking in planning and management accounting, these documents highlight financial management planning and management…
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Cycle Time to Prepare the Financial Forecast
Financial forecasting is a high priority for CFOs, and doing it more efficiently and accurately is an admirable goal. Whether an organization creates a comprehensive forecast…
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A global process owner is responsible for managing a process across the enterprise. This infographic discuss why having a single-point owner for key processes ensures…
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Technology Trends in Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting
Finance functions are in a transitional period when it comes to the integration of leading-edge technologies for planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes, with a fairly…
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5 Keys to Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting Success
In 2024, it's more important than ever for organizations to optimize these core processes. This infographic highlights five keys to drive success, stability, and…
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Summary of Open Standards Benchmarking Measures: Planning and Management Accounting
The APQC Open Standards Benchmarking® measure list concisely displays all of the measures currently available for a specific survey. These measures are organized by research…
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Planning and Management Accounting: Automation and Software - Financial Services/Banking Industry Report
APQC prepares financial services/banking industry views of key performance indicators as well as cross-industry views to gain a sense of how relevant peers perform across a…
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Planning and Management Accounting: Automation and Software - Aerospace Industry Report
APQC prepares aerospace industry views of key performance indicators as well as cross-industry views to gain a sense of how relevant peers perform across a set of measures…