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Planning, forecasting & budgeting

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Using surplus budgeting to advance and sustain your mission

Learn how a disciplined budgeting strategy can improve the financial health of your organization.

Article Planning, forecasting & budgeting Intermediate

Brexit lesson: Focus on consequences, not cause in scenario planning

This article explores how the Brexit referendum underscores the need for companies to be ready for upheaval through robust scenario planning.

Article Planning, forecasting & budgeting Foundational

Governmental financial resilience under austerity: English local authorities

This academic executive report summarises research which examines the responses of four local authorities to the increased uncertainty, volatility and complexity...

Report Macroeconomic analysis Intermediate

How to identify risks, opportunities through scenario planning

Scenario planning can help companies identify risks and opportunities to drive more effective business decisions.

Article Planning, forecasting & budgeting Intermediate

Boost Your Bottom Line with Predictive Analytics

Typically, we serve our clients and employers based on fact-based historical reporting. However, there is another way to offer guidance and opinion: predictive analytics.

Article Planning, forecasting & budgeting Intermediate

Return on ideas: better results from finance and marketing working together

This report explores ways that finance and marketing can work together to measure the value of marketing activities.

Report Collaboration & partnering Advanced

How to assess the impact of climate change on your organisation

Use this tool to examine how well adapted your organisation is to the possible impacts of climate change across a number of categories.

Tool Planning, forecasting & budgeting Intermediate

How to evaluate capital expenditures and other long-term investments

This resource explores some of the unique issues concerning budgeting and evaluating, financing and managing a variety of activities.

Tool Planning, forecasting & budgeting Intermediate

Strategic Business Management From Planning to Performance

Gain a better understanding of the critical interplay between planning and performance with this helpful guide for financial managers in business, industry, and...

Publication Strategy Advanced

Presenting Financial Information with Impact

This course shows you how to present financial information with credibility and flair.

Course – Online Communication Foundational

Scenario planning: Providing insight for impact

Evaluate the efficacy of strategies, tactics, and plans under a range of possible future environments.

Tool Planning, forecasting & budgeting Advanced

Assessing the effectiveness of NHS budgeting

This report examines the complex nature of budgetary and associated financial systems, particularly the service line reporting (SLR) in NHS provider units.

Report Planning, forecasting & budgeting Advanced