https://roadmap.one/blog/tags/financial-planning/ Recent content in Financial Planning on RoadmapOne Blog Hugo en-GB Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://roadmap.one/blog/posts/blog22-saas-metrics/ Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://roadmap.one/blog/posts/blog22-saas-metrics/ SaaS financial metrics like Rule of 40, Magic Number, LTV:CAC Ratio, and CAC Payback Period determine whether your business is healthy. Learn how these metrics connect to your roadmap—and why your roadmap is the lever that moves them. https://roadmap.one/blog/posts/blog22-4-cac-payback-period/ Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://roadmap.one/blog/posts/blog22-4-cac-payback-period/ CAC Payback Period reveals how long until customer acquisition investments break even. Learn how this cash flow metric determines how fast you can grow—and how your roadmap can accelerate payback from both sides. https://roadmap.one/blog/posts/blog22-3-ltv-cac-ratio/ Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://roadmap.one/blog/posts/blog22-3-ltv-cac-ratio/ LTV:CAC Ratio reveals whether your customers generate more value than they cost to acquire. Learn how this fundamental unit economics metric determines SaaS sustainability—and how your roadmap can improve it from both sides of the equation. https://roadmap.one/blog/posts/blog22-1-rule-of-40/ Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://roadmap.one/blog/posts/blog22-1-rule-of-40/ The Rule of 40 is the single metric that tells investors whether your SaaS business is healthy. Learn how growth rate plus profit margin reveals whether you’re building sustainably—and how your roadmap can move the number. https://roadmap.one/blog/posts/blog22-2-saas-magic-number/ Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://roadmap.one/blog/posts/blog22-2-saas-magic-number/ The SaaS Magic Number measures whether your sales and marketing investments generate proportional revenue returns. Learn how this efficiency metric separates sustainable growth from expensive growth—and how your roadmap can improve it. https://roadmap.one/blog/posts/blog19-roadmapone-version-3.2/ Tue, 18 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://roadmap.one/blog/posts/blog19-roadmapone-version-3.2/ Announcing RoadmapOne Release 3.2. Featuring Powerpoint Export, a simplified user interface, and the one feature your Finance team care the most about https://roadmap.one/blog/posts/blog6-13-opex-vs-capex/ Mon, 17 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://roadmap.one/blog/posts/blog6-13-opex-vs-capex/ Help your finance team understand capital vs operational spend across your roadmap, enabling smarter budget allocation and tax planning. https://roadmap.one/blog/posts/blog17-roadmapone-version-3.1/ Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://roadmap.one/blog/posts/blog17-roadmapone-version-3.1/ Following on from version 3, here is release 3.1 with new financial and cost modelling capabitilites. https://roadmap.one/blog/posts/blog8-16-roi-prioritisation/ Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://roadmap.one/blog/posts/blog8-16-roi-prioritisation/ ROI prioritisation ranks objectives by benefit-to-cost ratio over 12, 18, or 24 months—simpler than NPV, more financially credible than gut instinct. When finance demands numbers but won’t accept spreadsheet theatre. https://roadmap.one/blog/posts/blog8-11-arr-prioritisation/ Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://roadmap.one/blog/posts/blog8-11-arr-prioritisation/ ARR prioritisation ranks features by the recurring revenue at stake—letting your highest-value customers vote with their wallets. When does revenue-driven roadmapping create strategic clarity, and when does it turn your product into a consulting service? https://roadmap.one/blog/posts/blog8-13-cost-of-delay-prioritisation/ Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://roadmap.one/blog/posts/blog8-13-cost-of-delay-prioritisation/ Cost of Delay prioritisation quantifies the economic damage from waiting—then divides by duration to find maximum value per time. Every week you delay shipping costs £X. Which features cost the most to postpone? https://roadmap.one/blog/posts/blog8-10-npv-prioritisation/ Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://roadmap.one/blog/posts/blog8-10-npv-prioritisation/ NPV prioritisation brings finance-grade rigour to roadmap decisions by calculating the present value of future cash flows. When should product teams embrace the spreadsheet complexity—and when should they run? https://roadmap.one/blog/posts/blog8-14-payback-period-prioritisation/ Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://roadmap.one/blog/posts/blog8-14-payback-period-prioritisation/ Payback Period prioritisation ranks features by time to recover investment—the CFO’s favourite metric because it answers ‘when do I get my money back?’ Simpler than NPV, more intuitive than IRR, but blind to what happens after break-even. https://roadmap.one/blog/posts/blog7-1-r-and-d-tax-credit/ Tue, 27 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://roadmap.one/blog/posts/blog7-1-r-and-d-tax-credit/ Turn qualifying R&D work into tax relief by tagging key results that prove technical uncertainty, systematic investigation, and genuine innovation—making claims audit-ready before HMRC comes knocking.