Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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In this episode of FP&A Unlocked, host Paul Barnhurst and co-host Glenn Hopper sit down with Chris Ortega and Zach Rial to explore budgeting, forecasting, and how finance teams can build plans that actually support better decisions.

A budget gives the business direction.

It defines what you believe needs to happen over the next 12 months.

But treating that budget like guaranteed reality creates false confidence.

Markets move. Assumptions change. Priorities shift.

That’s why forecasting needs to keep moving too.

Rolling forecasts give finance teams a current view of where the business is actually heading.

The goal isn’t to predict every number perfectly.

It’s to recognize change early enough to make smarter decisions.

Budget for direction. Forecast for reality.

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