2024 Extended Planning and Analysis (xP&A): Unlock agility and resilience

Uncertainty is definite. Change is constant. Inflation persists, supply chain strain continues, and another disruption lurks around every corner. Do you find it challenging and lacking the confidence to guide your organization through uncertainties? It is possible for finance to provide stability and proper guidance through uncertainty.

Your key to confident planning and decision-making is xP&A. This approach takes planning beyond static spreadsheets and siloed data by connecting your entire organization’s financial and operational planning to steer through disruptions with ease, make data-backed decisions with real-time insights across functions for you to act with decisiveness in changing market conditions, and break down data silos by streamlining planning processes and boosting collaboration and informed decisions.

Discover how xP&A, a practice we call Connected Planning, is shaping financial planning and enabling businesses like yours to succeed through volatility. Download our infographic for some impressive statistics and trends on where the financial planning market is headed, as highlighted in the 2024 Gartner^® Market Guide for Cloud, Extended Planning and Analysis Solutions.

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