Signal Seven stated priorities cluster within 18 points, with the top five separated by 4
Summary
Deloitte's survey shows that finance leaders do not agree on what matters most right now. Respondents were asked to pick the top three priorities for organizational success in fiscal 2025 and 2026, and the answers spread out rather than converging. Planning for external challenges such as inflation, tariffs and regulation tied with adopting new technology including AI at 48%. Developing new products came in at 46%, optimizing fund allocation and cash flow at 45%, and cutting costs to protect resources at 44%, only four points behind the leaders. Further down, preparing for major events like acquisitions scored 40% and expanding into new markets 30%. The authors read this tight clustering as evidence of an uncertain and complicated operating environment in which many goals compete at once.
Classification
Evidence 10
- Finance Trends 2026: Navigating the expanded scope of finance Deloitte Development LLC (Deloitte Insights, CFO Program) page=4;section=Trend 1: The speed priority—Advanced scenario planning and agile governance for navigating uncertainty 2025 accessed 2026-07-26
- 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 / Figure 1 2025 accessed 2026-07-26
- Finance Trends 2026: Navigating the expanded scope of finance Deloitte Development LLC (Deloitte Insights, CFO Program) page=4;section=Trend 1: The speed priority—Advanced scenario planning and agile governance for navigating uncertainty 2025 accessed 2026-07-26
- 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 / Figure 1 2025 accessed 2026-07-26
- 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 / Figure 1 2025 accessed 2026-07-26
- 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 / Figure 1 2025 accessed 2026-07-26
- 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 / Figure 1 2025 accessed 2026-07-26
- 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 / Figure 1 2025 accessed 2026-07-26
- 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 / Figure 1 2025 accessed 2026-07-26
- 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 / Figure 1 2025 accessed 2026-07-26
Part of trends 1
Directly linked issues 0
No objects.
Relation types: supports
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