Trend Speed becomes the priority: finance strengthens scenario planning and agile governance
Summary
Deloitte's first trend holds that how finance leaders hold focus among competing priorities now determines corporate agility and resilience, and that many are therefore strengthening scenario-planning capability and governance structures so they can anticipate and answer a shifting environment faster.
Classification
Main topicMacroeconomy & Finance
Region menusGlobal
Impactscope:global
Time horizon0-3 years (2026-07-26)
Last updated2026-07-29 04:49:52
Evidence 1
- Finance Trends 2026: Navigating the expanded scope of finance Deloitte Development LLC (Deloitte Insights, CFO Program) page=5;section=Trend 1: The speed priority—Advanced scenario planning and agile governance for navigating uncertainty 2025 accessed 2026-07-26
Observed signals 6
- SignalEmbraer built centers of excellence to push capabilities like intelligent automation across the group
- SignalPerceived risks spread from economic uncertainty at 26% to geopolitics and supply chains at 21%
- SignalScenario planning (30%) and agile governance (28%) lead the actions for managing uncertainty
- SignalSeven stated priorities cluster within 18 points, with the top five separated by 4
- SignalThree-quarters say their organization needs more resources to capture investment opportunities
- SignalWalmart moved from monthly scenario runs to near-daily modeling
Part of issues 2
- IssueNo consensus on priorities: everything, everywhere, all at once1 trends · 0 signals
- IssueWindows of opportunity open and close faster than finance's planning cycle1 trends · 0 signals
Relation types: constitutes · supports
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