Thank you for participating in the quarterly Business Volatility and Variables Audit. It should take less than 5 minutes to complete. The BPI Network and Adaptive Planning survey hundreds of financial professionals like you on a regular basis to aggregate and analyze current perspectives on economic conditions, how the economy is impacting corporate performance and plans, and the effectiveness of financial management practices in uncertain times. All registrants will be entered in a drawing to win a new iPad and receive a complimentary copy of the results of the poll. These results, which represent the most up-to-date snapshot of finance leaders’ assumptions for the future, will be an ideal resource as you work through budgets and strategic plans for the coming year. Please note that all responses are completely anonymous.

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* 1. How would you describe the current economic conditions in your industry vs. conditions 6 months ago?

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* 2. Compared to today, how do you expect economic conditions in your industry to be in 6 months?

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* 3. What do you think is the probability that the US economy will fall into another recession over the next 12 months?

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* 4. When do you expect a significant improvement in unemployment rates within the US economy?  

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* 5. How do you predict the overall economy will fare in 2013 vs. 2012?

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* 6. What do you expect for your company in 6 months versus now?

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Revenues
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Employees
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* 7. Over the next 6 months, which of the following do you see as the greatest concerns for the overall US economy? (Please choose 3.)

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* 8. How would you characterize the current level of economic uncertainty facing your business?

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* 9. How many times did your company re-plan, re-forecast, or create what-if scenarios last quarter?

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* 10. Do you expect that the uncertain economic environment will cause you to re-plan, re-forecast, and perform what-if scenario analyses more frequently in the next quarter?

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* 11. What is your company most currently focused on in terms of growing your business?

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* 12. How do you think the role of the CFO in corporate America is different now than it was 5 years ago? (Select all that apply)

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* 13. Which of the following characteristics are present in your company? (Select all that apply)

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* 14. How are you currently managing financial consolidations across business units, entities, etc?

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* 15. What aspects of your consolidations would you like to improve? (Select all that apply)

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* 16. How satisfied are you with your consolidations and close processes?

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* 17. What is the size of your company? (Number of Employees)

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* 18. What are your company's revenues?

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* 19. What industry best describes your company's focus?

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