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The Xither Signal · No. 005

AI-Powered Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Finance · Published 2026-05-29

Finance leaders stuck at 10% AI ROI are missing the architecture play. This Signal report maps the vendor landscape—Anaplan, Pigment, Vena, Workday Adaptive, Planful—powering the shift to driver-based forecasting.

What's inside

  • Cover with the report's three headline statistics
  • Executive summary with the central argument
  • Before / after workflow comparison
  • Five vendor profiles — what they are, who they fit, where they fall short
  • Concrete action items for buyers
  • Named primary sources for every statistic
AI-Powered Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) — The Xither Signal #005 | Xither