The IBP Collaborative helps organizations understand and leverage Innovative Business Practices and technologies that enable step change improvements in how they plan and manage their business. It is especially relevant to those that have already implemented Business Intelligence (BI), Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) and Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) processes and technology. Many have reached a point where further process improvements can’t be squeezed out of existing systems. As a result, they are seeking new and innovative approaches to: - Improve the accuracy of profit and cash flow forecasts - Provide more effective scenario planning and what if analysis - Provide greater forward visibility into potential risks - Connect strategy to budgets to support executable plans - Establish a monthly or quarterly rolling forecast (RF) process - Establish a profit-based Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process - Integrate RF and S&OP processes to enable connected decisions - Drive consistent strategy execution and sustainable cost reduction An important part of helping organizations achieve these objectives is creating an understanding of why traditional EPM, S&OP and BI systems are not supporting the above objectives – especially in complex organizations. This entails helping organizations create a deeper understanding of: - The need to integrate strategic, financial and operational planning processes - Why mature Integrated Business Planning (IBP) is more than just advanced S&OP - How Predictive Analytics and IBP technologies are key enablers of such processes - How Next Generation EPM integrates S&OP into financial planning processes - The value of such integrated processes, which can approach 5% of sales