2. Data and analytics capabilities The finance function should develop programmatic ways to manage liquidity by leveraging data and analytics. Actions and impact assessments should be enabled in days, instead of weeks or months, through dynamic scenario-based forecasting models. These models should be agile, adjusting forecasts and outcomes to rapidly changing scenario inputs. Bias to action should be the fundamental underlying principle. 7 Managing Total Liquidity in Response to the COVID-19 Crisis Copyright © 2020 Accenture. All rights reserved.