Steelwedge Software

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A Peek Around the Corner

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 09:04 AM PDT

Over the past five tumultuous years, global business inter-dependencies have caused companies to review, revise and redefine nearly every facet of their operations. This week, dozens of business leaders and industry pundits gathered in Miami to take a pulse on lessons learned, new ideas and "next practices" on how to better, more agilely plan for whatever lies ahead—or, as one presenter put it—"to peek around the corner." Did this group, generally tasked with driving consensus in their organizations, crack the code on HOW to do Integrated Business Planning? Did we agree on WHY we do it? WHEN we do it? Or even, WHAT we call it? No, no, no and no.  But was it engaging, insightful and worthwhile discussion? You bet. Following are some highlight from two days of dialogue that was robust enough to keep all of us in a chilly conference room for two days, when we were just steps away from a glorious, sunny stretch of Miami beach. Best Analogy: If S&OP is the connective tissue of the organization, IBP is the nervous system, allowing it to sense, react and move forward. Take-away:  The planning practice is evolving. It is increasingly a marriage– from the beginning –of people, process and technology.… Read the rest

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