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Budget season is crazy, even when it's going well
Budget season is in full swing, and crazy is the honest word for it. Inputs are landing from every corner of the business, scenarios keep multiplying, and leadership wants answers faster than the numbers can settle. Because you're planning in Pigment, a single live model is doing the heavy lifting instead of a graveyard of spreadsheets. Even so, no implementation covers every corner. Maybe there's a driver you're still stitching together by hand, an approval step that stalls the whole model, or a board that doesn't quite tell leadership what it needs to know. If there's a gap somewhere, reply and let us know how we can help.
PRODUCT UPDATES
Fresh from Pigment this month:
- Bigger models, tighter grip. Pigment now lets you compare usage across every Workspace in a single view, flagging any that are nearing a cell, credit, or storage limit before it bites.
- Cleaner control over access. You can now push Board access settings from Test to Production with the rest of your changes, reviewing every permission rule before it goes live.
THE EXPANSION PACK
The connection they never have to think about
Most teams start workforce planning the hard way: one row per named position, updated by hand. It works until it doesn't, usually right about now. There's a lighter path. Plan by drivers instead. You model "three more AEs in Q2" rather than "Position #4471", you let comp assumptions flow from bands, and you start seeing what a named-position list keeps hidden, like comp compression when new hires land above tenured staff doing the same job.
That's also the doorway to people analytics. Once your headcount is driver-based, you can layer in pay equity, retention, and representation, which are the questions leadership is already asking you to answer. It's the natural step after basic headcount, let us help you get started.
PIGMENT AI
Stop guessing what to ask your Agents
If Pigment's Agents have felt like a blank page, now suggested prompts will help you get started with what the Modeler, Analyst, and Documentation Agents can each do. Pick one to start a conversation, or browse the full prompt library to find the right one for the task in front of you. Start using Agents here →
FAQs
What is the TwinSix Monthly Newsletter?
TwinSix provides a customer newsletter to all customers with tips and tricks, new use case opportunities & product updates.
How do you build a clean budget in Pigment?
A clean budget build in Pigment starts with a well-structured budget model, clear ownership of assumptions, and collaboration features that let contributors submit and review inputs in one place. When actuals and drivers are already governed before budget season opens, finance teams spend their time on decisions instead of reconciling spreadsheets.
How can AI improve revenue planning?
AI improves revenue planning by combining internal data, such as pipeline and historical actuals, with external context like market and economic signals. In Pigment, this helps finance teams build more informed forecasts, test scenarios faster, and explain the drivers behind their numbers with greater confidence.
How can TwinSix help with budget season in Pigment?
TwinSix is a Pigment implementation partner that specializes in FP&A for complex organizations, helping finance teams design, build, and optimize budget models that hold up under pressure. Whether you need a new budget model, an expansion into workforce planning and people analytics, or AI-driven revenue planning, our team brings both finance expertise and deep platform knowledge to get you there faster.
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