Managing Internal Tech Investment Slowdowns in 2024 with savvy finance strategies: streamline operations, rethink ROI, and set dynamic objectives for a resilient financial approach.

2024 poses unique challenges for FP&A teams amidst a shifting financial landscape. Here we delve into the anticipated obstacles, developmental prospects, and socio-economic trends that will shape the course of businesses in the upcoming year.

Uncover the evolving landscape of private equity value creation, where data analytics and ESG integration play pivotal roles. Harness transformative, data-driven strategies for that crucial competitive edge!

Discover why FP&A platforms are like modern off-road vehicles, purpose-built for your data-driven financial expedition.

Experience the future of FP&A with the Intelligence Processing System (IPS). Revolutionize your FP&A, leaving behind Excel's limitations. Welcome an era of data-driven excellence!

In the world of FP&A, it's crucial to discern when to leverage the flexibility of spreadsheets and when to transition to a dedicated and dependable system

Discover the limitations of Excel in modern finance and why specialized FP&A platforms are the key to unlocking a more efficient and data-driven future.

Empower Your ERP's FP&A Capabilities with Seamless Integration. Discover how Empower enhances strategic insights and empowers finance teams, harmoniously complementing your existing systems.

Want to enhance your business partnering skills? We’ve collated these insights to help you on your journey to becoming a better business partner.

Optimize your business's long-term growth with powerful capex forecasting and scenario modelling tools.

Discover the transformative power of storytelling in FP&A and learn how it can enhance communication, engagement, and decision-making in the world of finance.

We look at how best to utilize cash flow and scenario modeling as powerful tools for unlocking rapid growth within one of the world’s most competitive industries today: biotechnology!

Will the current trend for investor focus on profitability continue in the long term or is this just a response to the current economic climate? We discussed this and more at our most recent Financial focus dinner.

Learn how effective CPM tools can help provide finance leaders with the control they need to be confident in their decision-making.

Although life has been unpredictable, one thing remains true - The only thing certain is uncertainty.

Four principles summarize an approach to be taken that relies upon having an underlying technology platform to perform the work within.

Are you undertaking pre-emptive planning for optimizing your real estate spend during recession conditions?

We explore why companies need to consider how they thrive not just survive over the next year or two.

Part 1: A blueprint for anyone aiming to lead a high performance FP&A team by focussing on the changes needed to be made by a team to support its business better.

Part 2 - A blueprint for anyone aiming to lead a high performance FP&A team by focussing on the changes needed to be made by a team to support its business better.

Part 3 - A blueprint for anyone aiming to lead a high performance FP&A team by focussing on the changes needed to be made by a team to support its business better.

Our team of FP&A professionals share their top trends for 2023

As budget season approaches, we take a look at how you can prepare to make sure your budget process

Why finance teams and the wider business need a dedicated financial planning and analysis solution to meet their specific requirements

Why implementation methods matter for FP&A teams. A blog and white paper.

Recent disruptions might have seemed extreme, but finance teams – need to be ready for the unexpected

With the urgency of the cloud revolution and good customer experiences, how can we tackle the real-world challenges of delivering?

Latest research into the future of the finance function and what the millennial finance professionals think

Simon Bittlestone looks ahead to the year's Gartner Symposium Barcelona and explores some developing views on the future of data and analytics.

What the WPP story can tell us about effective global management, and how analytics can drive sustainable growth

In the latest post in this series, we look at how better forecasting can help business leaders cope with market uncertainty

A video of a man moving two pieces of his son’s toy train tracks has gone viral this week. See why the effect has been baffling

The second post in this series: We look at how different data transformations can help companies face market uncertainty with greater confidence

Richard Freeman explores how reporting can be reinvented, to more effectively promote and maintain business performance.

We look at how business leaders can build a proactive approach to coping with market uncertainty

Simon Bittlestone looks at recent developments in the use of Data Visualisation by FP&A teams.

We look at recent data from the UK retail industry, and at how profitability analysis can help make the most of seasonal variations in demand.

Following media discussion around the idea of a 'sugar tax' in the UK, we look at how innovation can be managed in response to regulatory risk

As UK lenders grant more mortgages for longer than the usual 25 years, we look at how risk analysis can evolve to keep pace

Cat Powell looks at the aftermath of the festive season for the UK's retailers, and the need for better demand forecasting in the industry

We explore how business leaders at large organisations can build a framework for generating effective performance predictions.

Simon Bittlestone looks at how predictive analytics can be used to gain insight on the progress of industry trends and disruption

We have created a set of key principles for companies looking to improve the relevance and usefulness of their Board Report

Developing a chart chooser for each of the seven trend categories

Looking at good examples of a mis-scaled bar chart

Learn how to use a process to calculating an MAT

The scale for a graph axis can have significant impact on how an audience interprets a message and is an important part of optimising data visualization.

The infographic in Raconteur includes a chart that aims to make quantitative comparisons through the use of circles of different areas.

The Raconteur supplement in the Times contains a large centre spread infographic entitled “How UK compares to European rivals”.

A simple 10 point checklist that we give Metapraxis analysts to use when they create an executive dashboard.

A colleague has drawn my attention to this infographic in today’s City AM concerning the cost and value of communications services in the UK.

The graph at the top of this article appeared as part of an infographic published by a media company called Raconteur, which was distributed as a supplement to today’s copy of The Times.

Infographics are generally designed to do a different job from the visualization of MI in business - their primary purpose is to engage or entertain through design-focused visuals rather than to provide actionable insight. That said, visualization and infographics are on a continuum.