FlowProofsHow to build a budget vs actual report people read
How to build a budget vs actual report people read: the layout, which variances to flag, sensible thresholds, sign conventions, and how to annotate each line.
Posts about variance analysis
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How to explain why revenue changed (before someone asks)
Why did revenue change? Decompose the movement into drivers with a revenue bridge, check the calendar first, and avoid the mistakes that derail the meeting.
Variance analysis without the jargon: a worked example
Variance analysis on a fictional $4.2M budget: split a $600K revenue variance into price, volume and mix, with the exact formulas to build it in a spreadsheet.