The IEA’s October 14 oil report warns that tight diesel supply could persist well into 2027. Apparently, the 2027 freight budget has decided it would like to become a suspense novel.
The 2027 budget may look finished, but its assumptions are already vulnerable. Sarah Schlott explains how FP&A can stress-test revenue, margin, hiring and cash before surprises hit.
A PayPal strategic finance leader says budgets need no sacred cows. Sarah Schlott explains how FP&A can move funding without turning every review into a political fight.
AI can improve productivity while raising cost of revenue. Sarah Schlott examines inference costs, usage-based pricing, gross margins, and the economics behind the demo.
A 2027 budget built from last year’s actuals can miss annualized hiring, cloud usage and AI costs. Here’s how FP&A can build a baseline that reflects the business.
Only 10% of organizations fully integrate strategic, financial and operational planning. Here’s why FP&A needs shared decisions, not just shared software.
The IMF has upgraded its global economic growth forecast to 3.1% for 2026, with 3.4% expected in 2027. For FP&A teams preparing next year’s budgets, the interesting question isn’t whether the economy is suddenly wonderful. It’s whether their companies are positioned to benefit from growth that has proved more resilient than expected. The International Monetary […]
Seven practical FP&A controls that improve budgeting and forecasting reliability, from assumptions and versioning to cash checks.
Every annual budget eventually becomes a historical document. Sometimes it takes twelve months. Sometimes it takes until February. A customer delays, hiring moves, pricing changes, a launch slips, and the beautiful approved plan begins acquiring the practical usefulness of a Blockbuster membership card. This is usually when someone says, “We need a rolling forecast.” I […]
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