analytical design
Why performance analysis must infer the structure that modelling formalises? A financial model begins with stated premises. It identifies relevant drivers, specifies the conditions in which they operate, defines how they combine and calculates the resulting outcomes. Performance analysis usually begins with much less. The outcome is visible – revenue is
analytical communication
Clarity in performance reporting is not a presentation problem. It is a design problem. When analytical structure, performance management, and governance are left implicit, reporting stabilises around compliance and narrative – not understanding, action, or learning.
clarity
Why management reports keep growing longer yet feel no clearer. This article explains why narrative explanation dominates, why it cannot create clarity, and how inspectable structural analysis reduces the need for explanation altogether.