IDU NEWS AND INSIGHTS

This article challenges the panic around AI by comparing it to past fears about calculators and spellcheck. It argues that AI is a powerful tool, not a shortcut or a threat, and that the real value lies in human judgement, critical thinking and editing. Instead of banning AI, we should learn to work with it thoughtfully.

Modern FP&A needs new measures that value speed, adaptability and engagement rather than rigid accuracy. Instead of rewarding static forecasts, organisations should track time-to-insight, decision velocity, scenario flexibility and cross functional input. These metrics reflect finance’s shift from scorekeeper to strategic partner in a volatile environment.

Updated tools and processes are vital to enabling faster forecasting and budgeting to meet the speed of business today. If you don’t take your people along with you, even the most sophisticated integrated modelling systems are likely to fail. I’ve seen it happen.

Bad implementation costs money, frustrates your team, and leads to missed opportunities. With the right partner, technology becomes something that empowers your business to grow.

Kevin Phillips explores why the speed and agility your clients' businesses need require more than just the right software.

We need to rethink our financial architecture to keep pace with this speed of change.

Our profession has always valued precision, and rightly so. But when the world moves faster than our forecasting processes, we need to...

The question every CFO should consider today isn't whether traditional financial planning can keep up with the pace of change.

IDU, a leading provider of budgeting, forecasting and variance-analysis solutions, is proud to announce that it has again earned Microsoft Solutions Partner designations for Data and AI (Azure) and Digital and App Innovation (Azure).

Kevin Phillips argues that the profession's commitment to accuracy might be holding businesses back from making the fast decisions they need to survive.

Remember when chaos still, somehow, had logic? Those were the days! Now, situations reverse overnight, markets swing wildly on a whim,...

Present financial information in ways that resonate with non-financial managers.

IDU will once again be a Silver Partner at the Finance Indaba Africa 2025

From the 21st to the 23rd of May, over 100 delegates representing more than 38 organisations – both from within South Africa and abroad –...

Kevin Phillips reflects on how today's emerging global trade war makes previous economic challenges look like business as usual, and why...

We are excited to welcome Gary Graham, Chief Reinvention Officer at 3i's Group, as a featured speaker at the upcoming IDU User Conference...

We are thrilled to announce the return of Steven Powell, leading specialist in white-collar crime prosecution and forensics law, as a...

We are honoured to welcome Dr. Imtiaz Sooliman, founder of the internationally acclaimed humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers Foundation, as a distinguished speaker at the upcoming IDU User Conference 2025.

We are thrilled to announce Pieter Geldenhuys, one of the world's most respected futurists and technology strategists, as a featured speaker at the upcoming IDU User Conference 2025.

Today, the most useful budgets and forecasts aren’t necessarily the most accurate. Instead, they are the ones that best prepare our...