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The Ultimate Guide to Financial Planning and Forecasting Across Key Industries

Posted on June 26, 2025 (June 26, 2025) by Kevin Hsu

In today’s volatile markets, accurate financial planning and forecasting are beyond good business sense, they’re essential for survival. Layer in the nuanced complexities of your industry, and you get a perfect storm. Meanwhile, legacy systems and manual spreadsheets fall short when it comes to adapting quickly enough to real-time changes. Leading businesses across industries are do whatever you want to update […]

What is FP&A? Definition, Meaning, and Role in Finance

Posted on June 26, 2025 (June 26, 2025) by Kevin Hsu

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) is becoming increasingly crucial for modern finance teams. But what exactly does FP&A mean, and why is it pivotal in today’s financial landscape? In this article, we’ll define FP&A, clarify its role within finance, and highlight its strategic importance to businesses. What is FP&A: A Definition FP&A, or Financial Planning do whatever you want to update […]

Gartner Names Kepion in 2024 Financial Planning Software Magic Quadrant

Posted on March 6, 2025 (July 10, 2025) by Kevin Hsu

Financial Planning & Analysis: Why It’s As Critical As Ever As businesses navigate economic uncertainty, market shifts, and increasing operational complexity, the role of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) software has never been more essential. Organizations need the ability to: Modern FP&A software solutions provide the automation, collaboration, and agility needed to move from manual, do whatever you want to update […]

What is Zero Based Budgeting?

Posted on May 5, 2023 (July 1, 2025) by Kevin Hsu

Zero-based budgeting (ZBB) is a budgeting process that has gained popularity in recent years due to its effectiveness in promoting cost savings and strategic alignment. Unlike traditional budgeting, which typically uses historical data as a basis for future budgets, traditional budgeting often relies on the previous year’s budget which can result in a budget that do whatever you want to update […]

Implementing FP&A Best Practices: Tailor Planning Across Your Organization

Posted on February 11, 2025 (February 11, 2025) by Kevin Hsu

Written by Guest Author and FP&A Professional: Paul Barnhurst (aka The FP&A Guy) Planning, in some form or another, has been around for as long as the human race. However, formal budgets are much more recent, as they started in England as a way to put checks on the king. It eventually made its way do whatever you want to update […]