{"product_id":"ai-enabled-budgeting-in-fpa-alice-schwartz-9798248414895","title":"AI-Enabled Budgeting in FP\u0026A: Designing Modern Planning Systems","description":"\u003cb\u003eReactive Publishing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eBudgeting is no longer a static spreadsheet exercise. In modern finance organizations, planning must be adaptive, data-driven, and tightly integrated with operational signals. \u003ci\u003eAI-Enabled Budgeting in FP\u0026amp;A: Designing Modern Planning Systems\u003c\/i\u003e examines how artificial intelligence and predictive methods can be systematically incorporated into financial planning and analysis without sacrificing governance, transparency, or control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book focuses on architecture over hype. Rather than treating AI as a black-box overlay, it explores how finance teams can redesign budgeting workflows, data pipelines, and model structures to support machine-assisted decision making. Readers are guided through the practical foundations required to move from traditional annual budgeting toward continuous, intelligence-assisted planning systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside, you will explore: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe structural limitations of static budgeting models\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eCore AI and predictive concepts relevant to FP\u0026amp;A environments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesigning modular planning architectures that support automation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntegrating operational drivers with financial forecasting frameworks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eGovernance, auditability, and model risk considerations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilding scalable data infrastructure for planning systems\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eTransition strategies from legacy spreadsheets to hybrid AI workflows\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for finance professionals, FP\u0026amp;A analysts, controllers, and finance transformation leaders, this book balances technical clarity with practical implementation insight. It does not assume advanced data science expertise, but it does assume a serious commitment to elevating the finance function beyond manual consolidation and reactive reporting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAI does not replace financial judgment. It augments it. The competitive advantage lies in designing systems that combine structured financial logic with adaptive predictive capabilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book provides the framework to build those systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alice Schwartz,Daniel F. Hargrove\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798248414895\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 542\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.09d","brand":"Alice Schwartz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48743115194623,"sku":"9798248414895","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ai-enabled-budgeting-in-fpa-alice-schwartz-9798248414895","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}