When a University of Chicago professor I admire wrote a book about artificial intelligence (AI), I was eager to read it. An accomplished authority on what’s next in the world of technology, Nick Polson is educating the world on how humans and computers will work together. Being in a field that relies on human intelligence…
Financial planning and analysis (FP&A) professionals are responsible for the forecasting, planning, and analytical processes that support an organization’s financial health and future. Going beyond the record-keeping of an accountant, FP&A provides critical support to the executive team and often reports directly to the Director of Finance or CFO.
In the AFP 2020 pre-conference workshop, FORECASTING IN UNCERTAIN TIMES, Carl Seidman, principal of Seidman Financial, provided attendees with both implementation-ready and theoretical approaches for improving forecasting accuracy.
Here we are – the beginning of a new year and nearly 12 months after the start of COVID. Some of you haven’t heard from me since the late Fall and after a busy end to 2020, I wanted to share some of my musings about where we are and where we’ve come from. I’ve put my thoughts together and reflected on how my attitudes toward work and life have changed and how they’ve stayed the same.