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Integrated Business Planning (S&OP) for Executives
The Integrated Business Planning (S&OP) process for managing and integrating the business.

 

Course Overview

This course explains how the Integrated Business Planning process works to provide the latest view of the business and enable re-optimisation in the light of changing circumstances; provides an overview of the supporting processes of Product Management, Demand Management and Supply Management; describes the process of Integrated Reconciliation with Operational and Financial projections leading to the Management Business Review; and shows how the Oliver Wight Proven Path assures successful implementation.

Course Content
  • The Management Agenda
  • Integrated Business Planning
  • Product Management
  • Demand: Exploiting Value
  • Supply: Delivering Value
  • Integration, Reconciliation and Management Business Review
  • Matrix
  • Implementation
  • Objectives and Benefits
  • Play a significant and leading role in the entire Integrated Business Planning process for their company.
  • Understand how to use this process to see the implications of changed circumstances and the best forward plan for the company.
  • Interpret the outputs from Product Management, Demand Management and Supply Management and see their implications on the business.
  • Understand the critical Integrated Reconciliation element of the process taking the outputs from the process reviews and building a picture of the company position.
  • Conduct and support management reviews to establish gaps against the business plan commitments and strategic intent, and to work the issues arising to gap closing recommendations.
  • Be able to conduct an effective Senior Business review ensuring that issues are agreed, properly understood, and answered.
  • Direct a rapid implementation of the entire process in their business.
  • Understand how to adapt and use the process in a complex situation. In particular, how the process is used in regional and global situations and in companies with multiple sites.
  • Use the process to have one integrated plan with clear responsibilities in matrix organisations.
  • Move to adopting this continuous review instead of the traditional business budgeting round to set and agree the annual plan.
  • Who should attend

    Senior Executives and all members of the Leadership Team who are involved in elements of the Integrated Management process for their company. It is also an excellent opportunity for a team implementing this process to ensure that the senior management to who it reports understands what is being done and the benefits to them.

    Pre-Requisite

    Nil

    Recommended Follow-on Courses

    Business Excellence Course
    Demand Management Course
    Driving Performance Improvement: ALS Tools and Techniques Course
    Managing & Leading People Course

     

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