IBP: Collaboration, Strategic Alignment, and Closing Gaps  

The Brief is where you'll find Cornerstone's monthly insights for supply chain and finance leaders.

Integrated business planning (IBP) serves as a cornerstone for bridging the gap between financial and operational goals, enhancing collaboration and strategic alignment, and driving outcomes alongside the on-the-ground realities.

In this edition of The Brief, we delve into IBP's transformative role for digital CFOs, particularly its capacity to foster synergy between Finance and Supply Chain teams. We also explore IBP’s unique ability to bridge strategic and tactical planning as an early warning sytem for potential gaps, enabling timely corrective actions.

Finally, we focus on gap remediation, outlining three principles for effective executive decision-making.  

Let's dive in.

Integrated business planning: The ultimate collaboration tool for digital CFOs

Many CFOs are looking to align and collaborate better with operational areas of the business - and in particular, the Supply Chain department. Integrated business planning can help to facilitate increased collaboration. | Read Article

IBP: Bridging the gap between strategic and tactical planning

Thanks to its monthly review process, integrated business planning (IBP) provides early warnings of potential gaps, allowing for timely corrective actions through scenario modeling. | Read Article

Gap remediation: 3 IBP principles for successful executive decision-making

In the world of IBP, gap identification is just one-half of the equation. Deciding what to do about your gaps is just as important. | Read Article

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