AI Cannot Fix Broken Finance Processes Without Addressing Underlying Infrastructure Issues
The article argues that AI is not a silver bullet for fixing broken finance processes in organizations. It critiques the current hype cycle around AI in financial planning and analysis (FP&A), noting that many companies are trying to use AI to leapfrog fundamental infrastructure problems. The piece suggests that without fixing underlying process and data issues first, AI investments will fail to deliver meaningful transformation.
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We are in the middle of a massive hype cycle.
Billions of dollars are currently being poured into AI initiatives under the banner of 'finance transformation.'
CFOs and FP&A leaders are being sold a vision of the future where predictive models, automated variance analysis, and conversational agents seamlessly drive strategic decision-making.
It is a beautiful vision. But it
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