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The Illusion of Clean Data Will Bankrupt You

When accuracy feels perfect, your model is already lying. The Hidden Trap in FP&A Data Accuracy Finance leaders pride themselves on precision.Every formula checks out. Every cell ties. Every pivot reconciles. And yet — the financial forecast still betrays you. Why? Because the illusion of clean data is the most dangerous lie in FP&A. Data […]

5 Lies FP&A Teams Tell Themselves About Data Quality

Every finance leader swears their biggest issue is “data quality.”It’s the universal scapegoat. The easy villain. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: in most cases, the data is fine.It’s the people and the processes that are broken. These are the five biggest lies FP&A teams keep telling themselves: 1. “We can’t forecast because the data is […]