As a result of the rapidly changing business landscape in 2020 and the need to quickly – and intelligently – change business plans and budgets, many more companies have been deciding to adopt a continuous planning approach to be able to add speed and flexibility. Transforming how organizations plan and budget has become a top-of-mind issue for CFO and even CEOs. Ventana Research has been advocating what we call continuous planning to improve organizational performance. In this multimedia Analyst Perspective, SVP and Research Director Robert Kugel discusses three important technologies necessary for continuous planning – technologies that can substantially enhance the effectiveness of the FP&A organization.
Authors:
Robert Kugel
Executive Director, Business Research
Robert Kugel leads the overall research across business and the specific expertise in the Office of Finance including the specific focus areas: business planning; digital finance; ERP and continuous accounting; consolidate, close and report; profitability management; revenue, lease and tax accounting.
