FPAC Part II case studies
FPAC Part II · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Certified Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis Professional (FPAC) is a credential established and administered by the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP), which also administers the Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) designation. AFP describes itself as the certifying body in treasury and finance, setting the standard of excellence in the profession globally. The FPAC is aimed at corporate FP&A practitioners - professionals who build plans, forecasts, and analyses and who act as advisers to the business. AFP positions credential holders as financial experts and trusted advisers, and frames earning and maintaining the FPAC as a confirmation of commitment to the profession and a signal of readiness to drive FP&A and the organization forward. The FPAC Part II case studies are 5 cases and about 4,481 words.
1Cloud Migration and Cost Allocation
A mid-sized manufacturing company is migrating its on-premise ERP to a cloud-based SaaS solution. The project has a budget of 2.5 million over three years.
348 words, about 2 min2Data Analytics for Revenue Forecasting
A retail company is implementing a new data analytics platform to improve revenue forecasting. The platform uses historical sales data, seasonality, and external economic indicators to predict monthly revenue.
380 words, about 2 min3Capital Budgeting with Real Options
A pharmaceutical company is evaluating a 50 million investment in a new drug development project. The project has a 60% chance of successful FDA approval, in which case it will generate 120 million in present value of cash flows.
2,394 words, about 12 min4Technology Investment and Risk Assessment
A financial services firm is considering investing 5 million in a new AI-powered fraud detection system. The system is expected to reduce fraud losses by 2 million annually.
947 words, about 5 min5Performance Measurement with Data Analytics
A company has implemented a new data analytics dashboard to monitor the performance of its sales team. The dashboard tracks sales revenue, customer acquisition cost (CAC), and customer lifetime value (CLV) by salesperson.
412 words, about 2 min